24th jun - 02nd oct

20.000€

JURY Dang Qun | MAD ARCHITECTS

Hitoshi Abe | ATELIER HITOSHI ABE
Peter Eisenman | EISENMAN ARCHITECTS
Gianluca Mazza | UNIPOL GROUP
Giuseppe Ferrero | Gruppo Ferrero

Andrea Maffei | ANDREA MAFFEI ARCHITECTS Giovanni Palazzi | STAGEUP

>>INTRODUCTION
Architecture is the branch of knowledge that shapes
and structures places for human activities. It gives an
answer to several and various issues, where solutions
embody designer’s creativity and intellect. Architectural
quest doesn’t simply resolve itself nor in a stylish, nor a
functional, nor an economic, nor a technological answer.
A genuine architectural answer comes through making
a patchwork of all those issues, where designer man-
ages to blend and structure them together with sensi-
bility and control. YAC aims to promote contemporary
projects that embody a temporal and personal approach
to architectural space. Idea is the keyword, Architecture
is the answer and project is the medium through which
intuition transforms into concrete reality.
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>>BRIEF
Wait, silence, ovation: shows change but the passion of
the crowds crammed on the bleachers of the arenas of
all times seems to be unchanged over millennia.
Stadiums, indoor and outdoor sport arenas are much
more related to their Greek and Latin precursors than
any other architecture ever built by human hands. This
is because sport is a metaphor for life, and life has al-
ways been a sequence of challenges and battles, victo-
ries and defeats.
Competitiveness is one of the key characteristics of hu-
man biology: life itself is a competition to survival. For
this reason, any architect’s gesture designing a sport
arena is an ancient gesture. It is a gesture, which is bal-
anced between function and theatricality. The greatest
architects have made this gesture. All over the world,
it continues to inspire and generate some of the most
It will be a unique and fascinating challenge. In fact, de-
signing an area [for sport] means creating a sanctuary
magnificent architectures of our time. for the display of the sporting spectacle. Moreover, it
means giving a reference to the community. It means
Sport Citadel requires architects to make such gesture. creating a place where to hope and rejoice, be moved
and touched. Here, thousands of hearts can be turned
At the foot of the Alps nearby Turin, in one of the most on in unison by one of the passions that has always been
significant districts in the history of European sport, a inflaming men and women of all times: sport.
vast area is about to host an ambitious dream: the crea-
tion of an arena and its sport citadel. Yac thanks all the architects who will take part in this
challenge.
Sport citadel aims to generate a true acropolis of com-
petitiveness. It will be a global reference to practice,
study and celebrate multiple disciplines. Prior to a train-
ing space, it will be a space to live. It will be a space
where to materialize the dream of harmony, overcoming
limits and pursuit of excellency, in which the sport prac-
tice is grounded.
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7°41’49.6”E
>>SITE
A green plain stands out from blue skies scratched by
high ice-blue clouds. On the background, there is the
jagged horizon of mountains covered with snow. The
intervention area was once a swampland. It is the ru-
ral archetype of northern Italy. It is a quiet place with
cold winters that has forged the temperament of distin-
guished men. For decades, life here has been marked by
the rhythm of agriculture and pastoralism. It is an evoc-
ative legacy that recent settlements are trying to trans-
form into a modern heritage. Here, sparse farmsteads
stand out from grasslands with their unsteady bricks.
As austere sentinels, tree lines align along roads and
old canals. It is a strongly connoted place. However, its
harshness and planarity contribute to make it neutral.
It is a space with a strong identity. Yet, it has no specific
natural or landscape constraints. This peculiar condition
makes the intervention area the ideal context for a par-
amount architectural intervention. It is a “blank sheet”
at the foot of blue mountains to be connoted through the
architect’s contemporary gesture. In order to ensure a
contextualized design aiming at proposing feasible solu-
tions, hereby follows a list of the main constraints and
features to take into account for the design.
1. Mappano; Mappano is a recently established mu-
nicipality. It is a small city situated in the metropolitan
area of Turin. It is characterized by a lively community of
young people. Their energy and activism are unique ele-
ments in the reference context. In the north, a low-den-
sity residential complex delimits the area whereas in the
south there is a vast park. The intervention area seems
to be more naturally than anthropically connoted. This
