Here’s how to plan a trip to Brixen, a charming Italian mountain town.
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The Plose massif is considered one of the most fascinating natural wonders in the world
a member of a South Tyrolean hotelier family with a long tradition of hospitality
discovers a hidden building in the woods during one of his long walks in 2007
Alois falls in love with what was once a lung sanatorium built by the Habsburg monarchy for the extraordinary natural features of this area
He revives the beautiful historical core of the building
open all year round with its 62 suites of three different sizes
Teresa and Alois respond in unison: "For us
a retreat with an exceptional panorama of the Dolomites
A place immersed in the forest and based on sustainability principles
where nature engages the senses and atmosphere
Forestis tells this side of infinite beauty
they are serious here: materials such as stone
the historic building with its wooden facade reminiscent of a large manor house is protected
and nothing has been modified: the wooden coffered ceilings and windows are truly beautiful
Everything here has been built with durable natural elements from the surrounding environment
preserving the wooden ceilings and the original staircase
The felled trees were used to build fences
and two new plantings were made for each tree cut down
Energy comes from its own plant and a wood heating system
Alois continues: "Every morning when I wake up
and I am always amazed by the show that unfolds before me
and the Forestis environment changes throughout the year
making every day special." These are not the emphatic words of someone who can only be in love with their creation because arriving up here
from the rural elegance of the oldest part of the establishment to the three wooden towers housing the suites with their incredible views
arranging the terrace loungers for a night outdoors
being 1800 meters above sea level surrounded by forests
with the thin air delicately scented with resin and the climate of Plancios on the southern slope of Plose unusually mild
The spa is remarkable with its two thousand square meters
inspired by Celtic traditions and the four natural elements water
and climate associated with as many trees - Swiss pine
and stone pine - with treatments linked to the vibrations of their sound sequences
The living spaces are particularly spacious
in addition to the boundless hiking opportunities
Forestis is connected to the Plose ski area: starting from the Skiroom
you can take a peaceful forest path that leads to the valley station of the ski lift and the slopes
and carpets were supplied by a weaving mill in Trentino
including the lighting that uses imperceptible light sources to create a natural atmosphere
The same can be said for the highly original restaurant hall
which with its steps resembles the shape of what could be called a kind of linear amphitheater and allows all guests a view of the Dolomites through large windows: each table is enclosed in a niche
The talented Roland Lamprecht is the executive chef of this establishment
a chef with significant European professional experiences used to being in nature since childhood
An expert connoisseur of mountain ingredients
he chooses natural elements from the woods and products from local farmers for his cuisine
creating dishes that combine the tradition of South Tyrol with successful creative ideas
with a wide use of vegetables but without neglecting meats and fish
it's worth mentioning the magnificent Rooftop Bar in the center of the three wooden towers
whose core is a lounge area with a central fireplace
open all year round weather permitting: if the view from Forestis is unique
the result for the eyes from up here is truly extraordinary
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2024 /CNW/ - The Co-founders of Brixen Developments are pleased to announce they have won one of the most prestigious awards in the Canadian building industry: The Home Builder of the Year
Mid/High-Rise award from the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD)
"We're thrilled by this recognition from our peers in the industry
and grateful for the support from BILD," said Alexander D'Orazio
"It's a great honour to be in the company of the GTA's best builders
have had such a significant impact on how people live in the city," added Andrew Iacobelli
the BILD Awards have recognized excellence and innovation in the design
sales and marketing of new homes in the GTA
Brixen was among four other high-profile finalists competing for the Home Builder of the Year
"This success inspires us to continue building high-quality communities where people come first," D'Orazio said
A total of 2,700 condo units are currently in Brixen's pipeline
In just a few short years since it was founded in 2019 by D'Orazio and Iacobelli
the upstart company has already made a mark within the GTA building industry
Brixen has completed two successful communities: South District
Brixen's Duo in Brampton and Exhale in Mississauga are well on their way to being completed
and have already won awards and received recognition
This recognition includes winning 1 2023 OHBA award for Exhale; 1 Gold award at the 2023 The Nationals for Duo; 1 Silver award at the 2023 The Nationals for Exhale; 2 Silver awards at the 2023 The Nationals for Duo; 1 nomination each at the 2024 CHBA awards for Exhale and Duo; and 1 nomination at the 2023 OHBA awards for Exhale
Iacobelli attributed Brixen's success to the team's "commitment to quality and a strong desire to build real communities for real people
Both Co-founders have decades of experience with both residential development and construction knowledge
and have achieved a mutual understanding of how to work effectively
we're extremely involved and very accessible
and that makes a big difference," D'Orazio said
Brixen operates adhering to a number of key values that anchor everything the company does: Open communication
environmentally and socially responsible operations – among other values
Iacobelli and D'Orazio are aligned on these values
which they are determined to integrate into each project
each of their developments is delivered within budget and within promised schedules
and experience has worked well as the Brixen Co-founders push the boundaries of design and construction
they thoughtfully plan communities in transit-rich areas surrounded by amenities and green space
"We want to be the builder that does things no one else does
that is always looking to exceed expectations and make sure our homebuyers love their homes," Iacobelli said
Alexander D'Orazio has been developing and constructing mixed-use
high-density communities for more than 15 years
and is responsible for building more than 6,000 units throughout various stages of development and construction
he plays a key role in the oversight of all design/development
Andrew Iacobelli has worked in the industry for more than a decade as a managerial consultant
he is responsible for the corporate side of the business
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Italy (OSV News) — The Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone in Italy made history Jan
20 by publishing the country’s first diocesan abuse report
Experts called it a hopeful sign in a country where the Catholic Church has yet to tackle the abuse crisis and seek answers on the scale and scope of clergy abuse
The Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone released its report with representatives of a German law firm present
“This is an important development,” said Father Hans Zollner
a top expert on clergy abuse and founding director of the Institute of Anthropology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome
He is a former member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
he said that “it is the first diocese on Italian state soil to present a report of this kind
A major signal effect is to be expected.”
The diocese commissioned the report in November 2023
aiming to “shed light on past cases of abuse
strengthen prevention measures and offer help to those involved.”
The Bavarian law firm independently reviewed archives and conducted interviews with victims and witnesses
with the bishop only learning about key findings of the report during the Jan
Bishop Ivo Muser of Bolzano-Bressanone stressed the need for transparency and accountability to restore credibility and trust.
“In addition to assuming personal responsibility
the bishop announced a series of concrete measures
including the establishment of an interdisciplinary group to examine the cases of accused priests who are still alive and the optimization of diocesan procedures,” the diocesan website said
Around 1,000 files were examined for the more than 600-page report that looked at cases from 1964 to 2023
In 67 identified cases of abuse involving 41 accused priests
and it also found that of 75 people who said they were affected
“I know you do not want to hear rhetorical words of dismay from me
let me say that I was deeply moved in particular by the descriptions of the cases and the personal pain that emerges so clearly from the report.”
project manager of “The Courage to Look,” stressed the need for a change in mentality
listening and acting must become the norm,” he said
and church institutions are sensitized to introduce clear rules in dealing with children
said that the number of cases has fallen sharply since the 1990s
but that many of the offenses were known to the diocesan administration before 2010 and were not managed correctly
There had been “massive mistakes” by decision-makers at various levels
refusal or even with the best of intentions
those responsible in the diocese had acted incorrectly or at least inappropriately
Bishop Muser said he takes personal responsibility for omissions during his time in office
including insufficient oversight of suspected priests
reluctance to take clear preventive measures against accused priests
and poor documentation outlining steps in handling abuse cases
while only 18% could be clearly identified as male
according to the local church’s own abuse report
the male victims far outnumbered the female victims
the results of the “The Courage to Look” project hardly differed from findings of German dioceses in terms of the systemic causes
the isolation of priests and the “fatal” concept of the “presumption of innocence.”
