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Wonderland

29 Thursday Sep 2016

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Abandoned chemical factory, Italy 2016
6×6 film scan (Ilford FP4)

The Lingotto building

25 Thursday Aug 2016

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The Lingotto building, in Turin, once housed the FIAT automobile factory. Construction started in 1916 and the building opened in 1923. The design (by young architect Matté Trucco) was unusual in that it had five floors, with raw materials going in at the ground floor, and cars built on a line that went up through the building. Finished cars emerged at rooftop level to go onto the test track. It was the largest car factory in the world at that time. For its time, the Lingotto building was avante-garde, influential and impressive—Le Corbusier called it “one of the most impressive sights in industry”, and “a guideline for town planning”. 80 different models of car were produced there in its lifetime, including the Fiat Topolino of 1936.

The factory became outmoded in the 1970s and the decision was made to finally close it in 1982. The closure of the plant led to much public debate about its future, and how to recover from industrial decline in general. An architectural competition was held, which was eventually awarded to Renzo Piano, who envisioned an exciting public space for the city. The old factory was rebuilt into a modern complex, with concert halls, theatre, a convention centre, shopping arcades and a hotel. The eastern portion of the building is the headquarters of the Automotive Engineering faculty of the Polytechnic University of Turin. The work was completed in 1989. The track was retained, and can still be visited today on the top floor of the shopping mall and hotel.

On the roof there are two new parts designed by architect Renzo Piano.
“La bolla” (the bubble) on the south side, is a glass bubble housing a meeting room with a landing platform for helicopters.
“Pinacoteca Agnelli” on the north side, is a permanent exhibition space with 25 masterpieces paintings from Giovanni and Marella Agnelli private collection.

(text partially adapted from Wikipedia)

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External view of Lingotto

Strange things happen
In the following picture, reflected in the left window, you can see a man with a white shirt. While I was taking these pictures with my Nikon FM2, I saw this white haired man (probably from north Europe) wandering around with a strange optical tool in his hands. It seemed to be an old Super8 movie camera. Impossible, in 2016, that someone uses this kind of vintage stuff…
After I took this picture, suddenly, I heard a TRRRRR… yes a TRRRRRR. The old man was filming with a mechanical Super8 movie camera !
When we crossed our paths, he saw my film camera and, with no need of any word, we smiled one each-other. Two crazy men, in the same place, in the same moment, with an old chemical filming device in their hands.

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The Pinacoteca Agnelli, designed by architect Renzo Piano

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The Pinacoteca Agnelli, designed by architect Renzo Piano

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The Pinacoteca Agnelli, designed by architect Renzo Piano

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The Pinacoteca Agnelli, designed by architect Renzo Piano

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The north parabolica of the testing track on the roof of Lingotto (on the left, the “Super8 Man”)

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The north parabolica of the testing track on the roof of Lingotto

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The north parabolica of the testing track on the roof of Lingotto

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The south parabolica of the testing track on the roof of Lingotto

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The south parabolica of the testing track on the roof of Lingotto

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The “bubble” (“la bolla” in italian) and the helicopters landing site designed by architect Renzo Piano

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The “bubble” (“la bolla” in italian) and the helicopters landing site designed by architect Renzo Piano

 

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The spiral roadway to access the track on the roof of Lingotto

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The spiral roadway to access the track on the roof of Lingotto

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The spiral roadway to access the track on the roof of Lingotto

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The spiral roadway to access the track on the roof of Lingotto

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The spiral roadway to access the track on the roof of Lingotto

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The spiral roadway to access the track on the roof of Lingotto

All pictures were taken on August 2016 with a Nikon FM2 on Ilford FP4 film

Abandoned factory

17 Tuesday May 2016

Posted by P.M.P. in 6x6 film scan, Industrial

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Abandoned textile factory, Italy 2016
6×6 film scan (Ilford FP4)

Ponte Settimia Spizzichino

20 Wednesday Apr 2016

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Ponte Settimia Spizzichino, Roma Ostiense 2016
6×6 film scan (Ilford FP4)

 

Brickworks

27 Sunday Mar 2016

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Abandoned brickworks, Italy 2016
35mm film scan (Ilford PANF PLUS 50)

The stage

03 Thursday Mar 2016

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Abandoned factory, Italy 2015
35mm film scan

Brutalism

13 Saturday Feb 2016

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Experimental brutalist home, Italy 2016
6×6 film scan

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Unfinished Calatrava

12 Friday Feb 2016

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Unfinished buiding by Santiago Calatrava, Italy 2015
35mm film scan

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Palazzetto dello Sport

17 Sunday Jan 2016

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Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome Italy 2014
35mm film scan

Torviscosa

03 Sunday Jan 2016

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Torviscosa, Italy 2015
35mm film scan

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