aspect is particularly valuable when referred to the
theme of the competition. That is why it will have to be
maintained despite a vast intervention. In fact, the sport
practice is in harmony with the most primordial com-
ponents of the human being. It has to do with paying
attention to one’s own corporeity and trusting one’s own
instinctiveness. In this sense, the best sport facility will
have to be in line with nature. Large green areas, sport
facilities in nature, earthworks, excavations, stretch-
es of water and underground spaces will be essential
elements to ensure a pleasant and gratifying sport ex-
perience. Moreover, this space will have to foster the
continuity mind-body-environment in which the sport
psychology is grounded.
2. Turin; it is one of the main Italian cities. Turin dates
back a long time before the advent of Rome. Founded by
Celtic-Ligurian populations, the original Taurinum was
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destroyed during Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps. Sub-
sequently, the Romans rebuilt it and left from the city
to conquer the Gallic territories. With the fall of the em-
pire, Turin suffered the same fate as numerous Italian
cities. Firstly the Lombards and then the Carolingians
conquered it. After that, it became the city of the Duchy
of Savoy. At the appropriate time, it then became the
driving force of the Italian Unification and the first cap-
ital city of the Kingdom of Italy. Now Turin is a cultural
and industrial center of recognized standing. Renowned
industries and excellences are rooted here including
Fiat, Martini and the gianduja espresso coffee. Howev-
er, among the wide range of Italian excellences, without
any doubt the very best specialty of Turin is sport. Turin
is the base of Turin FC and Juventus, two of the most
awarded football clubs in the world. Turin is a constella-
tion of stadiums, arenas and sport facilities. It is no co-
incidence that in 2006 it hosted the XX Winter Olympics.
Therefore, working on such context means dealing with
a system that is already connected to sport. Hence, this
space is ideal to host the intervention of this competi-
tion.
3. Environmental constraints; these are the admit-
ted and forbidden interventions of this competition:
a. Excavations/earthworks are admitted;
b. Underground spaces are admitted;
c. The removal of existing trees is admitted;
d. The removal of the architectures pointed out as “free
intervention - no demolition” in the .dwg file is not
admitted;
e. Environmental sustainability; any intervention will
have to take inspiration from the broadest principles
of environmental sustainability and compatibility
(green roofs and surfaces, vast garden areas, facil-
ities orientation, solar panels and alternative ener-
gies will be some of the possible solutions to create
the first and greenest Sport Citadel in Europe);
f. Accessibility; this sport citadel aims to be a model of
social resilience. To do so, it will have to implement
design solutions to guarantee its fruition to any type
of user including elderly people and children.
4. Regulatory constraints; the design of sport are-
nas is a delicate practice. Therefore, architects will have
to focus on the study of circulation routes and safety. For
this reason, hereby follows a list of the main national
and European regulations regarding the design of sport
facilities:
a. In indoor arenas the size of the playing field has to
be 30 x 17m (this dimension is suitable for basket-
ball, volleyball and other disciplines);
b. The spectator areas have to be divided into sectors;
c. Each sector has to be composed by several seating
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 rows, which are situated on the terraces. There have enable a correct view of the playing field;
to be maximum 25 seats for each row; h. The division of sectors has to clearly separate the
d. Every 15 rows, there has to be a 1.2m circulation cor- rival groups of supporters;
ridor parallel to the rows; i. In indoor arenas, exits have to be 1.2m wide per 100
e. Each sector has to be equipped with 2 corridors that spectators (e.g. in an arena for 1,000 spectators, ex-
have to be at least 1.2m wide (they can be larger ac- its will have to be overall 12m wide);
cording to point i); j. In indoor arenas the maximum length of exit routes
f. As for sanitary facilities there will have to be 1 seated will have to be 50m.
toiled per 125 women, 1 seated toilet per 250 men,
1 urinal per 125 men and 1 disabled toilet for every
toilet unit;
g. Each terrace will have a maximum height equal
to 85% of its depth. The minimum depth for each
terrace is 60cm (a 60cm terrace can have a maxi-
mum height of 60*0.8=48 cm. Differently, a 100cm
terrace can have a maximum height of 100*0.8=80
cm). Moreover, architects will have to include grow-
ing rises in the highest parts of the arena in order to

