This report by Romano Venziani was broadcast on 10 October 1998 in the television programme «Il Quotidiano». Filmed in Riva San Vitale, Noranco and Novazzano, it outlines the history of the old Ticino kilns, where building materials for local construction were produced.
The interviewees are: Mario Botta, architect; Giovanni Vassalli and Domenico Pellegrini, residents of Riva San Vitale; Sandra Eberhardt Meli, researcher.
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