First time English translation of Mario Bottas essay Architettura e ambiente [Architecture and the Ambient]. The book includes an epilogue and biographical information written by Markus Breitschmid. Translation of the essay by Alice Francesconi and Marianna Galbusera with the assistance of Markus Breitschmid.

This manifesto by architect Valerio Olgiati and theoretician Markus Breitschmid demonstrates a new approach in architecture in a world free of ideologies and, therefore, references. It offers a foundation for conceiving a non-referential architecture in that non-referential world. Text in English and Italian.