From Factory to Nuvola
The Rising Light of Turin’s Aurora
Index of contents
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A birds-eye view of the Nuvola Headquarters, 2019
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The SAEAI Power Station, view of the great hall, Siemens Historical Institute, c.1901
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The SAEAI Power Station, view from Via Bologna, Siemens Historical Institute, c.1901
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Electricity Pavilion at the Turin General Exhibition, Turin City Archives, 1884
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The SAEAI Power Station under construction. In the background, the Mole Antonelliana, one of Turin’s most symbolic landmarks, Enel Historical Archive, 1896
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Building application for the construction of a house and annexed low building, Turin City Archives, 1923
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Building application for the construction of a house, Turin City Archives, 1926
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Photograph of the Lavazza family home and production plant in Corso Ponte Mosca 65 (today’s Corso Giulio Cesare), c.1955
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View of the production plant in Corso Giulio Cesare 65, 1950
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Photograph of the interiors of the Corso Giulio Cesare home, 1957
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Photograph of the interiors of the Corso Giulio Cesare home, 1957
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Photograph of the interiors of the Corso Giulio Cesare home, 1957
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Photograph of the interiors of the Corso Giulio Cesare home, 1957
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Photograph of the Aurora district after the bombing, Turin City Archives, July 1943
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Photograph of Largo Giulio Cesare after the bombing, Turin City Archives, July 1943
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Reconstruction loan, letter from the Banca Commerciale Italiana, 1946
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Lavazza Picture Cards—Series LXXI, Death in One’s Hands, 1953
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Lavazza Picture Cards—Series LXXI, Death in One’s Hands, 1953
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Corso Novara 59 factory under construction, 1955
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Beppe and Pericle Lavazza visiting the Corso Novara 59 production plant under construction, 1956
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“Lavazza Creates A Coffee Roasting Plant,” EPAT. Esercizi Pubblici Associati—Turin, Year XIX, Issue 1 Jan 1967
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Official tour of the facilities of the Corso Novara 59 production plant, 1957
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Official tour of the facilities of the Corso Novara 59 production plant, 1957
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Official tour of the facilities of the Corso Novara 59 production plant, 1957
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Official tour of the facilities of the Corso Novara 59 production plant, 1957
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The Corso Novara 59 factory, c.1962
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The entrance to the renovated Corso Novara 59 building, c.1980s
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The offices and data processing centre in the Via Tollegno 5 wing, c.1970s
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The offices and data processing centre in the Via Tollegno 5 wing, c.1970s
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The Ex-Enel complex in the Aurora neighbourhood, photograph, 2011
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Rendering of the winning project, “Una Nuvola Verde” (A Green Cloud), by the studio CZA, photograph, 2010
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The Ex-Enel complex seen from Via Bologna before the start of construction work, 2011
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The Nuvola construction site seen from Via Bologna, after the demolition of the buildings from the 1960s and 1980s, 2013
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The Nuvola Headquarters. In the background, street art by Mantra, dedicated to Goal 13—Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, 2019
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The making of the art work by Mantra dedicated to Goal 13, 2019
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The making of the art work by Mantra dedicated to Goal 13, 2019
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The St Secundus Archaeological Site, underneath the newly-built Nuvola building
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The St Secundus Archaeological Site, underneath the newly-built Nuvola building
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The Centrale (ex-powerhouse), detail of the windows of the great hall after its restoration, 2018
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The Centrale (ex-powerhouse) during the inauguration ceremony with the Lavazza family: Alberto Lavazza powers up the headquarters, 12 April 2018
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The Centrale (ex-powerhouse) during the inauguration ceremony with the Lavazza family: Alberto Lavazza powers up the headquarters, 12 April 2018
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View of the Nuvola Headquarters. In the background, the hills and the Mole Antonelliana, one of Turin’s most symbolic landmarks, 2018
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Map of Turin, Neighbourhoods, art work by Omar Hassan, 2023
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Map of Turin, Neighbourhoods, art work by Omar Hassan, 2023
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The Centrale (ex-powerhouse) during the fifth anniversary celebrations of the Nuvola Headquarters, 9 June 2023
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