DR. ALESSANDRO PELLEGRINI

Brief Bio

Degree in Architecture achieved at the Faculty of Architecture of the Politecnico di Milano with specialization: "Protection and Restoration of the Historical - Architectural heritage".

Specialization in the use of GIS computer systems at the PIN Center in Milan - ArcView and ArcInfo software.

Specialized refresher course in: "Management and control of building programs" Department of Building Design and Production of the Politecnico di Milano

Specialist course on: "Culture of public services" at the Start Up service company in Bergamo

He actively collaborates with Prof. Emilio Illarregui Gómez of the Integrated Studies Center of Architecture - Faculty for the study of Cultural Heritage - of the SEK International University of Segovia (Spain) holding seminars as part of the "History of Architecture" course

In May 2001 he held a seminar entitled: "Utopia in Architecture" at the Center for Integrated Studies of Architecture of the International University SEK Segovia (Spain). In September 2001, it signed an ongoing collaboration agreement with the SEK Segovia University (Spain) for the development of research in the field of sustainable development, historical and architectural heritage, and tourism. It also holds specialized courses for the protection of the architectural heritage

He collaborates with Prof. Arch. Eugenio Guglielmi, lecturer at the University Institute of Florence - Industrial Design Course - Faculty of Architecture. He collaborated with Prof. Arch. Ing. Andrea Tosi full professor at the Politecnico di Milano - Faculty of Architecture - Department of Land Sciences - European Union expert for the innovation / science parks program.

From June 2001 to June 2005, member of the "Culture Commission" of the Order of Architects of the Province of Bergamo

From 2002 to 2008 he collaborated as a provincial editor with the magazine "AL - Monthly information of the regional consultancy of the Orders of Architects of Lombardy"

From 2005 to 2008 he was Councilor of the Order of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects and Conservators of the Province of Bergamo

November 2005 to December 2008 appointed president of the Cultural Initiatives Commission of the Order of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects and Conservators of the Province of Bergamo

Qualification as responsible for safety on construction sites pursuant to Legislative Decree 494/96 and Legislative Decree 626/94 (2003)

Bioarchitecture course at INBAR - National Bioarchitecture Institute - Via Cavour, 92 - Florence obtaining the relative certificate of participation (2005)

Graduated as an "Expert in CasaClima" in June 2006 -ATG-CC-CSP-P-I-26 certificate

Energy Certifier ID Number 84 Lombardy Region - CENED since 30 August 2007

Institutional Offices

1996 to 1999 he was Vice President and Councilor for the LL.PP. - Territory and Environment of the Valle Imagna Mountain Community (BG)

1999 to 2009 he held the position of Mayor of the Municipality of Berbenno (BG) - Since 2014 he has been Mayor of the Municipality of Capizzone (BG).

President and founding partner in 1997 of the company GAL Valle Imagna Srl with operational headquarters in Viale alle Fonti 10, in the Municipality of 24038 S.Omobono Imagna - Bergamo, position held until 2002. The company closed its business in 2005. The aims of the Company were: Technical assistance for rural development. Innovation and relaunch of rural tourism. Small businesses, crafts and services. Protection and improvement of the environment and living conditions. Human resources training and recruitment aid.

Professional Experience

1985 to 1998 he coordinated, for the Municipalities of Almenno San Salvatore and Palazzago (BG), the management and organization activity of the Municipal Technical Office as Head of the Service with specific attention to the management of the territory, planning and construction management, planning and building regulations

1999, he oversaw the relations between the Provincial Administration of Bergamo - Territory Management and Planning Service - and the Lombardy Region - D.G. Urban Planning - for the launch of the Regional Information System for the management of Regulatory Plans (SIPUR)

Member of the Provincial Technical Commission for the examination of funding applications on the Valtellina Law and for the preparation of the new regulation for the implementation of revolving funds - Law 102/90. He worked at the Provincial Administration of Bergamo - Protected Areas as well as the examination and opinion of the Environmental Impact Assessment in particular for artificial barriers on rivers.

During 2000/2001 he was consultant at the technical table, coordinated by Prof. Arch. Ing. Andrea Tosi of the Politecnico di Milano, on the initiative promoted by the European Union - with the name "Ritts Est Lombardia" on the theme of optimization and transfer of innovation between district service centers and regional infrastructures.

Project Leader - Culture 2000 Program EU funding. University of Bergamo - Via Salvecchio - 24100 Bergamo - Project funded by the European Commission entitled "Walled Cities: from division to co-division" with 5 European partners.

Technical collaborator in the "Ritts Est Lombardia" program. Politecnico di Milano - Department of Land Sciences - Prof. Ing. Arch. Andrea Tosi - Technological innovation sector

Speaker at the SEK International University of Segovia (ES) - Center for Integrated Studies of Architecture - Faculty for the Study of Cultural Heritage - Prof. Emilio Illarregui Gómez Holding of seminars as part of the "History of Architecture" course.

