The Diocese of Verona invites you to participate to the call for ideas to redevelop the former Seminary of San Massimo.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR INNOVATORS
OF THE FUTURE
From a place of vocation…
The Seminary of San Massimo has been a place for cultural and spiritual significance for thousands of young people over nearly 30 years. We are talking about a huge area: 17 hectares of land and a structured complex of buildings located on the west side of Verona, easily reachable from the city as well as from the surrounding road network.
…searching for a new vocation of the place
We’re interested in anyone who wishes to imagine a new future for this place, full of history. In this phase, rather than projects, we’re specially looking for ideas, promoters of innovation and of the future.
TIMELINE
01/12/2023 OPENING DATE OF APPLICATIONS
The ideas can be submitted according to the manner described in the guidelines of the call for ideas, starting from Friday 1 December 2023. Participation to the call for ideas expressly requires the full acceptance of the relevant rules. Questions and requests for clarifications that may arise when the Contest starts, shall be made by contacting the details provided under the “contact” of this website.
27/03/2024 CLOSING DATE OF APPLICATIONS
Ideas may be submitted until 11:59 am of Wednesday 27 March 2024. Ideas received after the above term, or ideas that are incomplete or that come from an entity that has participated, individually or in a group, to more than one idea, will be considered NON-admissible.
30/04/2024 EVALUATING IDEAS
The project ideas will be evaluated at the sole discretion of an authoritative Jury with multidisciplinary experience.
The Jury will consist of the following members:
PRESIDENT:
Mons. Domenico Pompili, Bishop of the Diocese of Verona
MEMBERS:
Don Luca Albertini, Rector of the Episcopal Seminary
Arch. Giacomo Borella, Architect and co-founder of the Albori studio
Dott.ssa Ilaria Borlotti Buitoni, Vicepresident Fondo Ambiente Italiano
Prof.ssa Alessia de Biase, Anthropology, professor at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris
Dott. Marco Morganti, Impact Director at Banca Intesa Sanpaolo
Dott. Sandro Veronesi, President of the Foundation San Zeno and of the Calzedonia Group
Winners will receive a winning notice by email to the email address provided during the registration process by the end of the month of May 2024. In case of participation as Group, the notice will be sent to all members of the Group to the respective email addresses provided.
Winners of the prize will receive a message by email or by phone with all the operating conditions to be awarded the prize.
The overall prize money amounts to Euro 50,000, and is divided as follows:
1st place: Euro 25,000
2nd place: Euro 15,000
3rd place: Euro 10,000