“This is carried around ‘like a monstrance’ by those who do not want to come to terms with the past,” Wastl said
The expert also cited “lay clericalism” as a major factor
indicating that Italian parishioners themselves want to protect their priests
Parishes should therefore be more involved in the prevention of abuse and “combat the evil … at grassroots level,” the lawyer said
The rapporteurs also recommended setting up independent ombudsman offices and getting more women into positions of responsibility.
which the Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone has now completed on its third attempt
“The Courage to Look” could grow into the “The Courage to Act,” said Wastl
Father Zollner for his part said that the first Italian diocesan report doesn’t necessarily mean there will soon be similar reports from other dioceses
indicating the reason might be found in the culture of the northern Italian diocese
which covers the northeastern region of South Tyrol and serves a predominantly German-speaking population
not only in the bishops’ conference but also in general
naturally see South Tyrol as a special region
especially since German is spoken by the majority of the population there and the culture is very much influenced by Austrian and southern German elements
and we will have to wait and see what the public reaction
and that of the bishops’ conference as a whole turns out to be,” Father Zollner told Domradio Jan
Father Zollner’s Institute of Anthropology was involved in the process of the production of the Bolzano report
after initial attempts to produce it were stopped by the diocese withdrawing funds for it — leading to protests — five years ago
20 called the report’s findings “shameful for the church,” and Father Zollner acknowledged “there has definitely been a change in what he (the bishop) has done.”
“And we are very happy that we at the Gregorian Institute for Anthropology have been involved in this process over the last two years,” he said
“and that it has been possible to accompany the Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone in this process.”
has so far been reluctant to report on abuse cases
they were “more interested in the topic than ever before,” seeing it as a hopeful sign
“It is gradually seeping through to Italy and I assume that it will soon lead to further developments in the church as well,” Father Zollner said.
Bishop Ivo Muser of Bolzano-Bressanone publicly apologized for mishandling priests accused of abuse during his tenure
His apology came after the publication of a groundbreaking report on sexual violence committed in his northern Italian diocese
Ludovica Eugenio: This report is unprecedented for several reasons
the investigation was entrusted to an independent firm
and the bishop granted them access to all available diocesan archives—something the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI) has never requested dioceses to do
the CEI has refused to establish an independent commission to investigate the systemic causes of abuse
this report prioritizes listening to victims
and respecting their legitimate right to the truth
the study on sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable persons announced in 2022 by CEI President Cardinal Matteo Zuppi focused on the last 20 years and was framed under the motto: “protect
train.” The starting point is entirely different
The Bolzano report begins by illuminating the facts
then moves on to finding the best ways to protect individuals
this report recognizes for the first time that these abuses are not isolated incidents but part of a systemic problem
It emphasizes that the reported cases—41 priests implicated in around 60 instances of sexual assault
involving nearly 75 victims since 1964—represent only the tip of the iceberg
including through a testimony-gathering initiative starting in February 2024
it’s also the result of years of advocacy by a determined group of laypeople
They faced resistance because the initial instinct was to protect the institution
But this diocese benefited from a unique context
it has drawn lessons from scandals in the German Church
this diocese became the first in Italy to establish a listening center for victims of clerical sexual violence—about ten years ahead of most other Italian dioceses
There’s still significant resistance because the connection to the parish remains strong in Italy
the priest is not only a religious and spiritual authority but also a central social figure
His authority and credibility are rarely questioned
Italy’s strong Catholic cultural heritage fosters a kind of co-clericalism
two victims of Marko Rupnik shared their stories at a press conference in Rome
but only five or six were Italian; the rest were foreign reporters
Because of Italy’s strong Catholic cultural legacy
laypeople of all backgrounds still place blind trust in the Church as an institution and are reluctant to expose what should be exposed
but it’s more about sensationalism that sells than a genuine effort to uncover the truth
Accusing a priest of abuse is still seen as risking backlash
There is one victim advocacy group in Italy
Francesco Zanardi—a survivor of childhood sexual abuse—has been collecting cases addressed by civil courts in a database for 15 years
the Italian Bishops’ Conference has never sought to collaborate with him
The church as an institution still fears facing victims
treating them almost as a threat to be defended against
the CEI created a victims’ observatory to organize a prayer day for them
but only on the condition that they don’t publicly disclose the abuse
There are some signs that things are beginning to change
a priest from a small Sicilian town was convicted in the first instance by the Italian courts for sexual violence against a young man now in his thirties
including recordings of phone conversations where the bishop admitted to covering up the abuse
The podcast attracted nearly 500,000 listeners
the bishop was recently indicted for perjury—a first for a bishop in an abuse case in Italy
When Pope Francis received a delegation from this diocese in November 2023
About 200 parishioners boycotted a celebration led by the bishop
and individuals to break the silence and advocate for an independent inquiry commission
Ludovica Eugenio is the editor of the Italian weekly Adista.
