The Noi Techpark project in Bolzano has substantially transformed a portion of the Bolzano surroundings, localizing university and management functions in an area characterized by the presence of a dismissed industrial settlement built between the two World Wars by the Montecatini group. The project was pursued through the creation of a technology park, renovating the structures of the old factory which was in a state of abandon and then acquired by the Autonomous Province of Bolzano. This allowed the establishment of a pole of new publicprivate structures for technology transfer. The present paper intends to retrace the history of this intervention, describing its main characteristics in terms of urban form, functions and presence of public spaces in relation to the achievement of the objective of reevaluating an entire urban area. including the relevant residential zone. But at the same time the ambition of the essay lies in the attempt to represent how, in the assessment of the complexity of local policies of territorial development, a significant role is played by the ability to contribute to economic growth in terms of birth of new businesses, improvement of competitiveness of existing ones, enhancement of financial resources, human and material present in the area and, finally, the ability to attract new productive factors in the area. In this sense, the Noi Techpark project is emblematic. In addition to the redevelopment of a disused industrial area, it has pursued the objective of creating and spreading innovation by means of a territorial brand. In this way, the advantage of stemming the loss of value of the building context of the entire area is added to the prestigious result of having brought together research laboratories, on the one hand, and the entrepreneurial fabric, on the other. The entire operation returns, therefore, a context in which it was possible to develop the ability to transfer know-how, to disseminate technological information in the area, to create a network of relationships that are the basis of the dissemination and creation of knowledge and development of a territorial area. Such elements, even if not immediately quantifiable in economic terms in the short term, must be taken into account in the overall assessment of the advantages given by the opportunity to carry out this kind of project

Il Progetto Noi Techpark a Bolzano ha trasformato in maniera sostanziale una porzione consistente della periferia di Bolzano, localizzando funzioni universitarie e direzionali in un’area caratterizzata dalla presenza di un insediamento industriale dismesso realizzato, negli anni tra le due guerre mondiali, dal gruppo Montecatini. L’intervento è stato perseguito mediante la realizzazione di un parco tecnologico che, attraverso il risanamento delle strutture del vecchio opificio – acquisito al patrimonio della Provincia autonoma di Bolzano dopo il suo abbandono – ha permesso l’istituzione di un polo di nuove strutture pubblico-private destinate al trasferimento tecnologico. Il presente contributo intende ripercorrere la storia di questo intervento, soffermandosi nel descriverne le principali caratteristiche in termini di forma urbana, funzioni e presenza di spazi pubblici in relazione al raggiungimento dell’obiettivo di rivalutare un’intera area urbana. Ivi compreso quella occupata dal tessuto residenziale di pertinenza. Ma allo stesso tempo l’ambizione del saggio risiede nel tentativo di rappresentare come, nella valutazione della complessità delle politi- che di sviluppo locale di un territorio, un ruolo rilevante sia ricoperto dalla capacità di contribuire alla crescita economica nei termini di nascita di nuove imprese, di miglioramento della competitività di quelle esistenti, di valorizzazione delle risorse finanziarie, umane e materiali presenti in loco e, infine, dalla capacità di attrarre nuovi fattori produttivi sul territorio. Proprio in questo senso Il progetto del parco tecnologico Noi Techpark sembra emblematico. Nell’aver perseguito, oltre al risanamento di un’area industriale di smessa, l’obiettivo della creazione e della diffusione dell’innovazione per mezzo di un brand territoriale. In questo modo, al vantaggio di arginare la perdita di valore del contesto edilizio dell’intera area, si aggiunge il risultato prestigioso di aver messo in contatto i laboratori di ricerca, da un lato, e il tessuto imprenditoriale, dell’altro. L’intera operazione restituisce, dunque, un contesto entro cui è stato possibile sviluppare la capacità di trasferire know-how, di diffondere informazioni tecnologiche sul territorio, di creare un network di relazioni che stanno alla base della diffusione e della creazione della conoscenza e dello sviluppo di un ambito territoriale. Tutti elementi, non immediatamente quantificabili in termini economici nel breve periodo, ma che ci sembra debbano essere presi in considerazione nelle valutazioni complessive del vantaggio dell’opportunità di portare a termine questo tipo di iniziative.

Landscape transformation and territorial marketing. The Noi Techpark restoration project in Bolzano: a remarkable case of territorial branding / Annese, Mariella; Labalestra, Antonio; Pietrosante, Marco. - In: VALORI E VALUTAZIONI. - ISSN 2036-2404. - STAMPA. - 30:(2022), pp. 135-148. [10.48264/VVSIEV-20223009]

Landscape transformation and territorial marketing. The Noi Techpark restoration project in Bolzano: a remarkable case of territorial branding

Annese, Mariella;Labalestra, Antonio;
2022-01-01

Abstract

The Noi Techpark project in Bolzano has substantially transformed a portion of the Bolzano surroundings, localizing university and management functions in an area characterized by the presence of a dismissed industrial settlement built between the two World Wars by the Montecatini group. The project was pursued through the creation of a technology park, renovating the structures of the old factory which was in a state of abandon and then acquired by the Autonomous Province of Bolzano. This allowed the establishment of a pole of new publicprivate structures for technology transfer. The present paper intends to retrace the history of this intervention, describing its main characteristics in terms of urban form, functions and presence of public spaces in relation to the achievement of the objective of reevaluating an entire urban area. including the relevant residential zone. But at the same time the ambition of the essay lies in the attempt to represent how, in the assessment of the complexity of local policies of territorial development, a significant role is played by the ability to contribute to economic growth in terms of birth of new businesses, improvement of competitiveness of existing ones, enhancement of financial resources, human and material present in the area and, finally, the ability to attract new productive factors in the area. In this sense, the Noi Techpark project is emblematic. In addition to the redevelopment of a disused industrial area, it has pursued the objective of creating and spreading innovation by means of a territorial brand. In this way, the advantage of stemming the loss of value of the building context of the entire area is added to the prestigious result of having brought together research laboratories, on the one hand, and the entrepreneurial fabric, on the other. The entire operation returns, therefore, a context in which it was possible to develop the ability to transfer know-how, to disseminate technological information in the area, to create a network of relationships that are the basis of the dissemination and creation of knowledge and development of a territorial area. Such elements, even if not immediately quantifiable in economic terms in the short term, must be taken into account in the overall assessment of the advantages given by the opportunity to carry out this kind of project
2022
Landscape transformation and territorial marketing. The Noi Techpark restoration project in Bolzano: a remarkable case of territorial branding / Annese, Mariella; Labalestra, Antonio; Pietrosante, Marco. - In: VALORI E VALUTAZIONI. - ISSN 2036-2404. - STAMPA. - 30:(2022), pp. 135-148. [10.48264/VVSIEV-20223009]
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