Private Research Centres
- CRF: Centro Ricerche Fiat
- Centro di ricerca e sviluppo Motorola
- RTM
- Consorzio Proplast
CRF: Fiat Research Centre
The Fiat Research Centre was founded in 1976 as research, development and innovation centre for the Fiat group. Later on it has taken the form of a consortium company participated by the Fiat group companies. CRF aims at using innovation as a strategic lever and at effectively using its activities results through innovative contents promotion, development and transfer in order to obtain characterized and competitive products.
www.crf.it
Motorola Research and Development Centre
The Motorola Research and Development Centre in Torino is dedicated both to designing cell phones, with particular attention to the perks and the development in the European market, as well as to developing software for the products and the systems which the Group produces. The Centre has an important relationship with the Politecnico di Torino: every year an opportunity is given to students from the Politecnico to use the Centre’s structures to draw up their degree projects and research.
www.motorola.com
RTM
Part of the Canavese industrial reality, the RTM institute develops applied scientific and technological research in the field of precision mechanics and in systems for industrial automation. The sectors where the institute is particularly active deal with laser technologies, robotics, and sensing.
www.rtm.it
Consorzio Proplast
The Consortium is made up of twelve academic partners, ninety-six industrial companies, seven trade associations and three foundation and public institutions in the field. The consortium’s fundamental objective is to facilitate cooperation between the businesses and the training and the research institutions that deal with the technology tied to the world of plastics, also through offering consultation services, technology transfer, the selection and training of personnel, lab services, and applied research.
www.proplast.it
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Places
Abbazia di Novalesa
Near the monastery, there are four chapels dedicated to Saint Mary, Saint Salvador, Saint Michael, and the most important one to Saint Eldrado which has two splendid fresco cycles (from the late 11th century) narrating moments from the lives of Saint Eldrado and Saint Nicholas.
Forte di Vinadio
Requested by Re Carlo Alberto, the Forte (Fort) di Vinadio represents one of the most important examples of military architecture from the Alps. It extends length-wise for 1,200 meters, on three levels, which cover about 10 km of interior passageway.
Filatoio Rosso di Caraglio
The Filatoio (Spinning Mill), built between 1676 and 1678, is an extraordinary example of 17th century Piemonte “industrial architecture”. Today, completely restored, it houses the Museo Regionale della Seta (Regional Silk Museum), as well as contemporary art shows.
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People
Luis Sepúlveda
“Like my paternal grandfather used to say: one is a native of the place where he feels most at ease and right now I feel wonderful in Torino for instance, as well as in Gijon. That’s what life is all about.”
Enrico Ruggeri
“The city’s centre looks the same as it did at the beginning of the 20th century; I am always reminded of an old advertisement with Ernesto Calindri e Franco Volpi that takes place in a café in the heart of Torino. Its slogan impressed me as a child: Fino dai tempi dei Garibaldini, China Martini (China Martini…. since the time of Garibaldi’s patriots.) This is also the first city in which I performed in front of a large crowd of paying guests. It was 1984 and we were playing at the Pellerina park for the Punti Verdi series of outdoor concerts.”
Wim Wenders
"I could live in Torino if they offered me an office on the top floor of the Mole Antonelliana, a location perfect for a director."
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