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this joint venture is bringing new residential and retail to Toronto’s Bathurst Manor neighbourhood
This handy location will offer residents easy access to Sheppard West subway station, for quick commutes to Downtown Toronto and beyond, while just one stop further at Downsview Park station
residents will find themselves on the doorstep of one of Toronto's largest and most versatile urban parks
Conceptual plans for Downsview West District
Brixen and Almega are looking to build on the area’s redevelopment. In particular, the lands adjacent to Downsview Park are transforming from the industrial and airport site into a vibrant mixed-use community
The former De Havilland Aircraft and military site is set to become a home to future residents
Directly adjacent to the Downsview Park subway and GO stations
non-residential spaces will include new parks
and educational facilities. In operation for several years now, the Downsview Park Merchants Market has long been a local favourite
Drawing parallels to New York's Central Park
Brixen sees Downsview Park as becoming a crucial community hub and urban oasis in Toronto
It already serves as a green heart for leisurely picnics
The masterplanned community beside it will include new streets
designed by KPMB Architects for Northcrest Developments and Canada Lands Company
the area has well-maintained fields for various athletic activities
alongside attractions like K1 Speed Go Karting
HoopDome offers basketball courts for all levels
and the park houses an aerospace training site
was recently recognized with BILD's Home Builder of the Year
High-Rise and focuses on community-centric building practices
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In just a few short years since its inception
Brixen has already made a mark within the GTA building industry
The joint venture between Brixen and Almega will capitalize on each company's unique capabilities in land entitlement
The Sheppard West condominium project is the cornerstone of the new partnership between the two distinguished builders
Bringing into play all their combined experience and unique expertise
the talented team is poised to have a significant impact on the landscape of this neighbourhood
Brixen and Almega will create an unprecedented community that brings condominium living into the future
"Residents of this condominium community will experience an enriched lifestyle in a high-quality building
thanks to our team's impressive combination of experience," said Hanna
The unique midrise condominium building rises above the Sheppard West neighbourhood
offering residents easy access to the 291-acre Downsview Park
A key selling point for the new residence is its close proximity to this popular green space and music festival venue with forests and trails
and a training site for aerospace students
and the HoopDome – rounding out the offerings for all ages and all interests
Brixen and Almega's new community will become an increasingly more desirable place to live as the extensive plans to transform the Downsview Lands come to fruition
Formerly the home of de Havilland Aircraft and the Canadian military
will be a nature-centred urban oasis for future residents
This new city within the city will define the area and showcase modern urban planning
Both Brixen and Almega are proud to be offering Toronto homebuyers a brilliant new opportunity and are looking forward to seeing the Sheppard West neighbourhood transition into a dazzling modern destination
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A historic home in the heart of Bressanone
forging dialogues through space and time with an architectural restoration and interior design by Vudafieri-Saverino Partners
Owner: Famiglia FallerArchitecture and Interior design: Vudafieri Saverino PartnersLighting design: Studio AmortProgetto strutturale: Kauer SeehauserProgetto acustico: Nira ConsultingFurnishings: Pedrali
Carpet EditionCuratela allestimento arte contemporanea: Stefanie PriethCuratela allestimenti arte antica: Rose BourdonPhoto credits: Paolo Valentini
Claudio Saverino and Tiziano Vudafieri created a subtle mediation between old and new in Bressanone
This transformation kept the top two floors for the private residences of the Faller family
who have owned the building for over 40 years
“It involved not only restoring a building with heavy restrictions under the Superintendence,” say the architects
“but giving it a new life and making it a new draw for the community
This included art that joins the family’s fine collection of classical paintings with new contemporary artworks
Our project stays true to the traditional heart of the 15th-century building
enhancing it with contemporary vocabularies and materials
This makes Lasserhaus a small but important new piece of the life of the city and its vocation for hospitality
“Natural materials such as larch and beech wood and brass add warmth and beauty to its details
The spaces have been given a new face with soft
A pattern effect creates a sense of three-dimensionality in the wall coverings
The architects designed most of the furnishings
velvet bed headboards with brushed larch rods
elegant paneling behind the beds made of wooden strips
A few furnishing accessories have been restored
such as chairs typical of the Tyrolean tradition
A carefully designed color palette was chosen based on the autumn colors of the woods and mountains
shades of brown tending to red in the brushed larch
These hues help create a soothing atmosphere supported by the lighting design based on soft
gentle light spread from floor and wall lamps
Wide-ranging works by five contemporary artists enrich the project’s narrative
joining the Faller family’s collection of over 100 artworks from the 17th century to the mid-20th century
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the Austrian Secretary for Digitalization Florian Tursky learned more about the project’s potential and the broad-based know-how of the Brixen region from the project partners MiCROTEC and TTControl during a visit in Brixen
the concept for an AI laboratory ("mailab") on campus was presented
which will make it possible for pupils and university students to learn skills in the field of artificial intelligence while drawing on the practical knowledge of leading companies
The campus is scheduled for completion by 2026
The industrial application of artificial intelligence is an effort that is only possible through the collaboration of innovative actors from a wide variety of fields
the Innovation Campus Brixen project now wants to combine the components of technology
The region's numerous high-tech companies have leading expertise in key technologies such as artificial intelligence for controlling autonomous machines
The Innovation Campus Brixen is intended to bundle this knowledge and thus become an innovation and technology hub for Central Europe
"Digitalization is one of the most important job engines of the future
The Innovation Campus Brixen will provide important impetus to make our country a pioneer for technology topics in Europe
This secures and creates jobs and opportunities for the next generations," says Provincial Councillor Philipp Achammer
who was unable to attend the meeting with the project partners and the Austrian State Secretary for Digitalization Tursky due to institutional commitments in Rome
MiCROTEC and TTControl opened their doors to the visitors
MiCROTEC is working on imaging techniques that detect wood defects in real-time
thus enabling more resource-efficient wood processing
a joint venture between the Vienna-based TTTech Group and the German-founded group of companies HYDAC International
is working on the next generation of smart mobile machines that will make networked and autonomous concepts such as smart farming a reality
"I am pleased that we are strengthening the business location through innovation and thus securing prosperity through digitalization in the region
Not only will the Innovation Campus in Brixen use the potential of digitalization
but it will also be a hub for the acquisition of digital skills
Students learn digital skills at the Innovation Campus and can draw on the practical knowledge of the companies based there
and thus prepare themselves optimally for a digital future," says State Secretary Florian Tursky
responsible for digitalization and telecommunications at the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance
A medium-term goal of the project is also to combine business and education
"The campus should also become a contact point for the acquisition of digital skills
The aim is to give the next generation of developers access to the bundled knowledge of the partner companies and thus awaken young people’s enthusiasm for technology," says project manager Roberto Ferrari
Background information on the participating companies
TTControl is a leading company in the field of safe control systems
robust displays and networking and IoT solutions for mobile machines
The company is a joint venture between TTTech and the German HYDAC Group with offices in Vienna (Austria) and Brixen (Italy)
TTControl products are the technological heart of innovative construction and agricultural machinery as well as lifting platforms
municipal vehicles and other special mobile machines
TTControl is working on the next generations of mobile machines with fully autonomous work functions and electric drives
Technology and market leader in the field of intelligent recognition of wood properties for optimization in the woodworking industry
The company manufactures quality scanners and software products that make it possible to use wood as a material in an economically and ecologically sustainable way
The company develops imaging devices that detect any biological fluctuations in wood as a material and enable optimal use of resources through automation and optimization in production
computed tomography as well as systems for radio wave analysis and high-resolution image processing
The company has a total of six locations in Europe
The TTTech Group is a leading provider of safe networked computing platforms that make megatrends like the Internet of Things and autonomous mobility a reality
Its solutions are applied in markets like automotive
smart manufacturing and automation and are trusted by many renowned market leaders
based on 25 years of technology leadership
About 2,300 employees from more than 60 nations work on 20 sites in 14 countries for TTTech Group companies
ensuring proximity to its valued customer base and partners around the globe
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The Pustertal/Val Pusteria railway line will be partially or completely closed from Sunday 15 December 2024
A replacement bus service will be provided for the duration of the works
based on the timetable of the train service and developed in conjunction with the relevant authorities
tourism operators and interest groups.
