On Monday, October 19, from 5 to 7 pm, in the Aula SPB Silos di Ponente at the Santa Marta campus of the University of Verona, a multi-voice panel will be held to reflect and debate the transformations of our city, starting with the fundamental principles:
– Know before demolishing
– Compare before choosing
– Design in the interest of the city.
The meeting will be introduced and concluded by Giacomo Mormino, UniVr, Centro Arendt. Moderated by Enrico Giardini, journalist for L’Arena. Speakers will include:
– Michele De Mori, architect and architectural historian. The Stadium Makes a City: the History of Verona’s Stadiums and Their Role in Urban Transformation.
– Giovanni Castiglioni, architect. The Future of the Existing. Conserving, Transforming, or Rebuilding: Sustainability and the Life Cycle of Twentieth-Century Architecture.
– Giulio Saturni, urban planner. Beyond the Stadium: the Spianà and the Stadio Neighborhood as an Urban Regeneration Project.
– Lorenzo Jurina, engineer, Polytechnic University of Milan. The sustainable lightness of reinforcement: new strategies for giving a future to large reinforced concrete structures.
– Filippo Zandonà, PhD in architecture. A new era for the Bentegodi: a design study from the Polytechnic University of Milan.
Following the expert presentations, an open discussion will be held between designers, technicians, institutions, associations, citizens, the sports world, and the city, addressing questions such as: Which stadium? Which neighborhood? Which procedure?
Following the conclusions of the meeting, a final aperitif will be offered with wines provided by the “VALENTINA CUBI” winery in Fumane (Verona).
The Municipality of Verona and Hellas Verona F.C. have been invited to participate in the event.
Recognition of training credits is requested from the professional associations of architects, engineers, and surveyors.
Under the patronage of ANCE Verona.
With the support of ARREDOLUCE s.r.l. of San Giovanni Lupatoto (Verona).