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>>PROGRAM
Sport arenas are extremely fascinating objects. They are
based on two simple elements: the playing field and the
bleachers. Despite this, stadiums and sport facilities are
still a significant challenge for contemporary architects.
The presence of large audiences requires a quite com-
plex management of circulation routes and safety. At the
same time, the large size of such architectures requires
a specific focus on the relationship with the landscape
and on structural problems. Indeed, they are complex
aspects. However, as frequently happens, if properly ad-
dressed, such issues can generate exceptional architec-
tures. Nevertheless, Sport Citadel will not just focus on
the creation of a new arena. Consistently with the will of
the client and the modern understanding of the sport fa-
cility, designers will have to take into account social and
community aspects too. Originally, the Olympics were a
sacred event that imposed even the suspension of con-
flicts. Similarly, the most modern conception of sport ar-
chitecture tends to favor the collective side of the arena.
This architecture can no longer be isolated from its con-
text. On the contrary, it has to increasingly integrate with
its surroundings. Therefore, the modern architecture for
sport is a real service center. It is a meeting point and
an element that generates identity. It is the symbol and
reference of an area that has to go beyond its primary
function. For this reason, Sport Citadel will aim at creat-
ing a system of services, a real sport city. Alongside its
arena-cathedral, it will offer a broader range of services
and opportunities. Hereby follow several functional pos-
sibilities. It is important to underline that the composi-
tion, integration and reshuffling of these scenarios shall
be under total discretion of architects.
1. Indoor arena; it will be the core of the interven-
tion and the main architectural element of the citadel.
The arena will have to be the symbol of the intervention
that the competition aims to generate. The arena will
be a highly impactful visual element. It will have to be
equipped with all the technical elements that are essen-
tial to properly manage the facility (services, changing
rooms, press area, skybox/VIP areas, nursery, parking
lots etc.). The indoor arena can cover an area of max-
imum 15,000 m2. The arena must be conceived to host
diverse events and shows.
2. Residences; they will be the perfect accommoda-
tion for all the people who want to embrace sport as a
way of life: men and women, young people and elderly
people will have the opportunity to become the citizens
of the first Sport Citadel in Europe. 38,000 m2 of gross
floor area will have to be dedicated to this use (meaning
the total of the indoor surfaces of the different levels-
above ground and underground).
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3. Hotel*; it will be a perfect accommodation for all
the tourists and visitors who want to stay in the citadel
for a few days and live longer experiences (for example
sport campuses for young people etc.). It will be an ideal
solution also for those people who would like to live a
healthy and high-quality experience in nature and in the
sport practice;
4. Sport museum*; it will be a place dedicated to the
history of sport as an international, social and cultural
phenomenon. Moreover, it will focus on the events and
happenings of Turin that is the Italian core of competi-
tiveness and an international sport epicenter;
5. Shops*; the recent way to manage stadiums has
changed the way we perceive them. Historically, facilities
were considered a cost. Now, facilities create opportuni-
ties. In this sense, an adequate number of shops will be
needed. The stadium will offer garments and products
connected to the sport practice. Moreover, it will include
recreational spaces and dining areas. These will be es- natural environment.
sential elements to generate a financial soundness to
support the citadel over time; *62,000 m2 of gross floor area will have to be dedicated
to the uses from point 3 to point 7 (meaning the total of
6. Polyvalent halls/classrooms*; thanks to these the indoor surfaces on the different levels- above ground
spaces the activities of the facility will go beyond the or underground). The distribution of the individual uses
limits of the sport practice. According to its numerous will be at architects’ discretion.
installations, Sport Citadel will be an epicenter to study
and delve into sport also from a more theoretical and
cultural point of view. Exhibitions, seminars, courses
and events are just some of the possible functions that
the campus will have to host;
7. Gyms, climbing walls, playing fields, green spa-
ces, swimming pools etc.*; the arena complex will have
to include as many sport opportunities as possible. In
this sense, the choice of the games and the number and
size of the playing fields will be at architects’ discretion
as long as they guarantee the best possible mix in a
complete and fascinating integration of architecture and
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>>CALENDAR >>PRIZES
24/06/2019 “early bird” registration – start 1° PRIZE
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21/07/2019 (h 11.59 pm GMT) “early bird” registration – end
2° PRIZE
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3° PRIZE
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07/10/2019 jury summoning HONORABLE MENTIONS “GOLD”