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the national infrastructure manager RFI and its affiliate Italferr will carry out technical safety work on the existing railway line in Pustertal/Val Pusteria
with the gradual installation of the European Train Control System (ETCS) and overhead lines
work will begin on the Riggertal/Val di Riga route
a direct link between the Pustertal/Val Pusteria and Brenner/Brennero railways that will save 15 minutes for travellers on the Bozen/Bolzano-Bruneck/Brunico route
You can find out more about the new Pustertal/Val Pusteria railway line in the Project section of our website
The B400 bus will run on the Brixen/Bressanone-Bruneck/Brunico line in both directions
B400 Brixen/Bressanone-Bruneck/Brunico timetable
Brennero/Brenner railway line - It is only possible to change from the Brenner/ Brennero railway to the B400 replacement service at Brixen/Bressanone station
The Franzensfeste/Fortezza station will not be served by the B400 replacement bus service
Another alternative is the 401 Brixen/Bressanone-Bruneck/Brunico bus line
Train tickets will be accepted on these buses for the duration of the closure
The timetables for the replacement bus service in Hochpustertal/Alta Pusteria (Bruneck/Brunico-Innichen/S
Candido route from 14 April 2025 to 2 June 2025) and on the Franzensfeste/Fortezza-Mühlbach/Rio Pusteria route (14 December 2025 to 26 January 2026) will be announced at a later date
Updates and details of the replacement bus service can be found in the timetables section
Bike transport: not allowed on replacement buses
Roberts stepped up to the final boulder knowing he had to top the problem to secure his first World Cup gold medal or walk away with nothing
“I had to give absolutely everything to do that
I left it all on the boulder and I can’t quite believe I won my first World Cup
and I was just trying to stay calm and look at the boulder as the boulder and not think about anything else
It is pretty hard when you are in that environment.”
The 18-year-old contorted his body as time was running out but managed to reach the target to bow out of the competition as the only climber to the three boulders
Roberts made 10 attempts for his three tops
demonstrating his dogged determination to win only his second World Cup medal
Roberts relegated Dohyun Lee (Republic of Korea) into second place and ended his hopes of winning back-to-back titles
Lee and Roberts were the only two climbers to top the M1 problem giving them the edge going into the final boulder
The Korean climber stumbled at the final hurdle and had to be content with the silver medal
Japan flexed their climbing muscles in Brixen qualifying four men into the final with Ogata Yoshiyuki rounding out the podium
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The American was the only woman to top all four boulders although she had a bit of a scare on the third test on which she became clearly agitated on multiple attempts
and had no problem with the final test to claim another World Cup win as she bids for a third consecutive overall title
The third boulder gave me a run for my money..
I started 'rapid firing' which is something I'm trying not to do
Sometimes it takes me a while to learn a move so repetition."
She finished narrowly ahead of Serbia's Stasa Gejo who also had three tops and four zones but had two more top attempts.
Israel's Ayala Kerem was fourth having also managed three tops and four zones but her 10 top attempts cost her a place on the podium.
Australia's Oceania Mackenzie was fifth with two tops ahead of Johanna Färber of Austria who had just one top.
2021 boulder world champion Natalia Grossman was also a talented gymnast when she was a little girl
But why did the American end up pursuing sport climbing
"Gymnastics is intense," she tells us
A new gateway to the centre of Bressanone (Italy), a small city in South Tyrol, is the latest addition to the Bressanone-Varna Ring Road. The infrastructural landscape project designed by MoDusArchitects, is composed of a series of connected, largely underground roads that reduce traffic volume and provide an alternate route around both city centres.
Courtesy of MoDusArchitectsThe project presents an inventory of complementary elements integral to the system of tunnels—as new entries, the central junction tunnel portals have been conceived as expressive figures whose raised heads emerge from the buried, unseen networks of roads serving as mediators of the disparate speeds and scales of the stratified urban context.
will extend the intervention to its final trajectory past the city centre of Varna for a total length of 8km
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topping the boulder World Cup podium ahead of Great Britain's Maximillian Milne and Japan climber Narasaki Tomoa
It was a first World Cup victory for the 22-year-old Team Germany star and reigning combined world champ.
Flohe made two tops and two zones to finish ahead of Team GB's Maximillian Milne on two tops and one zone.
Japanese climber Narasaki Tomoa claimed third with one top and three zones.
Asked how long he's been working for this maiden World Cup win after the competition Flohe said:
"Maybe my whole life, since I started climbing I guess, but I never thought I would make it on top of the podium someday."
The defining moment came on the third when he managed to top a seemingly impossible challenge: The only climber to do so.
Flohe had already won it before the final boulder but was the only one at the venue who didn't know it, giving his all to try and top the fourth and final boulder.
After he made the zone on the last challenge the crowd gave him a standing ovation as he celebrated a first World Cup title.
Next the World Cup heads to Innsbruck, Austria, and Flohe will aim to continue the momentum:
"I hope so, I think this year was quite a good year so far, I was already quite strong last year but somehow my head didn't work that well, so, ya, I'm super happy that it worked out today."
It was a good day too for first-time finallist Lee Dohyun of South Korea who finished fourth ahead of Ogata Yoshiyuki and the other Narasaki brother
Six finallists took on four boulders and after all four topped out on boulder one Max Milne looked like he was going to have a day as he topped the first route on his first go
He looked full of energy and confidence on boulder two also
becoming the first to make it to the summit of the second
pausing to give a cheeky look back and pumping up the crowd
But on the third boulder it was all about Flohe who showed all his power and problem-solving abilities to unlock the course and reach the top
Flohe had placed first in the ranking after the semi-finals with three tops and four zones
stepping up on to the top of a World Cup podium for the first time
This was the fifth Sport Climbing World Cup of 12 this season
the next happens from 22-25 June in Austria
a welcoming ‘urban living room’ that reinforces local cultural identity and instills a strong sense of social cohesion
Its formal outcome is a public venue inspired by the architectural characteristics of Brixen
where the new feeds the old and vice versa
restoring exceptional architecture capable of interweaving historical and contemporary fabric
‘This is not a library intended as a large container of books – quite the opposite
it is a project deeply rooted in its context
designed to welcome and generate human relationships and exchanges
and people of different ages,’ share architects Michel Carlana
close-up view of the secondary access from Via Bruno | all images © Marco Cappelletti
The project combines the construction of a new unitary complex and the restoration and annexation of existing structures: the Ex Finance and a portion of Ex Court (first two levels) and Ex Prison (part of the ground floor and first floor)
Redefined existing outdoor spaces complete the intervention
alongside two pedestrian access areas north and south of the Ex Finance building and a garden adjacent to Via Bruno
Planting itself silently and respectfully into its surroundings, the newly completed design by Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli (see more here) is located south of the Ex Court
in the void generated between two existing building
the new building behaves structurally like a ‘tree’ that leans its cement ‘branches’ towards the Ex Finance and Ex Court
establishing a perpetual relationship between new and old and inspiring the architects to rename the project
The analogy continues on a planimetric level
dictated by the need for great flexibility and adaptability of the spaces of a contemporary public library
Far from adopting the classic shelving system
the building holds a double perimeter shell between the external concrete walls and wooden paneling that covers the interiors and houses the serving spaces: from the vertical distribution to the toilets
‘This ‘cortex’ envelops the space
completely freeing it from any functional obligation,’ add the architects
The versatility of the internal program has also guided the library’s intended management and use
the complex can be entirely or partially permeable to the different floors by controlling strategic access points
the buildings and related external appurtenances serve as independent elements to perform multiple functions and events at different times
Ultimately, ‘the connections created between the new and old construction are tangible and fulfill formal
The new building is the result of a mass that deforms through contractions and dilations to recompose itself according to the surrounding volumes
[…] as if it were a sensitive organism that continuously adapts to the needs of the site and the project,’ continues Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli.
