A world-famous architect is helping rebuild Italian towns destroyed by the earthquake
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Italy is now working to rebuild its towns to be more resistant to future earthquakes. And a renowned architect is stepping in to lead the effort.
According to the Guardian, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is consulting renowned architect Renzo Piano for help with the reconstruction.
Renzi recently met with Piano to lay out a national recovery plan, which will take 50 years to implement fully. It will begin with moving displaced residents to camps and shelters, then shift its focus towards changing and strengthening laws that regulate buildings' levels of earthquake safety.
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The architect has previously worked with UNESCO on disaster recovery and prevention, and has designed earthquake-safe buildings in Japan and California as well. He'll draw on that experience in this new undertaking.
"We have to act quickly, with the utmost urgency," Piano told The Guardian. "Anti-seismic requirements must be inserted in the laws of the country to make our homes safe, just as it's compulsory for a car to have brakes that work."
Piano is already calling for stricter building regulations and ways to protect the country's historic architecture against future disasters.
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