The Area

DAMA Technopole spans an area of 140,000 square meters, originally designed and built in the 1950s by Pier Luigi Nervi for the former Manifattura Tabacchi, located in the northern area of Bologna. 

It represents one of the city's most significant urban regeneration projects. The redevelopment and reactivation plan for the site originated from an international architecture competition, won in 2012 by the gmp Architekten studio (von Gerkan, Marg, and Partner).

 

1. The Data Handling System ECMWF - The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Supercomputing for weather predictions in 35 States
2. Entrepreneurship Hub Business incubation and skill development in Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Climatology
3. INFN-CNAF Data Centre Gravitational waves and astro-particle physics, a direct link with CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research of Geneva
4. CINECA Data Centre LEONARDO: the Supercomputer for today's challenges and exploratory research
5. ENEA Laboratory Industrial research on renewable energy sources, the environment and circular economy
6. International Research Area UNU’s Institute on Big Data and AI and other research activities on climate and human development
7. Landing spot companies and research activities The space will host the headquarters of ART-ER and the Landing Spot of the Emilia-Romagna Region
8. Technopole Square Catering and services in the remodelled former electric powerhouse
9. Conference Areas - The Salt Warehouse Spaces for conferences and events in the historic Salt Warehouse
10. Botte B4 Conference area and event spaces Emilia-Romagna Region
11. Citizen Science A public space for scientific outreach for citizens, managed by the Municipality of Bologna