To resolve minor differences in elevation between the three buildings
the new ‘branches’ compensate through slight slopes
the added volume contains two vertical links with different characteristics
while serving all floors of the courthouse as an emergency exit
also acts as a staircase connecting the ground floor with the attic of the new building
an open staircase is positioned barycentrically with respect to the functional masses developing along the various levels
facilitating quick connections between the floors and inviting those who walk through it to enjoy glimpses of the new spatiality
both staircases are incorporated into the ‘cortex,’ while the pre-existing Ex Finance staircase mainly exists for service use
Visitors can access the new building from the ground floor through the infotheque
where a generous quadruple-height space occupied by the reception area grants access to the lifts
a newspaper library that can be made independent ensures excellent flexibility
the fiction area is designed as an open space providing access
to activities located in the Ex Court and Ex Finance or to the upper floors via a staircase and lift
The second floor mainly features the non-fiction/treatise area
directly connecting to the Ex Finance building
an additional reception area acts as a junction between the multipurpose room and literary events area
and information desks are evenly distributed on various levels
main foyer of the new library looking north
their renovation has uplifted their ancient character and provided a high degree of flexibility to accommodate different public activities
the Ex Finance building is configured as an access point to the new intervention with the main front-facing Piazza Duomo
In addition to the two access points to the north (main) and south (secondary)
and cloakroom spaces occupy the ground floor
The first floor houses the internal offices of the library
while the second and third levels host spaces for non-fiction
Accessibility is granted through a designated independent stairwell and lift
The ground floor of the Ex Court building mainly houses service areas: automated warehouses
the checking area for 24h borrows and return area
the first floor encompasses the children’s area
The entrance sits on the south side of the first floor
the children’s area on the east side of the corridor
the multipurpose room nestles to the east and the music archive to the west
the children’s area is held in a more secluded setting
with two independent rooms and a large space divided with furniture containing books and games
a passage gallery and an adjacent ancillary room have been built
attic of the new building’s top floor
Special attention has been paid to natural lighting
which is essential for reading and book maintenance and conservation
is deliberately blind to prevent the entry of direct light and equipped on the inside with a ‘bookcase wall’ that occupies the entire height of the building.
light-filled atmosphere are typical ‘erker’ bow windows that characterize the historic center
favor strategic views: one overlooking the two main areas of Brixen
the White Tower and the bell tower of the Cathedral
and another framing the Bishop’s Palace
tracing a line of continuity with the city’s landmarks and most iconic elements
the two windows on the outside represent the extension of building volume
recreating a spatiality typical of Nordic culture
forming alcoves ideal for reading or admiring the landscape
which trace the boundary between inside and outside
favor indirect light at the points where the greatest flux and concentration of people exist
two large skylights placed at the top of the pitched roof allow the sun rays to cross the entire height of the building and reach the ground floor
thanks to an articulated system of level retraction. ‘Each internal glimpse
in which everything has been custom designed
due to the building’s great geometric and volumetric complexity
camouflaged on the outside with clean and essential lines that blend perfectly with pre-existing structures,’ concludes the practice.
view of the main staircase with the second floor west erker in the background
waiting room + meeting space on the third floor of the new building’s secondary staircase
frescoes room on the first floor of the Ex Court
relaxation area on the top floor of the Ex Finance building
contractor: Unionbau
photography: Marco Cappelletti
gross floor area (built): 3,013 sqm gross floor area (lot): 2,378 sqm
1st prize design phase: 2017-2018 construction phase: 2019-2021 completion: 2022 cost: 7,056.260,80€
custom furniture: Erlacher furniture in series: Arte infographics and signage: Serima
polished concrete floors: Boden Service metal grilled gates + customized handrails: Inoxferdi
steel frames covered in anodized aluminum: Askeen
natural larch wood floors, carpets + curtains: Seeber-Tendacor
internal coatings in custom-made wood paneling: Falegnameria Longato washed mineral plaster on the facades
new building structure in reinforced concrete with insulation + aluminum sheet covering roof: Unionbau
AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function
but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style
A public library with an arresting new extension in Brixen, the oldest town in South Tyrol
appears at first to reject the traditional aesthetic of its more established architecture
including a Baroque cathedral and 13th-century Bishop’s Palace
Yet architect Michel Carlana, co-founder of Italian practice Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli
responsible for this highly complex project commissioned by the local municipality
stresses that the extension isn’t antipathetic to the city’s traditional architecture
‘We won the competition to design it in 2010
the year we founded the studio,’ he says
was temporarily frozen because a part of the site wasn’t owned by the municipality
which conjoins a building formerly occupied by a financial institution and a larger one – once a courthouse and prison – occupies what had been a bishop’s garden
The project also involved restoring the existing structures
Its main entrance is via the former financial building
an “infotheque” (reception area to welcome guests and help with requests) and newspaper library
a quadruple-height volume that connects to a multifunctional outdoor space used as an outdoor theatre or cinema or for lectures
A staircase and walkways evoking a tree’s branches inside the new space link it to the older structures
The library houses sections devoted to fiction and non-fiction books
Elements of the old architecture have been retained
such as windows on the existing buildings’ facades
creating an ambiguous sense of being inside and out
13th-century frescoes in the former financial building have been kept in a space used as a quiet reading area
The extension incorporates two gigantic contemporary versions of a bow window called an erker
a common feature on old buildings in Brixen
The latter comprises brick walls punctuated with relatively small windows but in the new library they have been reimagined as fully glazed
The extension’s south-facing elevation is windowless
The library’s erkers boast views of the cathedral and Bishop’s Palace
reinforcing the links between the neighbourhood and new extension
of ‘a domestic device’ and address what he believes is a growing need for us ‘to feel at home even in public places’
Despite the monumental scale of the library
which houses 36,000 books on shelving that sometimes shoots off at oblique angles rather than forms regimented rows
the architects haven’t treated it as an ivory-tower institution but as an all-welcoming venue
Just as public libraries worldwide are evolving into cultural hubs boasting other amenities
the library isn’t designed to be just a repository of books
‘It’s not just a large container of books but deeply rooted in its context – designed to generate human exchanges
intertwining different cultures and people of all ages.’
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Finals closed in Brixen this afternoon as Yannick Flohé and Maximillian Milne flew in the face of Team Japan. A powerful boulder final prevented any climber from topping more than two problems, showing a sharp contrast to the previous Salt Lake City World Cups.
The 23-year-old brother of former World Champion Tomoa Narasaki, Meichi Narasaki, finished sixth this afternoon in his second Boulder World Cup of 2022. After taking a sabbatical from international competition in 2019, Narasaki has climbed into finals in both of the competitions he’s chosen to participate in.
Although he finished the day in sixth, the narrow margins of this round placed him within reach of the podium. If he had topped M3, and impossible seeming boulder that only Flohé managed to finish, he would have taken bronze. He came very near the Top after wrestling his way through both lower cruxes, but in the end, had to settle for sixth.
