Manufacturing Heritage and Authenticity in Naples’s Piazza Garibaldi

Histories, Processes, Potentials

TUPACH Seminar Series

30/04/2025, h. 17:30 – 19:00
Politecnico di Milano, Campus Leonardo, Edificio 16, Aula 16.C.02

The TUPACH seminar series explores the intersection of cultural heritage and urban development, focusing on how transnational projects engage with UNESCO sites in cities like Naples, Rome, and Venice. Drawing on a set of case studies, the series examines the roles of technical expertise, urban policies, and local communities in heritage preservation, transformation, and valorization. The challenges and frictions of such processes of urban transformation will be discussed.

Speaker

Capucine Tournilhac – Postdoctoral Researcher, Federico II University of Naples

Discussants

Tong Chu – PhD Candidate, Tongji University
Pierre-Alain Croset –  Professor of Architectural and Urban Design, DAStU Politecnico di Milano

Responsabili

Davide Ponzini, Anita Martinelli, Paolo Scrivano Zachary M. Jones

Prossimi incontri

April 30, h. 17:30 – Room 16.C 02
Manufacturing heritage and authenticity in Naples’s Piazza Garibaldi: Histories, Processes, Potentials.
Speaker: Capucine Tournilhac (Postdoctoral Researcher, Federico II University of Naples)

May 05, h. 17:30 – Room Z.1 D.I.
Between global design aspirations and local heritage preservation. OMA’s intervention on the Fondaco dei Tedeschi in Venice.
Speakers: Matteo Basso (Associate Professor of Urban Planning, IUAV) and Marco Antonio Minozzo Gabriel (Postdoctoral Researcher, IUAV)

May 07, h. 17:30 – Room 16.C 02
Negotiating infrastructure and cultural heritage: a transnational urban project. The case of Municipio square and metro station in Naples.
Speakers: Anita Martinelli (PhD Candidate, Politecnico di Milano) and Sveva Ventre (PhD Candidate, Federico II University of Naples)

Photo Credits: Comune di Napoli