EU Funding

As project coordinator and manager, he was involved in the following initiatives promoted and funded by the European Union:

• LEADER II Program - Structural Funds 1994 - 1999
• Coordinator for the promotion of the LEADER Plus Structural Funds 2000 - 2006 initiative at the Cultural Heritage Service of the Abruzzo Region - AQ
• Coordinator and general manager of the Transnational Cooperation Program - "European Antenna of Romanesque". 3 European States and 8 Partners involved. Project published in seven languages by the European Observatory in LEADER Magazine n.21 - 1999
• Speaker at the European seminar in Dessau (D) held on 11 June 1999 and organized by the European Observatory of Brussels on the theme "Transnational Cooperation - comparing experiences"
• Head of the transnational cooperation project linked to the Culture 2000 community initiative on the theme: "Jacques Lecoq's theatrical pedagogy: a teaching of dramatic creation", project leader of the Teatro Arsenale di Milano project with seven European states involved in the action (Action not financed)
• April 2002 - Coordinator and Project Leader of the “Walled Cities: from division to sharing” project relating to the redevelopment and networking of European walled cities. The action was funded by the European Commission with the Culture 2000 program. The project was joined by European partners from: Spain - France - Italy - Austria - Hungary and Greece. Leader of the initiative is the University of Bergamo.
• He has participated in numerous workshops held by the European Observatory in the various Member States of the Community (Greece, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Portugal) on issues related to proposals and research for local development in rural areas.
• Speaker at the Seminar "The role of local agencies in territorial development: the case of LEADER II and the Territorial Pacts" promoted by the National Institute of Agricultural Economics of Rome - Parma 11 and 12 April 2001
• Speaker at the theoretical-practical course on European Union programs and funding 2000-2006 held in Varenna (Lc) in November 2001 by the Futura Europa Society of Milan - Topics covered: Leader + and transnational cooperation
• Speaker at the Conference "Museums and regional and national laws" promoted by the Municipality of Bergamo - Department of Culture - with the patronage of the Lombardy Region and the Province of Bergamo - Bergamo Sala Giuristi - 28 February 2002
• Speaker at the Conference: "Twinning for the Europe of citizens: Enhancement of local cultures for the promotion of European citizenship" - Organized by AICCRE Lombardia - Council Room of the Municipality of Crema - 23 November 200
• Speaker at the Seminar promoted by the Association of Regional Councilors of Lombardy on the theme: ROUND TABLES FOR EUROPE, reporting on the theme - "The policy of cooperation for development" - Milan Council room 12 December 2002
• May 2003 - Project leader of the "Walled Cities" Project nominated by the Abruzzo Region with the INTERREG IIIB - CADSES Community Initiative. Countries involved: Italy - Austria - Greece and Hungary.
• June 2004 - Launch of a project proposal for the activation of the MAB - Unesco Program with the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park (AQ).
• May 2006 - Presentation of the research for cultural and touristic development of the Navelli Plain (AQ) - commissioned by the Department of Culture of the Abruzzo Region.
• February 2007 - Drafting of a preliminary project for the construction of an "Academy of Cuisine" center of excellence on behalf of the municipality of Prata d’Ansidonia (AQ) and the Department of Culture of the Abruzzo Region.
• October 2007 - Speaker as a qualified expert at Casa Clima (Bz) at the Seminar "How to design the energy efficiency of the building envelope" at the Bergamo Exhibition Center.

Publications

Publisher and general coordinator of the following volumes published by the company GAL Valle Imagna srl:
• Giovani d’Imagna - (1998)
• Invent paths - Guide to travel with the school to discover the territory - (2000)
• Valle Imagna: Geography of memory - (2000)
• Pietra su Pietra: Repertory manual of the main construction details concerning the stone artefacts in use (2001)

Head of the editorial board of the bimonthly information periodical:
• Aldemagna - Vallimagna (1997/2001)

Co-author of the following volumes
• Romanesque Art: between Italy, France and Spain - Published by the GAL Valle Imagna (2001)
• On the traces of the Romanesque in the Province of Bergamo: between history, architecture and landscape - Published by the Province of Bergamo (2003)
• The image of the city: the twentieth century architecture in Bergamo - Catalog of the anthological exhibition promoted by the Order of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects and Conservators of the Province of Bergamo (2003)
• Architecture and Ideology 1930/1945 - Catalog of the anthological exhibition promoted by the Order of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects and Conservators of the Province of Bergamo (2004)
• Art and Architecture - Salvatore Saponaro and Leone Lodi sculptors among the architects of the Lombard twentieth century - Catalog of the anthological exhibition promoted by the Order of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects and Conservators of the Province of Bergamo (2005)
• Arqueologia del Agua - "Architecture of water. Thermal baths and spas ”Ed. Municipality of Herrera de Pisuerga - Segovia 2009