After medal finishes in each of his last four World Cup appearances, Yoshiyuki Ogata left Brixen empty handed. While he managed the same number of Tops and Zones as his teammate Tomoa, Ogata took too many attempts to Top M1.
This easier opening boulder saw six tops and separated the field by attempts to Top and attempts to Zone from the onset. Ogata came very close to M2 and M4 as well, but struggled with limited friction on M2 and limited power on M4. He earned fifth place. Ogata still leads the World Cup ranking, but Narasaki trails by under 1000 points. Naraski missed the second Salt Lake City World Cup due to sickness which will make it hard for him to catch Ogata in the final two World Cups.
Korean 19-year-old Dohyun lee has experience competing in multiple disciplines on the World Cup stage, but his recent Boulder performances showed improvement over his pre-pandemic results. Today, Lee competed in his first Boulder finals, earning fourth. This result come after back-to-back 10-place finishes in Salt Lake City and Seoul, suggesting that he may become a fixture of future semi-final rosters.
Lee concluded his round with the same number of Tops, Zones, and attempts-to-Top as Narasaki, but they were separated by attempts to Zone.
As one of the field’s most gifted athletes, Tomoa Narasaki continues to make medals in his World Cup appearances. Although he has not climbed with Ogata’s consistency this year, he is the second most consistent athlete in the field, and arguably the most technically adept.
Narasaki looked short on power in today’s competition, however, as the boulders outclassed the former Boulder World Champion. With that said, humid conditions made mistakes lethal, and Narasaki did have moments of slip.
But so did all of the athletes. Great Britain’s Max Milne appeared unfazed by the nasty weather, and pulled through hot holds into second position. As the only athlete to flash M1, Milne’s early lead made him difficult to stop on the later boulders.
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Milne furthered his lead as the only man to climb the extremely powerful M4
Although most athletes made it to the final move
only Milne had the presence of mind to hop his foot high into the penultimate hold to control the finish
The risky movement paid off and it became Milne’s competition to lose
Although his shorter height may have helped him on the hop
Even if he had managed to secure Zone on M4
his attempts-to-Top would have held him behind Flohé
Milne’s performance here today came after weeks of near misses
then 12 and 13 in the last four World Cups
earned his best ranking of the year and scored his first medal by taking silver
Although Milne’s performance was nothing short of impressive
Yannick Flohé was the story of the competition
After struggling to retain performance across rounds in previous World Cups
and longer than everyone else in the competition
This rarely happens in the men’s category and is a testament to the strength of the German climber despite bad conditions
After a heroic ascent of M3 in semi-finals
Flohé once again became the only athlete to Top the untoppable with a brutal ascent of M3 in finals
Flohé pressed his feet into the slick paint of a textureless volume to transition through a shoulder sequence
He earned his gold medal with such strength that he did not need to climb on M4 to retain his position
climbing near the Top of the challenging M4
Read about Germany’s Hannah Meul and her first silver medal in yesterday’s final
Featured image of Yannick Flohé by Lena Drapella
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the best climbers in the world took to the mats for Brixen’s first World Cup competition
Grossman continues her lead after a near-perfect season
while several favourites abstain from the competition
This event marks the second to last Boulder World Cup event of the season
the depth of the women’s field continues to surprise
Three competitors make their first Boulder World Cup semi-final in Brixen
The stress of competition made it to Natalia Grossman’s Instagram last month as she described the pressure she felt to perform
As the favourite for the women’s category following Janja Garnbret’s abstention from competition
Grossman has carried the weight of expectation through each of these last World Cups
The five Tops she earned in this morning’s semi-final placed her alongside France’s Fanny Gibert who also earned Five tops in the other qualification sub-category
Gibert’s qualification round today was her best of the 2022 season and will be reason to watch for her in tomorrow’s semi-final
As one of the more technically adept climbers on the circuit Gibert has struggled with power moves
If the setting style were to remain the same
consistency is the French climber’s weakness on the World Cup stage
American Brooke Raboutou and France’s Oriane Bertone each medalled in this year’s World Cup Series
but neither competed in today’s qualification round
Germany’s Hannah Meul and China’s Zhilu Luo made up the two third-place spots rounding out the top four with the Gibert and Grossman
A tough qualification round pushed Canada’s best out of tomorrow’s semi-final
Alannah Yip led the Canadian women with two Tops and five Zones
A minimum of three Tops and five Zones in five attempts to Top was required to make semi-finals
Ontario’s Madison Fischer returned to the World Cup stage after her 10-place performance in Meiringen
Fischer missed out on semi-finals with two Tops and five Zones earning a 39 place finish
and Becca Frangos finished their competitions in 55
Although the Canadians may not have competed as they would have liked
several new faces will join the semi-final veterans
Australia’s Olympian Oceania Mackenzie made her first World Cup semi-final this morning with four Tops and five Zones
Matsufuji narrowly missed semi-finals in Salt Lake City scoring one place out of the second round
The 18-year-old has made four World Cup appearances in her career
She improved from 49 to 39 to 21 in previous competitions and qualified for semis today in 15
Matsufuji is joined by teammate Serika Okawachi who made her first World Cup semi-final today with four Tops and five Zones in five attempts
The incredible performance brought her to fifth position when her previous best in a Boulder World Cup rested at 27 from a 2016 event
Her more recent results were less impressive
paired with the fact that this is her first World Cup event since 2019
speaks well of the 24-year-old’s future in the sport
Japan’s Miho Nonaka earned her first medals of the season in Salt Lake City and will look top replicate those results tomorrow in Brixen
Her low-placing qualification does not reflect her potency as an athlete
especially in the challenging semi-final format
Serbia’s Stasa Gejo and Italy’s Camilla Moroni could each push into the top places given the right rounds
though Gejo has struggled in this World Cup Series
both Bertone and Raboutou are not competing tomorrow
They have left space for any who hope to earn their first Boulder World Cup medal of the season
Austria’s Franziska Sterrer and Korea’s Chaehyun Seo may take those medals as they qualified in seventh and fifth respectively
Although shaking Grossman from the top spot seems unlikely
Sterrer dominates when she has a strong round
while Seo’s consistency as a sport climber makes her a dangerous competitor on the mats
American Cloe Coscoy will want to make finals in this
the second-to-last Boulder World Cups of the season
Coscoy climbed well as one of the few athletes to make semi-finals in each of the 2022 Boulder World Cups
Her consistency has not yet earned her finals
that accumulated experience could push her through to the top six
The men’s qualifiers also finished this afternoon
and the women’s semi-final begins tomorrow at 5:00am EST
leaving the men’s semi-final and final for Sunday
Featured image of Miho Nonaka by Daniel Gajda
The fifth stage of the Boulder World Cup 2023 in Bressanone concluded on Sunday night with a thrilling victory of Toby Roberts
the 18-year-old from Great Britain prevailed over Dohyun Lee (South Korea) and Yoshiyuki Ogata (Japan) at the sold-out Vertikale wall
This marked the end of the Bressanone boulder festival
which over the three days attracted around 10,000 spectators to the cathedral city
After the first boulder it seemed as if it might come down to a duel between Dohyun Lee and Toby Roberts
as they were the only athletes to solve problem #1
while Roberts kept his cool and sent it after four attempts
Problem #2 proved tricky and no one got past the zone except for Sorato Anraku from Japan
fought his way to the top on his second go and after having gone empty-handed on the first boulder was suddenly propelled into provisional third
All six finalists solved the third boulder problem
Lee remained in the lead with two tops and three zones on fewer attempts (3-7)
while Anraku secured provisional third with his second top and stayed on the heels of the leading pair
Problem #4 proved decisive. Both Yoshiyuki Ogata and Meichi Narasaki flashed the boulder with disarming ease, bumping themselves right up the leaderboard. Next out was Lee; he had won in Prague the previous week and everyone expected him to breeze up this burly boulder
Surprisingly though he got no further than the zone
Tomoa Narasaki and Anraku then failed even to latch the zone
paving the way for Roberts who had climbed superbly all weekend
Ogata and Narasaki and in order to win needed the top
He got the zone immediately but failed to get past the compression moves
He then fell on the dyno and things began to look bleak
But Roberts dug deep and with just over a minute to go
his final battle was an absolute masterclass in brute force
writhed and wriggled and with just 20 seconds on the clock he matched the last hold to secure his first World Cup victory
anger and then sheer disbelief, the crowd in Brixen went absolutely berserk
It was a perfect ending to a perfect weekend.