1.000 €
04/11/2019 results announcement
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30 FINALISTS
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and will be hosted in international exhibitions. All the finalist proposals will be published
on www.youngarchitectscompetitions.com

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>>SUBSCRIPTION
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• open: www.youngarchitectscompetitions.com;
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cally assigned number); if no mail arrives check the “spam” folder;
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preregistration;
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It is highly recommended to be early on deadlines with subscriptions and payments.
>>FAQ
During the whole contest, until 02/10/2019- submission deadline - competitors can ad-
dress any question to YAC@YAC-LTD.COM. YAC staff will individually answer the com-
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Surely, YAC staff will be providing technical support in case of technical and functional
problems during the upload procedure.
>>MATERIALS
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i. design concept / conceptual idea;
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tions) – choosing what to display and the relative scale is up to the competitor’s
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Text shall be synthetic and written in English. Layouts cannot contain any name or ref-
erence to designers. The materials cannot report the team ID on them. This code is only
meant to appear on the filename, since jury will not be enabled to seeing it during the
voting procedure.
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>>RULES >> INELIGIBILITY
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b. Competitors must respect all the instructions regarding required material. b. Layouts showing names or referrals to their own team / their identity will be banned; Te-
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not mandatory to be involved in architectural disciplines or enrolled in architectural only, since jurors will not be allowed to see it.
associations. c. Files named not according to the prescriptions of the competition will be banned.
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fees are determined by the competition’s calendar. h. Team members who have or had business collaboration or blood-relations with jurors
j. Prizes include bank commissions and fees. will be disqualified.
k. Prizes are established regardless of the number of members of the team. i. Team members who spread their own proposal material before the winner of the com-
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srl.
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n. It is forbidden for competitors to ask a juror about the competition.
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announcement of winners has been made.
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>>NOTES
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right to reproduce the project in any way or form, including the right to use, realize,
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way or through any technology also including the freedom of panorama without any
limitation in time or place.
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order to enhance its performance and economic feasibility.
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d. Projects must be new and original and the result of the intellectual activity of the can-
didates who cannot present works that does not comply with these aspects. For this
reason, YAC and Borsetto srl will not be responsible in case the uploaded projects
are not the result of the candidate’s or teams’ creativity or if the candidate or teams
are not the owner of the right of exploitation including the right to take part in a
competition like this one.
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section of the competition site www.youngarchitectscompetitions.com regardless of
registration in the competition; it is allowed to use additional material collected by
each member.
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the competition, a notice will be given within a reasonable time through all YAC’s
media channels.
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highly recommended to submit required material, fees and subscription with a good
advance of time on the deadline.
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will take place only at the end of the competition in compliance with the regulation
of the Legislative decree No. 196/03 and subsequent by Borsetto srl and YAC. They
will process the data as indipendent holders. The provision of data is optional but
without it the candidate cannot take part in the competition.
i. This competition is not an event in accordance with Article 6 of the Italian D.P.R. 430/2001.
j. Candidates will be held accountable for the personal data they provide and the promoter
does not assume any responsibility for wrong data provided. The promoter, accord-
ing to privacy policies, has the right to verify candidates’ data by requesting a copy of REFERENCES
an identity document regarding the data of the registration.
k. YAC and Borsetto srl are not responsible for false data provision by candidates. pg. 3 - Miyagi Stadium by Atelier Hitoshi Abe
l. By entering the competition, the candidates accept the competition’s terms and condi- pg. 5 - Quzhou Sports Campus by MAD Architects
tions. pg. 6 - Comprehensive Gymnasium of International Campus Zhejiang University by UAD
m. Italian law regulates this regulation. Controversy arising shall be of exclusive compe- pg. 7 - Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux by Herzog & de Meuron
tence of the Court of Bologna. pg. 8 - Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium by BIG

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>>JURY
Dang Qun, MAD architects
Born in Shanghai, Dang Qun is a Principal Partner at MAD Archi-
tects, a global architecture firm with over 100 staff across offices
in Beijing, Los Angeles, and Rome. Dang plays a critical role in
MAD’s strategic development and oversees all aspects of project
management. She directs communications with both clients and
consultants, organizes the structure of each project team, and en-
sures that the original design intention of each project is maintai-
ned from concept to realization. Dang’s role is central to maintai-
ning MAD’s design philosophy which seeks to re-connect humans
with nature within the urban environment. This is seen through
her involvement with each of MAD’s projects, including such ico-
nic buildings as the Absolute Towers, Ordos Museum, Chaoyang
Park Plaza, China Philharmonic Concert Hall, Harbin Opera Hou-
se, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, and Nanjing Zendai Hima-
layas Center. Dang holds a Master’s Degree in Architecture from
Iowa State University. Dang’s academic career includes a visiting
professorship at Pratt Institute, Assistant Professorship at Iowa
State University, and she has received a Certificate of Merit from
the American Institute of Architects.

Hitoshi Abe, Atelier Hitoshi Abe

Dr. Hitoshi Abe received his M.Arch from SCI-Arc, his M.Eng.
and B.S. in engineering from Tohoku University. He is a Pro-
fessor at UCLA Architecture and Urban Design. In 1992, he won
first prize in the Miyagi Stadium competition, and since then he
has maintained an active international design practice based in
Sendai, Japan, and Los Angeles. Known for architecture that is
spatially complex and structurally innovative, the work of Atelier
Hitoshi Abe has been published and received numerous awards
in Japan and internationally, including: the 2011 Japan Society
for Finishing Technology Award for the F-town building; 2009
Contractworld Award for Aoba-tei; 2009 Architectural Institute
of Japan Award 144 for the K-Museum; 2009 Architectural In-
stitute of Japan Education Award. He opened a second office in
Los Angeles in 2008 to work on a series of projects outside of
Japan including invited competitions and exhibition installations.

