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War, Famine, Pestilence, and Design

99% Invisible

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Wine Windows - A History of the Built Environment

The first wine windows were built in Florence to stop the spread of plague. Over time, they got shut or filled in as diseases were held in check. When covid hit, reopening them was a pretty obvious choice. i want this to be something that survives this era and hopefully remains part of the built environment.

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