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COrtonaOPen3d

COrtonaOPen3D è un corso di modellazione 3D e un workshop sulle SmartCity che si svolge ogni anno nella straordinaria città di Cortona (Arezzo)

Workshop di Computer Grafica e Smart City Design per i Beni Culturali

29 Luglio / 7 Agosto 2022

Una straordinaria occasione per progettare e fare esplodere il portfolio dei vostri lavori e le vostre conoscenze nel campo 3D

Tutte le lezioni, le comunicazioni le conferenze e le revisioni saranno on-line e i progetti verranno sviluppati dentro un modello digitale 3D iperrealistico utilizzando il s

oftware BLENDER (www.blender.org)

Verranno riconosciuti Crediti Universitari per gli studenti di: Politecnico di Milano, Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Universidad de Zaragoza, Esda-Escuela Superior de Diseño de Aragon

03/08/2026

✨ CortonaOpen3D 2026 has officially come to an end!

On 1 August, the workshop’s final projects were presented both in person, in the Sala del Comune di Cortona, and online. After an inspiring series of presentations, the winning proposals were selected through two different votes: the Expert Jury Award and the Participants’ Vote.

🏆 Expert Jury Award
🥇 First Prize: GR 07 – Dynamics Fold
🥈 Second Prize: GR 09 – Le cortonesi
🥉 Third Prize, ex aequo: GR 08 – MFKDG and GR 12 – C.O.R.T.E.

🗳️ Participants’ Vote
🥇 First Prize: GR 07 – Dynamics Fold
🥈 Second Prize, ex aequo: GR 13 – DOTS and GR 16 – Mosaico abitabile

⭐ Special Mentions
Stefano Cagliani’s Special Mention: GR 08 – MFKDG
Matteo Cavaglià’s Technical Mention, ex aequo: GR 20 – GR20 and GR 05 – Prism Union

Our warmest thanks to the members of the expert jury for their time, insight and valuable feedback:

• Daniele Giovanni Papi, Politecnico di Milano
• Matteo Cavaglià, Politecnico di Milano
• Elisabetta Marcellini, Ordine degli Architetti di Arezzo
• Stefano Cagliani, Architect
• Victoria Trasobares, Director of Territorio Mudéjar
• Sheila Palomares, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, Universidad de Granada

Congratulations to all the winning teams—and, above all, to every participant who contributed creativity, energy and commitment throughout the workshop.

Thank you for making this edition of CortonaOpen3D such a rich, stimulating and memorable experience. See you next year! 💫

31/07/2026

Once again, it was a pleasure to conclude the lessons of COrtonaOPen3D with the final lecture by SEBASTIÁN arquitectos , architect, researcher and professor of Architectural Design at the University of Zaragoza.

Founder of Sebastián Arquitectos, he has developed a highly recognised and award-winning body of work spanning architecture, heritage conservation, landscape, museography and lighting design. His projects have received major national and international distinctions.

Through a journey across different scales, from territory and landscape to buildings, interiors and exhibition design, he reflected on how each scale transforms the way we understand and develop an architectural project.

The lecture presented inspiring works such as the restoration of the Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sijena, the new Goya Museum in Zaragoza, and interventions along the Way of St James. These projects show how contemporary architecture can reactivate heritage, reveal its historical layers and create new cultural experiences while preserving the identity of each place.

29/07/2026

Today we were delighted to welcome again Matteo Cavaglià, Adjunct Professor at the Politecnico di Milano, whose journey is closely connected to Cortona Open 3D itself. Matteo was a participant in the very first editions of the workshop, and it is a pleasure to welcome him back today as one of our lecturers.

During his engaging session, Matteo introduced participants to advanced Blender workflows for creating high-quality visualizations, demonstrating how cutting-edge digital techniques can enhance creativity and professional practice.

The lecture also explored the interaction between Blender and Artificial Intelligence, showing how AI-powered tools can support image creation, streamline creative workflows, and open new possibilities for the visualization and communication of cultural heritage.

Thank you, Matteo, for inspiring our students and sharing your expertise!

29/07/2026

We had the pleasure of welcoming , Vice President of the Accademia Etrusca and a leading figure in the promotion and preservation of Cortona’s cultural heritage.

With his extensive experience in cultural management, museum collaboration, and heritage enhancement, Albano delivered a truly inspiring lecture on the cultural landscape of Cortona, the legacy of Gino Severini, and the unique relationship between art, architecture, and place.

The experience continued today with a guided tour of the MAEC – Museo dell’Accademia Etrusca e della Città di Cortona, where Albano accompanied some of our participants through the museum’s outstanding collections, offering unique insights into the history, archaeology, and artistic heritage of the city.

Thank you, Albano, for sharing your knowledge, enthusiasm, and passion for Cortona with our students!

25/07/2026

What if heritage became your design studio?

At the Cortona Open 3D Workshop, participants learn to move beyond documenting heritage and start designing directly on its digital twin. Working with Blender, accurate 3D models become dynamic spaces where ideas can be explored, tested, and refined before becoming reality.

Because the future of heritage is not only about preserving the past—it’s about shaping what’s next. ✨

24/07/2026

Focused individual work…

24/07/2026

Today we had the pleasure of welcoming Victoria E. Trasobares, Director of Territorio Mudéjar

She shared valuable insights into how a rural heritage management organization operates, highlighting the challenges and opportunities of preserving cultural heritage in rural contexts.

Her lecture focused on the role of smart digitalisation strategies and how digital technologies can become powerful tools for heritage conservation. From improving documentation and research to supporting new restoration projects, enhancing decision-making, and making cultural heritage more accessible to wider audiences, digitalisation is opening new possibilities for the future of heritage.

A truly inspiring session showing how innovation and heritage can work hand in hand to protect and enhance our shared cultural legacy.

22/07/2026

Everything is set!

In just one day, the 15th Edition of the CortonaOpen3d Workshop begins.

Another year of learning, collaboration, and turning cultural heritage into shared knowledge starts tomorrow!!!

See you in Cortona and online!

14/04/2026

In the historic fabric of Cortona, where Etruscan traces, medieval structures and layered urban transformations coexist, the workshop returns to a question that is always open: how does heritage become a space for design thinking today?

This year we will work on the figure of Gino Severini, not as a closed museum object, but as a starting point to explore how artistic languages can re-enter the city and its architectural fabric.

Between art, architecture and heritage, we will test how interpretation can shift from preservation to activation — using digital tools and 3D environments as instruments for reading and transforming context.

A city like Cortona is not just a background, but a structure of time, scale and memory that continuously redefines the work produced within it.

29/03/2026

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Cortona

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