Between 1972 and 2013, over forty years, the architect, urban planner and photographer Emanuel Dimas de Melo Pimenta traveled to several countries in Europe, Americas, Africa and Asia, elaborating a dense and sometimes surprising photographic essay on the changes produced by cities on the surface of planet Earth. URBIS - The Skin of the Planet covers more than one hundred and fifty cities in twenty-three countries - Switzerland, Portugal, Italy, France, Spain, Brazil, Germany, Slovenia, Hungary, Bangladesh, Morocco, Israel, Austria, the United States, Liechtenstein, England, Seychelles, Monaco, Canada, San Marino, Bosnia, Japan and Argentina - and is published in three volumes. It also includes several engravings and maps from the 15th to the 19th centuries representing urban life and iconography. In this first volume there are the cities of Aigle, Airolo, Albufeira, Almada, Amalfi, Angra do Heroismo, Anthy, Antibes, Ari, Ascona, Aubepierre, Azenhas do Mar, Barcelona, Barreira do Campo, Bellagio, Berlin, Bled, Bolognano, Brasilia, Brienz, Brissago, Buchanino, Budapest, Burglen, Cadaques, Camara de Lobos, Cameri, Campo Nomade Primaverile, Cannobio, Caramanico, Carrara, Cascais, Castelo de Vide, Castelo Rodrigo, Cavaglio Spoccia, Chamonix, Charneca da Caparica, Como, Costa da Caparica, Courtomer, Crans-Montana, Cuzzago, Dhaka, Domodossola, Elvas, Espinho, Evora and Ferrete."