Conference and guided tour
Organised by Fondazione per l’architettura di Torino.
In collaboration with CRRI – Castello di Rivoli Research Institute
Theatre, Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea
Conference: 10.30 am–12.30 pm, followed by a guided tour
For Contemporary Art Day, CRRI – Castello di Rivoli Research Institute is collaborating with Fondazione per l’architettura di Torino, hosting a conference dedicated to Andrea Bruno, the architect responsible for the restoration of the Castello and its conversion into a Museum of Contemporary Art.
The conference is part of the cultural programme “Masters of Design. Architecture in Turin between Memory and Innovation”, an initiative devoted to a critical reassessment of key figures in Turin’s architecture from the twentieth century to the present day. The programme aims to bring the memory of architectural practice into dialogue with contemporary debate, highlighting professional archives, built works and first-hand accounts through a format combining public conferences and guided tours.
Following meetings dedicated to Elio Luzi, Ada Bursi and Pietro Derossi, the series concludes with an event at Castello di Rivoli devoted to Andrea Bruno.
One of Italy’s most significant architects, Andrea Bruno (Turin, 1931–2025) helped redefine the role of the architect as a restorer, interpreting heritage through a critical approach and developing a design practice based on dialogue between history and the contemporary world. His international career bears witness to an approach grounded in historical knowledge, reversibility and cultural responsibility.
His most important projects include the transformation of Castello di Rivoli into a Museum of Contemporary Art, the restoration of the Brigittines Church in Brussels and his interventions at the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan.
The conference will focus on restoration, museography and the international dimension of architectural practice. Through a dialogue between scholars, collaborators and members of Bruno’s architectural practice, it will explore the relationship between design, time and materials, while also addressing the archive as a living, active form of heritage.
Programme
Institutional greetings Marcella Beccaria, Deputy Director and Head of CRRI, Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea
Introduction and chair Alessandra Siviero, President of Fondazione per l’architettura, Turin
Andrea Bruno: Personal and Biographical Profile Andrea Bruno Jr., Architect, UBA Studio
The Project and the Archive: Time, Materials and Memory in the Work of Andrea Bruno Giorgio Danesi, Art Historian and author of Il progetto del limite. Tempo, materia e monumento nell’opera di Andrea Bruno; Sara Di Resta, Professor of Architectural Conservation, Università Iuav di Venezia
Discussion with the audience
Guided tour of Castello di Rivoli focusing on key aspects of Andrea Bruno’s restoration Andrea Bruno Jr., Architect, UBA Studio
