At the first meeting of the new Board of Directors, held on Tuesday, September 23, Alessandra Siviero was elected President of the Fondazione per l’Architettura / Torino. With her appointment and the installation of the new Board, a new phase begins for the Foundation.

“I see the Foundation as a place for dialogue and growth, capable of bringing together professionals, institutions, and citizens. Rooted in the local territory yet open to innovation, it promotes architecture as a common good, enhances the role of young people, and creates new job opportunities. My commitment will focus on several key points: strengthening collaboration with other foundations and building solid national and international networks; fostering internationalization to connect Turin with the best European and global practices; supporting the culture of competitions and spreading transparent and inclusive practices; investing in advanced training, offering growth opportunities for professionals and concrete prospects for young people; working in partnership with institutions, universities, businesses, and associations, in ongoing synergy with the professional Order; and creating large-scale cultural events that engage citizens and institutions while generating new shared visions.” – Alessandra Siviero

Profile of the New President

An architect and freelancer since 2001, Alessandra Siviero is Delegate of Inarcassa for Turin and its Province, member of the Board of Directors of Fondazione Torino Musei and SIAT (Società Ingegneri Architetti Torino). She has held prominent roles such as Board Member of Fondazione CRT and is active internationally, including at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Her expertise spans from bio-architecture to biophilia, from sustainability to the use of generative artificial intelligence applied to architecture. Previously President of the Foundation during her first mandate in 2019, Alessandra Siviero intends to continue the work started, collaborating with a high-profile ten-member Board whose competencies range from urban regeneration to public governance, from cultural criticism to digital innovation, and from youth perspectives to international design.

The New Board of the Fondazione per l’Architettura / Torino

The new Board brings with it a wealth of broad and diverse expertise: architects, academics, researchers, critics, managers, and public leaders combine experiences spanning urban regeneration, technological innovation, territorial planning, European funding management, visual arts, and cultural curation. This heterogeneous and multidisciplinary composition strengthens the Board’s ability to address the contemporary challenges of architecture and the city with vision and responsibility.

• Emanuele Piccardo – Vice President of the Foundation
  Architect, Director of archphoto.it, photographer and curator, he works internationally on the relationship between visual arts and architecture.

• Guido Boella
  Full Professor at the University of Turin, Deputy Rector for business relations, Vice President of Competence Center Industry Manufacturing 4.0, AI Director.

• Roberta Cardaci
  Architect, Head of the Public Works and European Funds Department of the City of Venaria Reale, expert in public governance.

• Manuel Depetris
  Architect and Partner of one of Turin’s largest firms, expert in environmental sustainability, urban regeneration, and reuse processes.

• Elena Franco
  Architect, Board Member of Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, where she coordinates the People Commission; she focuses on urban regeneration with attention to local economies and social issues.

• Paolo Giordano
  Freelance architect, secondary school teacher, active in cultural outreach.

• Roberta Ingaramo
  Architect, President of the Ordine degli Architetti di Torino, Associate Professor at DAD, Politecnico di Torino; expert in regeneration, adaptive reuse, and nature-based solutions.

• Cristina Manara
  Architect, Director at Confindustria Piemonte, board member of Lenardo spa and InfraTo, expert in territorial planning, logistics, and internationalization.

• Luca Molinari
  Architect, Full Professor of Theory and Architectural Design at the University “Luigi Vanvitelli,” international critic and curator.

• Marco Rosso
  Architect, ANCE Piemonte and Nazionale.