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In me non c’è che futuro / Nothing but future in me: Olivetti, Scarpa, Venezia

link: Il Negozio Olivetti in Piazza San Marco

txt: In me non c’è che futuro – Film Commission Torino Piemonte

C’è stato un momento, a metà degli anni ’60 del XX secolo, in cui una azienda italiana ebbe l’occasione di guidare la rivoluzione informatica mondiale, 10 anni prima dei ragazzi della Silicon Valley: Steve Jobs e Bill Gates. Una rivoluzione tecnologica che aveva le sue radici in una rivoluzione culturale e sociale, in un modello industriale pensato al di là di Socialismo e Capitalismo, che il suo promotore, Adriano Olivetti, aveva cominciato a sperimentare sin dagli anni ’30 a Ivrea, in provincia di Torino.
La Olivetti arrivò ad essere la più grande azienda italiana, con il maggior successo commerciale internazionale, capace di coprire un terzo del mercato mondiale del suo settore. Una multinazionale atipica: con un forte radicamento territoriale, caratterizzata da politiche sociali avveniristiche, formazione permanente e attività culturali di respiro internazionale, che furono il segreto del suo successo commerciale e non la conseguenza filantropica o mecenatistica dei suoi profitti.
Come nacque tale modello imprenditoriale? In che consisteva il suo stile gestionale, pensato all’insegna della socializzazione delle conoscenze e della responsabilità sociale dell’impresa? che promuoveva un modello alternativo di società? e che condusse alle soglie della più grande occasione industriale che l’Italia abbia mai avuto?

(EN) There was a time in the mid-60s of the twentieth century, when an Italian company had the chance to lead the global information revolution, ten years earlier the Silicon Valley boys: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. A technological revolution that had its roots in a cultural and social revolution, in an industrial design thought beyond socialism and capitalism, which promoter, Adriano Olivetti, begun to experience since the 30s in Ivrea, near Turin. Olivetti became the biggest Italian company, with the most successful international business, able to cover one third of the world market in its sector. A multinational atypical with strong local roots, characterized by futuristic social policy, lifelong learning and international cultural activities, elements that were the secret of his commercial success and not the result of his philanthropic or patronage profits. What was this business model like? How was his management style, designed upon knowledge socialization and social responsibility, which promoted an alternative society model and led to the threshold of the largest industrial occasion that Italy has ever had?

video: In me non c’è che futuro (trailer) – Un film di Michele Fasano – Sattva Films

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How does Venice work?

link: venicebackstage.org

txt: Venice Backstage. How does Venice work? Insula on vimeo.com

Venice is not just a stage set. It is also a city with a resident population, which has productive activities, transportation and services. But how does the “Venice system” work? How do the tides in the lagoon behave? How are the canals formed? And the embankments? What’s under the buildings? Venice Backstage, a project conceived by Insula spa, the operative arm of the Venice Municipality for urban maintenance, is about what happens behind the curtains, to make the fragile beauty of this fantastic city easier to appreciate.

Directed by Nicolò Scibilia – teodolinda.it
Motion graphics: pholpo.
Produced by Insula spa, operational division of Venice Municipality.

video: Venice Backstage. How does Venice work?

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Renovation of the “Torre di Porta Nuova” as a cultural centre

Torre di Porta Nuova, Arsenale Novissimo (Venice): at the end of the building restoration the Tower will be open to the public on April 9 2011, 10.30-17.30
Torre di Porta Nuova, Arsenale Novissimo, Venezia: in occasione della fine dell’intervento di recupero sarà aperta al pubblico il giorno 9 aprile, dalle ore 10.30 alle 17.30.

txt: Renovation of the “Torre di Porta Nuova” as a cultural centre

The client’s requirement was two-fold: preservation and enhancement of a historical building and; the new function of this building as an exhibition space and cultural center.” says MAP studio on Renovation of the “Torre di Porta Nuova” as a cultural centre.

Project Name: Renovation of the “Torre di Porta Nuova” as a cultural centre
Location of Site: Venice, Italy
Design Team: Francesco Magnani, Traudy Pelzel – MAP Studio
Project Type: Renovation of historical building
Client: Arsenale di Venezia spa

txt: www.arsenaledivenezia.it

La Torre, edificata a partire dal 1811 quale “macchina per alberare” i vascelli, si caratterizza per la sua unicità all’interno della configurazione seriale delle tese dell’Arsenale. L’edificio, che versa da tempo in condizioni di abbandono e di degrado, verrà recuperato ad area espositiva e spazi attrezzati per la consultazione, studio e ricerca.

Le funzioni previste (una sala conferenze al piano terra, uno spazio espositivo e biblioteca al secondo e quarto livello, spazi per uffici e laboratori al primo, terzo e quarto piano) sono inserite quali volumi indipendenti all’interno dello spazio esistente, determinati dalla razionalizzazione dei percorsi verticali.

video: Il recupero della Torre di Porta Nuova dell’Arsenale – ufficiostampavenezia on youtube.com

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A learning centre: The Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

video: Great Architects – Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa – Rolex Learning Center

txt: An introduction – The Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

EPFL is the research home of the beginning of the modern computer mouse, of the ambitious Blue Brain Project, and of innovative ideas towards sustainable development. Offering tuition at all levels from undergraduate to PhD, it is one of the world’s fastest growing campuses. It is currently ranked alongside Cambridge as the top university in Europe in the category of engineering, technology and computer sciences according to the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

Situated on a single campus overlooking the shores of Lake Geneva at Lausanne, Switzerland, with extraordinary views of the Alps, EPFL accommodates 11,000 people. These include 7,000 students as well as professors, over 4,000 researchers and other faculty members, plus administrative staff and a number of entrepreneurs running small start-up science and technology businesses located on the campus.

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2010 Venice Architecture Biennale: the Google map

map updated 26 august 2010

The 12th International Architecture Exhibition, will be held from August 29th to November 21st, 2010, at the Giardini and at the Arsenale (preview August 26, 27 and 28, 2010), and in various other venues in Venice.

ps: if you have installed the Google Earth plugin now you can see the Venice map in 3D: an amazing fly over a wonderful place.


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links:
- www.labiennale.org – 12th International Architecture Exhibition
- 2010 Venice Biennale architecture: participants
- 2010 Venice Biennale architecture: national participations PART 1 (A-C)
- 2010 Venice Biennale architecture: national participations PART 2 (C-I)
- 2010 Venice Biennale architecture: national participations PART 3 (I-P)
- 2010 Venice Biennale architecture: national participations PART 4 (R-Z)

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