Category: Events Archive

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Assembling Heritage: progetti e trasformazioni urbane nelle città UNESCO

by Zachary Mark Jones December 11, 2024

December 17, 2024

11:00 – 16:30

IUAV – Badoer aula Tafuri
Per l’accesso on-line fare richiesta a: maminozzogabriel@iuav.it

 

a cura di Matteo Basso, Anna Marson, Marco Minozzo, Carla Tedesco

 

11.00 – 13.00
discussione del libro Changing Heritage (Routledge, 2024) con l’autore Francesco Bandarin
discussant: Paolo Andrea Bartorelli, capo dell’Ufficio UNESCO del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale,
Maria Lusiani, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna,
Francesco Trovò e Margherita Vanore, Iuav

 

14.30 – 16.30
progetti e trasformazioni urbane a Roma, Napoli e Venezi a cura dei ricercatori delle unità di ricerca del PRIN 2022 PNRR TUPACH Università di Napoli Federico II, Politecnico di Milano, Iuav
Responsabili: Laura Lieto, Davide Ponzini, Matteo Basso


Events Archive, External Events, Other, Publications Archive, Seminars and lectures

Gulf Studies Forum

by Davide Ponzini December 11, 2024

On November 30, 2024, Davide Ponzini contributed to the 11th Gulf Studies Forum held by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies in Doha, Qatar, with a paper titled “Gulf Cities’ Planning from a Transnational Perspective: Limitations and Opportunities for Critical Learning”. 

The video of the full “The Gulf City and Modern Urbanism” session is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6usacIEZo04

Events Archive, Events at Politecnico

2026 Winter Olympics: Dialogues Between the City and the Alpine Macro-Region

by Zachary Mark Jones September 19, 2024

The event will highlight the complex macro-regional system, from the metropolitan area of Milan to the Alpine areas of Lombardy, Veneto, and Trentino-Alto Adige, focusing on the legacy of the event. Drawing on insights from two recently published books by Politecnico di Milano’s Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, the discussion will cover planning, sustainability, and the future of the region.

Keynote Speaker:
Sven Daniel Wolfe (ETH Zurich) will present on the challenges and opportunities of “sustainable” mega-event planning.

Round Table:
Moderated by Francesca Vigotti (Politecnico di Milano), the panel will feature local administrators, experts, and scholars, including:
Samanta Antonioli, Deputy Mayor for the Olympics and Sport Mega-events, Comune di Bormio; Matteo Basso, IUAVl Marcello Rossi, CNAPPC; Giancarlo Tancredi, Deputy Mayor for Urban Regeneration, Comune di Milano; Gloria Zavatta, Sustainability & Legacy Director, Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation

Speakers:
Andrea Arcidiacono, Massimo Bricocoli, Stefano Di Vita, Luca Gaeta, Abdallah Jreij, Pierangelo Metrangolo, Davide Ponzini.


For more information, see the poster or contact abdallah.jreij@polimi.it

 

Events Archive, External Events

Cultural Olympiad debate at the Pop Sera radio show

by Davide Ponzini September 6, 2024

On August 22, 2024 Davide Ponzini took part in the national Radio Popolare live radio show “Pop Sera” regarding the Milano Cortina 2026 Cultural Olympiad. The discussion was based on the new book “Milan Cultural Mega-events” by Ponzini, Jones, Di Vita and Jirej

Podcast available here (min 53:00 – 1:16:00): https://www.radiopopolare.it/puntata/?ep=popolare-popsera/popsera_22_08_2024_19_47

External Events

PROSPETTIVE URBANE: Progetto editoriale Milano Urban Center

by Zachary Mark Jones July 15, 2024

On Wednesday, July 17 2024 at 18:00 CET, Davide Ponzini and Stefano Di Vita will present the recent book Milan Cultural Mega-Events at a dedicated event hosted by the Milano Urban Center. The event is held in collaboration with the Order of Architects PPC of the Province of Milan. Four other recent books addressing various urban perspectives of the city of Milan will also be presented and discussed. The event is open to the public and will be held at Palazzo Morando, Via Sant’Andrea 6, Milan.