Last November, ISI Florence students of the Architecture in Italy: History and Preservation course  went to Ferrara for an interdisciplinary one-day workshop alongside Italian university students. The architectural historian and professor at ISI Silvia Catitti, with University of Ferrara Professor Andrea Gatti, created the workshop AuthentiCITY and reproduCIbiliTY: Philosophy and Architecture. On the train to Ferrara, ISI students passionately discussed their topics. They were joined by their Italian peers for a tour of the city led by Professor Catitti and compared local architecture and urban development to those of Florence and Rome, the other two cities they had studied. Sitting around the lunch table at a local restaurant, while tasting pumpkin tortelli in butter sauce, with the global MTV show in the background, the two groups got to know each other, and started discussing philosophy, architecture… and pop music. Later, after a joint introduction by their professors, they explored applications of the theories of Frankfurt philosopher Walter Benjamin to their perception of cities. They split into teams (three ISI and as many Italian students per team), each exploring a different theme: application of the concept of authenticity to the city, definition of city as a work of art, and influence of cultural industry on contemporary architecture. At the end of the day each team gave a brief presentation, sharing their findings with the other participants, and everyone received the well-deserved diploma. The workshop provided undergraduate students with different backgrounds a unique opportunity of guided peer-to-peer learning. They compared approaches, reading material, and ideas they had developed during the semester.