Design Pulse Milan Bouncing Back M BY DANINE ALATI Meandering paths unite the Common Grounds of the UNIMI Science Campus. (Rendering by CRA Graphic Team: Gary di Silvio, Pasquale Milieri, Gianluca Zimbardi) 14 378_027_i+D_Jan_Feb 2021_v3.indd 14 I KNOWN AS ITALY'S CAPITAL OF DESIGN, MILAN WAS RAVAGED BY THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC-WITH A NEW REPORT INDICATING ITALY'S PATIENTZERO WAS A WOMAN FROM MILAN WHO SHOWED SIGNS OF THE VIRUS AS EARLY AS SEPTEMBER 2019; ITALY'S FIRST OFFICIAL POSITIVE TEST OF COVID-19 RECORDED IN THE LOMBARDY REGION ON FEBRUARY 21, THE SAME DAY AS COUNTRY'S FIRST COVID-RELATED DEATH; AND THE CITY BECOMING THE EPICENTER OF THE VIRUS BY SPRING. i+D - January/February 2021 21-01-27 18:26