Thrilled organisers"We have had three amazing days
we were able to welcome more than 10,000 spectators to the Vertikale
had a sold-out stadium almost at almost all times
I am speechless about how smoothly everything went
I would like to thank our many partners and sponsors
But the biggest thanks go to our countless volunteers
without whom an event like this would not be possible
We will do everything we can to be on the World Cup calendar in the next few years as well," Ralf Preindl
summed up at the end of the Boulder World Cup in Bressanone
The Vatican has reversed its decision that once barred an LGBTQ-supportive theologian from becoming a university dean
In November 2022, the faculty of the Philosophical-Theological University of Brixen/Bressanone, Italy, elected Fr. Martin M. Lintner to be dean of the school. His two-year term was supposed to start the following year, but the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education intervened and vetoed Lintner’s appointment
Now, Lintner has received from the Vatican the necessary “Nihil obstat“ (“nothing prevents”)
an ecclesiastical declaration needed to teach theology
“‘The official justification for withdrawing the refusal and re-examining my case was that there were questions that needed to be clarified that affected several dicasteries,’ the moral theologian continued
This suggests that not everyone in the Vatican agreed with the negative decision
Lintner also said that a well-informed source told him that his case had been on Pope Francis’ desk
But he doesn’t know whether the church leader noticed him.”
“The current statement [announcing Lintner as dean] goes on to say that Muser has discussed and clarified the open questions with those responsible at the Vatican over the past few months
The education dicastery has now confirmed Lintner as dean
‘The news that reached me from the education dicastery is good news for our diocese and for our university,” the bishop is quoted as saying.”
He is happy that the reservations against him
He could not judge whether the now revised decision of the education dicastery is related to the revision of the ‘Nihil obstat’ procedure
which has been ongoing for more than a year.”
“‘It is entirely in my interest to close this chapter
and to concentrate again on theological work
I approach the new challenges as dean of our university with joy and confidence.'”
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Moving to a multilingual area at first feels like playing a game where everyone knows the rules
As a language student however I quickly realised it was the perfect place for my year abroad
‘‘Wir sind nicht in Deutschland, wir sind nicht in Österreich und wir sind nicht in Italien. Wir sind in Südtirol’ (We are not in Germany, we are not in Austria and we are not in Italy. We are in South Tyrol). If I was in any doubt before, this assertion from a resident on my second day in Brixen reminded me that South Tyrol, a German-speaking province in northern Italy, is a little bit different.
Both my German and Italian tutors responded enthusiastically to the idea of going to South Tyrol. My university friends were equally positive but I also sensed a certain apprehension about spending a year abroad in a multilingual region. The main question was: how do you know which language to speak?
Moving to a multilingual area like South Tyrol initially feels like playing a game where everyone else knows the rules, apart from you. Things improve with time, however. As Harald Knoflach, a teacher at the school where I work says: “Ninety per cent of the time I can tell someone’s first language before they even start talking.”
This balancing act is in fact between not two but three languages. Deciding that just sticking to German and Italian would be far too straightforward, I decided to acquaint myself with Ladin. Ladin is a language with five variants across the Dolomite valleys alone and is spoken by around 30,000 people across the province. Mercifully, my beginner’s course has stuck with learning just one, for now at least.
Whilst trying to learn a language that has nothing to do with my degree might seem like an unnecessary distraction, it has been useful on many levels. As well as noticing some similarities between Ladin and Italian, I’ve also found it interesting from a cultural point of view. Doing a Ladin course as an English-speaker has acted as a great conversation starter and people really appreciate that I’m taking an interest in a different aspect of South Tyrol’s culture.
As for the languages I’m studying for my degree, although there have been some difficulties with tuning into the local dialects of German and Italian, I’m convinced that encountering two foreign languages every day has helped my confidence. Switching from German to Italian will hopefully feel easier in my final year at university as it’s a normal part of life here.
Read moreSpending my year abroad in a multilingual region has taught me something else too
I thought of German and Italian as two separate languages that rarely crossed over
with roads called via Dante and Goethestraße and shops selling La Repubblica next to Die Zeit
is a living example that this is not the case
We both stubbornly refuse to commit to one language
Far from being an unnecessary complication
Brixen’s indecisiveness has helped to keep my final year options open at a time when I might have had to plump for one language over the other
my degree won’t be called German and Italian but modern languages
It might not have been Durham’s intention but the subtle change in title seems to reflect my multilingual experience rather nicely
Instead of giving me a watered down version of two languages
South Tyrol offers me a more diverse impression of both
Almega Corporation and Brixen Developments Inc. have announced a new joint venture to construct condominiums at Downsview Park in Toronto
the development will be built near the Sheppard West subway station
“We’re thrilled to offer homebuyers the opportunity to live a highly connected lifestyle
a precedent-setting new urban development,”Almega CEO Basem Hanna said in a statement
Brixen Developments won the BILD Home Builder of the Year
“We wholeheartedly embrace the opportunity to work in partnership with Almega on what will undoubtedly become a highly sought-after new community,” said Brixen’s co-founder
“This next-level project will benefit from the great synergy of our two companies working together.”
