‘Baukultur ist…’ is a collection of 38 essays each author of which addresses the issue proposed in the title from their point of view. What do we mean when we talk about Baukultur? What are the aspects that make up construction culture today? In his essay Sergio Pascolo proposes to interpret “Baukultur” as a system of values that define the new paradigms that can be used to pursue a design of the future city focused on quality of life and human dimension.