Tag: Polo Santa Marta

The University Site of Santa Marta is located in a huge complex of military architecture, originally used for the production and storage of bread, flour and other troop rations. The building, dating from 1863–1865, was one of the most impressive logistics structures in the Austrian stronghold in Verona, Italy’s most important military city, and one of the most significant in Europe. After the annexation to the Kingdom of Italy, the building remained in use for over a century, with a variety of new functions, until the 1990s. The work of architectural restoration involved careful qualitative research and the use of innovative technologies. One example is the state-of-the-art geothermal plant for renewable energy. The renovation work was awarded the Gold Medal for Italian Architecture at the Milan Triennale
in 2015.