We prefer to imagine time flowing as a means of passing on values and experiences. For us, rather than a sequence of events, it is a series of moments that help defining who we are.
We were born from the experience of a few, growing in number season after season.
50 years in business and new milestones: 300 professional staff, 46 partners and 30 million turnover. Politecnica evolves and prepares for the future, always focusing on people.
New professionals join the founding members and Francesca Federzoni becomes President. The international business development is started and UN 2030 Goals turn into guiding principles.
Internationalism, technological evolution and, since 2001, the processes leading to the first certifications.
Evolution accomplished: from regional enterprise to solid national group. It is 1994 when C.I.A. becomes Politecnica Ingegneria ed Architettura.
New partners and new alliances, large and complex projects. In 1985 the agreement with Idroforma is signed.
The collective project presently forming Politecnica was started in Modena. The company was established in 1972 as C.I.A., Cooperative of Engineers and Architects.
"For 50 years we have been looking to the future. Tomorrow, our goal will be to govern growth through three strategic lines: investment in human resources, commitment to sustainability and, finally, a strong commitment, including an economic one, to innovation with the birth of a project to integrate Artificial Intelligence algorithms to create databases accessible to all Politecnica's professionals."
Francesca Federzoni, Presidente Politecnica
This is the message of our President today, which is renewed more than 10 years after Politecnica's 40th anniversary celebration event, confirming its strategic approach and always putting the idea of people at the center.
"Designing requires a great capacity for empathy. It is important to put yourself in people's shoes, to think and imagine like them. Design is momentum. It is a desire to change the world for the better”'.
This is how Gabriele Giacobazzi (1949-2024), president of Politecnica until 2011, an extraordinary person who left an indelible mark in the history of the cooperative and in the world of engineering, tells us about his life at Politecnica.
In this video, the message with his vision and commitment fully reflects our idea of cooperation and engineering.
His memory will continue to inspire and guide the next generations of Politecnica.
Thank you Gabriele.
We were born from the experience of a few, growing in number season after season.
It all started with a determination to do integrated design. And then we projected the company into the future, focusing on the alliance between generations. Today I look back with pride and wonder at the cooperative I created over 50 years ago: a large independent company, with a strong international presence and a long-term project,

Founding Partner C.I.A.
To honour our commitment, we develop our integrated design in very different contexts. We really want our "action" to be people-friendly; therefore, in our designs we envision future needs and anticipate the steps of change.
We promote multi-competences and multi-capacities in-house, constantly growing in quantity and targets. Our team features 45 cooperative members and over 350 staff units, experienced and qualified professionals with whom we share the steps to come.
Since 2016, we have published an annual Report documenting our active commitment to achieving the 17 Sustainability Goals set by the United Nations 2030 Agenda. We report on our best projects in Italy and worldwide, as well as our corporate sustainability initiatives.
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