Centro di produzione RAI

An architectural shock

Address:

Via Verdi, 16 - 36 (angolo Vía Falcone) Beinasco
10145 - Centre
Turin

Nearest Bus or Train:

15

Open Hours:

Not available

The Italian state television company, RAI, built its Turin production centre in 1968 on the spot where the late 17th c. Ospizio di Carità used to stand. Containing offices and television studios, the building was designed by Umberto Cuzzi and constructed using sophisticated techniques. The iron relief-work entitled "Sinfonia", by Franco Garelli, stands on one side of the entrance, and the bronze sculpture, the "Argonauts", by Carlo Rapp hangs from the ceiling of the main atrium. Overall, the design of the complex clashes with the surrounding urban architecture.

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