Andrea Maffei, Andrea Maffei Architects

Andrea Maffei was graduated in architecture in Florence in 1994
with honors and, after some initial experience with the office of
Massimo Carmassi in Pisa, in 1997 he moved to Tokyo to work
in the atelier of Arata Isozaki.Leader of Italian projects by Arata
Isozaki, he directed the design of Palahockey of Turin, a large
renovation project for the 2006 Winter Olympics, now so called
Palaisozaki, which has been designed with the aim of an exten-
sive use post- Olympic and now guests concerts, conferences
and other events. He founded “Andrea Maffei Architects s.r.; he
won several Italian competitions including Bologna new cen-
tral station (2008) and signed the draft of the new exit of the
Uffizi museum in Florence (2007), the new Library of Maranello
(2009). It‘s now working as a designer and signer of the project
CITYLIFE in Milan and he He curates the monograph “Toyo Ito’s
works, the texts, the writings” published by Electa, in 2001.

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Peter Eisenman, Eisenmann Architects
Prior to establishing a full-time architectural practice in 1980,
Peter Eisenman worked as an independent architect, educa-
tor, and theorist. In 1967, he founded the Institute for Archi-
tecture and Urban Studies (IAUS), an international think tank
for architecture in New York, which he directed until 1982. He
is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
and has been named by Popular Science magazine one of the
top five innovators of 2006 for the University of Phoenix Sta-
dium for the Arizona Cardinals. His academic career also in-
cludes teaching at Cambridge, Princeton, Harvard, Ohio State
and Yale. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from
Cornell University, a Master of Science in Architecture degree
from Columbia University, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from
Cambridge University (U.K). In 2003, he was awarded an ho-
norary Doctorate in Architecture by the Università La Sapien-
za in Rome.

Gianluca Mazza, Unipol Group

Gianluca Mazza graduated in civil Engineering at the Univer-
sity of Bologna with a dissertation in Urban Marketing. He
specialized in the area dealing with all the operations of real
estate development and management both at the LUISS Uni-
versity and the SDA BOCCONI. Moreover, he has been working
for more than 25 years in the real estate industry. He is the
manager of the Borsetto srl. Over the years, he has held nu-
merous offices and positions as Chairman and Board Mem-
ber for several real estate companies of the Group including
UnipolSai investimenti S.G.R. Specifically, since 2017, he is the
Chief Operating Officer of Unipol Reoco S.p.A. He is a member
of the Advisory committee of this company and of other real
estate funds. Currently, he is the CEO of Borsetto srl (Unipol-
Sai S.p.A’s affiliated company).

Giovanni Palazzi, StageUp

Giovanni Palazzi graduated in Civil Engineering. He worked as ma-
nager and businessman in the consultation, sport and technology
sectors. Currently, he is StageUp’s CEO. This is a leading company
in the sport and entertainment business industry. He promoted
and directed consultancy multidisciplinary projects collaborating
with ANCI, the Municipality of Milan, Lega Basket Serie A, the
Italian Ministry of Sport, Unipol Sai Assicurazioni. Starting from
1992, he is professor of Business Planning applied to Sport Infra-
structures, Project Management, Marketing and Market Research
in Masters and Specialized Courses at the Polytechnic of Milan,
the University Ca’ Foscari, the University IULM, the University LU-
ISS and the Sport School CONI. He is the Director of the Master
in Organization of the Sporting Spectacle held by the University
of Parma. This is the first master that aims at training managers
specialized in planning and managing sport facilities. Moreover,
he is the author of numerous articles and essays concerning sport
and technology business published on the newspapers Boome-
rang and Il Sole 24 ore.

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Giuseppe Ferrero, Gruppo Ferrero
Giuseppe Ferrero graduated in Law at the University of Turin.
He manages several companies mainly working in the metal-
lurgic and iron and steel industry as SI.CO.FER. Currently, he
manages the Ferrero Group. This includes several industrial
companies. Moreover, it also deals with the real estate, fi-
nancial and energy production industries. Specifically, in the
energy production sector the company S.I.E.D. S.p.A. boasts
17 hydroelectric plants. Differently, Thovez 11 Spa deals with
renovating and trading real estates offering different dwelling
categories. Moreover, he is a council member of the Clubitaly
S.r.l and a member of the board of directors of the Industrial
Union of Turin.
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