Timeline

1948

1948-1960

Nervi's Factory

The architecture of Nervi for a new avant-garde factory
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manifattura tabacchi

1961-2006

From growth to abandonment

The change of ownership and the gradual abandonment of the area
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tecnopolo

2007-2010

A new season

The acquisition by the Emilia-Romagna Region opens up a new season of development
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masterplan

2011-2015

The international competition

The GMP Architekten studio redesigns the Masterplan of the area
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tecnopolo

2016-2017

From Tobacco Factory to Supercomputing

In 2016, the Italian Government nominates the area as the new headquarters of the ECMWF Data Centre
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CINECA

2018-2019

The Science Hub

Italy brings LEONARDO Supercomputer to the Tecnopolo Manifattura
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lavori

2019

Research and Technology Transfer

New facilities for research and technology transfer
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codici

2020

New Investments

The Region empowers itself with additional resources to speed up the transformation of the area
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ECMWF

2021 - 2022

Delivery of the ECMWF Data Centre

With the delivery of the keys to the ECMWF, the operation of the first infrastructure is launched
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supercomputer leonardo

2022

LEONARDO arrives at the Tecnopolo Manifattura - Data Valley Hub

Supercomputing like ever before
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Visita Tecnopolo

2023

UNU Institute on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Managing Human Habitat Change

The headquarters of the new institute that will address the environmental, social, economic and cultural challenges o
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