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Lingotto (Torino)
The Fiat plant, inaugurated in 1923 as a new futuristic structure, was the focus of a radical architectural transformation at the end of the 20th century. When the factories were moved and closed, the entire Lingotto area was redesigned by the architect Renzo Piano.
Palavela (Torino)
The Palavela in Torino is the work and the reinterpretation by Gae Aulenti of the Palazzo a Vela (indoor arena), a structure inaugurated for the Italia ’61 celebrations, the Unita d’Italia (Italian Unification) centennial. The new design emphasized the “a vela” (domed) aspect of the structure, which remains its symbolic feature.
Palazzina La Fleur (Torino)
Torino became, between the end of the ‘800’s and the beginning of the ‘900’s, the capital of the Art Nouveau style – better known in Italy as the Liberty style. One of its exponents was the engineer, Pietro Fenoglio, who designed hundreds of buildings, including his own home, the Palazzina La Fleur.
Palazzo Barolo (Torino)
The palazzo is an interesting example of a patrician home. Built at the end of the 17th century, it was modified around the mid 18th century by Benedetto Alfieri, following the Rococo taste of its owners, with frescos and ornamentation embellishing the interior.
Palazzo Alfieri (Asti)
The palazzo is an interesting example of a patrician home. Built at the end of the 17th century, it was modified around the mid 18th century by Benedetto Alfieri, following the Rococo taste of its owners, with frescos and ornamentation embellishing the interior.
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Places
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.
Sacro Monte di Crea
Built at the end of the 1500’s, the Sacro Monte di Crea has 23 chapels and 5 hermitages scattered throughout the woods and connected to each other by paths. The chapels narrate the life of the Virgin Mary and house extraordinary life-size statuary groups.
Palaisozaki
It is the new Torino Olympic Palasport (Sports Arena) designed by the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki for the Winter Olympics in Torino 2006. A multi-functional space, versatile and flexible which, thanks to the mobility of its platform, can turn from an ice rink into a concert, show, or convention venue.
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People
Giuliano Montaldo
“I shot my first film Tiro al piccione in Piemonte in 1960 on Lago Maggiore. Today, for the filming of I Demoni di San Pietroburgo, I wanted to return to the scene of the crime…it’s an historic film that transfers great literature to the plains of Piemonte among the Palazzi and Sabaude residences of Torino”.
Alberto Arbasino
“I was affected by the difference between the Langhe landscape today and that honoured by Cesare Pavese in his books. I saw those very same hills filled with cars, houses and sheds…the same landscape in the works of Pavese was passed through by bicycles ringing their bells. This can no longer be seen these days. It’s a real shame!”
Achille Bonito Oliva
“There is a touch of eroticism in a city (Torino) that appears to be dominated by an urban geometric shape tied to French style of road-building, that has always hidden its fire under the ashes, in a collective unconscious that smoulders and emerges every so often.”
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