Event venue

Gres art 671
Via S. Bernardino, 141,
Bergamo

Target audience

Open to all interested parties, subject to registration

Description

The Building Technologies and Materials Group of Confindustria Bergamo, in collaboration with the Municipality of Bergamo, the Angelo Mai Civic Library, and the Quarenghi Observatory, is hosting the event "Patrons of Enterprise: Giacomo Quarenghi - If you know where you come from, you know where you are going," to be held on Thursday, 16 April at 18:00 in the evocative setting of gres art 671.

An event dedicated to the figure of Giacomo Quarenghi, a leading light of European Neoclassicism and an extraordinary ambassador of Bergamo’s talent worldwide. An internationally renowned architect, rigorous designer, and tireless innovator, Quarenghi successfully combined creative vision with technical discipline, beauty with functionality, and local roots with a global outlook. A journey that also speaks the language of business.

Like a contemporary entrepreneur, Quarenghi built his success on expertise, reputation, and the ability to operate in complex environments; he exported know-how, managed major projects, coordinated workforces and supply chains, and generated lasting value through method, quality, and responsibility.

Drawing on his experience, the meeting will offer a cross-disciplinary perspective on the relationship between design culture and business culture, construction tradition and technological innovation, and identity and international vision.

High-profile guests will speak, exploring the many facets of Quarenghi’s work and highlighting the affinities and points of contact with the business world.

Programme

18.00 Institutional greetings
Giovanna Ricuperati, President of Confindustria Bergamo
Sergio Gandi, Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Bergamo and Councillor for Culture

18.15 Giacomo Quarenghi: the talent that builds value
Piervaleriano Angelini, President of the Quarenghi Observatory
Cristiana Iommi, Director of the Angelo Mai Civic Library

Round table: Design culture, business culture: building the future between identity and innovation
Mariola Peretti, Architect
Mauro Piantelli, Architect, Politecnico di Milano, PhD in Engineering and Applied Sciences
Giacomo Pesenti, President of the Building Technologies and Materials Group of Confindustria Bergamo
Giuseppe Scaratti, Director of the Department of Human and Social Sciences, UniBg

19.30 Conclusion
Giuseppe Taramelli, General Manager, Taramelli Srl

19.35 Networking aperitif

Moderated by Luca Molinari, architect, critic, and curator. Full Professor of Architectural Theory and Design at the Department of Architecture and Industrial Design at the University of Campania.

Registration details

Attendance is free of charge, subject to registration via this link.

Contact

For further information, please contact: g.rotasperti@confindustriabergamo.it, m.bellani@confindustriabergamo.it