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
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.
The “Exploring the urban dimension of AI” Seed Seminar Series will focus on the uses of AI and related tools in the city, going beyond the discussion of mere technical matters and unfolding the political, social, and cultural issues that are implied. The series brings together international experts to critically discuss case studies, the complexities and controversies of the uses of AI from the perspective of cities, their public administrators, and planning actors.
Seminar Series organized by Grazia Concilio, Davide Ponzini, Valeria Fedeli, Zachary Jones, and Michelangelo Secchi
Diego Todaro (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)
08/05/2024; 17:00 – 18:30
Discussants: Ilaria Mariani (Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano) and Gerardo Semprebon (Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano)
Sampo Ruoppila (University of Turku & UrbanistAI)
13/05/2024; 17:00 – 18:30
Discussants: Barbara Piga (Politecnico di Milano) and Aubrey Toldi (Politecnico di Milano)
Dino Borri (Politecnico di Bari)
15/05/2024; 17:00-18:30
Discussants: Carolina Pacchi (Politecnico di Milano) and Stefano Moroni ( Politecnico di Milano)
Davide Ponzini, Zachary Jones and Abdallah Jreij present the book Milan Cultural Mega-events in conjunction with Luigi Casanova presenting his book Ombre sulla neve. The event, open to the public, addressed the five main themes of the book and generated a public discussion about the legacy of the 2015 Expo and the goals of the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
Davide Ponzini presents some of the findings of the recent publication Milan Cultural Mega-events: From the 2015 Expo through the 2026 Winter Olympics. In the presentation he highlights the spatial particularities of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in comparison to past events as well as the potentiality for a cultural legacy of the future event based on the experience of hosting the 2015 Expo.