145 JUCS 1 (1) pp. 145–153 Intellect Limited 2014 Journal of Urban Cultural Studies Volume 1 Number 1 © 2014 Intellect Ltd Short–form Articles. English language. doi: 10.1386/jucs.1.1.145_1 KEywORDS Marco Bigliazzi interview painting urban scenes Cardboard Towns Pisa Italy BENJAMIN FRASER The College of Charleston Cardboard Towns/Città Di Cartone: An artist interview with Marco Bigliazzi ARTIST BIO Marco Bigliazzi was born in 1963 in Pontedera, near Pisa. He studied History of Art at the University of Pisa, where he graduated in History of Town Planning focusing on the new towns in the Paris region. He then moved on to movie-making, digital animation and new media and eventually founded Toposodo Independent Productions, where he wrote and directed several animated shorts and TV series for the international broadcast market. He has drawn and painted since childhood and has never stopped. He wrote and illustrated the book Pisa (Felici Editore, 1986). The most important exhibition of his paintings and drawings was held at the SMS Art Centre in Pisa, June–August 2011. His filmography (http://www.imdb.com/name/ nm3118716/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1) includes: The Bonaventure (shorts, 2002), Peperony (short, 2003), Bird Squad (26x13’ TV series, 2008), and Taratabong! (52x7’ TV series, 2010). Journal of Urban Cultural Studies (JUCS): Greetings, Marco, and thank you for agreeing to be interviewed for this inaugural issue of the journal. Marco Bigliazzi (MB): Thank you, Ben, it’s a pleasure for me to speak with someone like you who knows towns well and loves studying them.