Our contribution deals with the exemplary case of one of Italy's most important factories, ThyssenKrupp in Turin. Founded as Fiat Ferriere between 1957 and 1962 on a bend of the Dora River, it now stands abandoned and linked to the memory of the tragedy that took place in December 2007, when seven workers lost their lives in a fire.

The events surrounding ThyssenKrupp appear emblematic of Turin's industrial history and its most recent urban regeneration policies, alternating between moments propulsive for hypothetical transformation and periods of rethinking the same purposes of use on a territorial scale. The problem in promoting proactive actions is linked to the private ownership of the plant and its size, the necessary reclamation work, the challenging access to the area, and the difficult socio-economic context of the Lucento neighborhood.

In particular, our contribution aims to reflect on the documentary and testamentary value of this massive, barrier-like building, which embodies historical significance, collective memory, and a hoped-for memorialization, because the ThyssenKrupp pyre remains “a wound that will not heal” and for the families a story of justice betrayed.