The new midrise condominium will offer easy access to the 291-acre Downsview Park
often referred to as Toronto’s Central Park
It also includes facilities like The Hangar Sports and Event Centre and the HoopDome
catering to a wide range of interests and age groups
The transformation of 520 acres of the Downsview Lands
is set to create a nature-centred urban oasis for 85,000 residents
This development will highlight modern urban planning with new streets
“Residents of this condominium community will experience an enriched lifestyle in a high-quality building
thanks to our team’s impressive combination of experience,” said Hanna
Almega Corp is a vertically integrated Canadian real estate development company with more than $1 billion in active and completed projects and more than 1,000 units under development
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the fifth women’s IFSC Boulder World Cup of the 2023 season was held in Brixen
After an absence from last weekend’s comp in Prague
Natalia Grossman returned to the series in dominant fashion
She topped all four problems in the final round
and one bronze in Boulder World Cup events
She also holds a gold medal from the 2021 IFSC World Championships
she made quick work of the first two problems
topping problem #1 in her third attempt and flashing problem #2
The third problem of the evening gave her some difficulty though
and it started to look like she was going to give up her lead
“The third boulder gave me a run for my money,” she said
“I kind of started rapid firing which is something I’ve been trying not to do
but I think just knowing I only had a few attempts left
sometimes it just takes me a while to learn a move
she finally figured out how to to stick the awkward coordination throw that was giving her trouble
She came out strong for the final problem of the evening
picking up what looked like an easy flash of a very difficult boulder
This is Grossman’s second gold of the 2023 Boulder World Cup
After a rough start of the season in Asia due to illness
she came back strong in Salt Lake City in May
She is expected to compete in the final Boulder World Cup event of the season in Innsbruck next weekend
A solid finish there will crown her as 2023 Boulder World Cup champion – a familiar achievement for Grossman who was the Boulder World Cup champ in both 2021 and 2022
She’s also had success in lead competition
ranking second overall in the 2021 Lead World Cup and third overall in the 2022 Lead World Cup
Grossman was the only climber to top all four problems in the Brixen finals
Gejo took five attempts for her three tops
Seo is well-known for her sport climbing. She was Lead World Cup champion in 2019 and placed second overall in 2022. Late last year, she onsighted 5.14b and repeated La Rambla 5.15a
she had never podiumed at a Boulder World Cup event
The men’s Brixen World Cup semi-finals and finals will be held tomorrow, Sunday June 11. They will be livestreamed on the IFSC’s Youtube Channel tomorrow
The YouTube livestream schedule is listed below:
Yannick Flohé top qualification at Boulder World Cup in BrixenThe American and France's Fanny Gibert lead the field of 20 women's qualifiers to Saturday's semi-final in Italy which is live on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com
Flohé and Hamish McArthur best in the men's
Picture by Jeffrey Swinger-USA TODAY SportsBy Olympics.comNatalia Grossman of the United States and Fanny Gibert of France will lead the top 20 women's sport climbers into the semi-finals of the Boulder World Cup in Brixen
this Saturday (11 June 2022) after jointly topping the qualification standings on Friday
Germany's Yannick Flohé and Great Britain's Hamish McArthur were the top finishers
The semi-finals and finals of the Boulder World Cup in Brixen will be streamed live on Olympic Channel via olympics.com (territorial restrictions apply), with the women's event on Saturday and the men's on Sunday.
who has since taken a competition sabbatical
Olympic silver medallist Nonaka Miho of Japan
Also through to the semi-finals are Olympic finallists Jessica Pilz of Austria and South Korea's Seo Chaehyun. Switzerland's Petra Klingler
The men's qualifying saw Flohé and McArthur tied atop the leaderboard with Japanese teammates Ogata Yoshiyuki and Fujii Kokoro in joint third
Korea's Lee Dohyun and 2020 Olympic bronze medallist Jakob Schubert of Austria rounded out the top five
High-quality outcomes data is crucial for continued surgical quality improvement. Outcomes are generally captured through structured administrative data or through manual curation of unstructured electronic health record (EHR) data. The aim of this study was to apply natural language processing (NLP) to chart notes in the EHR to accurately capture postoperative superficial surgical site infections (SSSIs).
The performance of the SAM pipeline was superior to administrative data, and significantly outperformed previously published results. The performance of the HITL pipeline approached that of manual curation.
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Background: High-quality outcomes data is crucial for continued surgical quality improvement
Outcomes are generally captured through structured administrative data or through manual curation of unstructured electronic health record (EHR) data
The aim of this study was to apply natural language processing (NLP) to chart notes in the EHR to accurately capture postoperative superficial surgical site infections (SSSIs)
Methods: Deep Learning (DL) NLP models were trained on data from 389,865 surgical cases across all 11 hospitals in the Capital Region of Denmark
Surgical cases in the training dataset were performed between January 01st
We trained a forward reading and a backward reading universal language model on unlabeled postoperative chart notes recorded within 30 days of a surgical procedure
The two language models were subsequently finetuned on labeled data for the classification of SSSIs
Validation and testing were performed on surgical cases performed during the month of November 2021
We propose two different use cases: a stand-alone machine learning (SAM) pipeline and a human-in-the-loop (HITL) pipeline
Performances of both pipelines were compared to administrative data and to manual curation
Results: The models were trained on 3,983,864 unlabeled chart notes and finetuned on 1,231,656 labeled notes
Models had a test area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC AUC) of 0.989 on individual chart notes and 0.980 on an aggregated case level
The SAM pipeline had a sensitivity of 0.604
a positive predictive value (PPV) of 0.763
and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 0.991
the HITL pipeline had a sensitivity of 0.854
Conclusion: The performance of the SAM pipeline was superior to administrative data
and significantly outperformed previously published results
The performance of the HITL pipeline approached that of manual curation
One way of addressing the shortcomings of administrative data is through the manual curation of free text in patient charts. This approach has been used with great success by clinical registries such as the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) (4). Although the program has been shown to be cost-effective, manual curation remains time-consuming, expensive, and prone to human error (5)
An alternative to the manual curation of free text is the use of machine learning (ML) methods such as Natural Language Processing (NLP). NLP is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI), where algorithms are trained to efficiently parse and analyze human language (6)
thus offering the potential for NLP algorithms to automate chart reviews of surgical patients while addressing many shortcomings of both administrative data and manual curation
We hypothesized that DL models could detect superficial surgical site infections (SSSIs) occurring within 30 days of a primary surgical procedure with a fidelity comparable to manual curation
and superior to both administrative data and previously published non-DL methods
The study was approved by the Danish Patients Safety Board (Styrelsen for Patientssikkerhed
approval #31-1521-182) as well as the Danish Capital Region Data Safety Board (Videncenter for dataanmeldelser
patient consent was not required as the study was purely retrospective and without patient interaction
This study was performed on data from a cohort of surgical patients from the Capital Region of Denmark
The Capital Region hospitals provide free of charge healthcare to approx
1.8 million Danish citizens across 11 somatic hospitals
including care for postoperative complications
only patients with a surgical procedure performed at one of these 11 public hospitals during the study period were included
We included all surgeries from each of the 11 major surgical specialties (orthopedic surgery
We used a combination of procedure codes identifying relevant reoperations and ICD-10 codes to identify SSSIs
The Danish coding system employs ICD-10 codes for diagnosis coding
whereas surgical procedures are registered according to the Nordic Medico-Statistical Committee (NOMESCO) Classification of Surgical Procedures (NCSP)
All codes are logged by the treating physicians either during treatment or at the time of discharge
We included codes logged up to 30 days after a surgical procedure in any of the Capital Region hospitals
thus enabling us to capture SSSIs identified at both the hospital performing the initial procedure but also at other regional hospitals in case the patient was discharged from the primary hospital and treated in another hospital for the SSSI within the 30-day postoperative timeframe
ICD-10 diagnoses codes were divided into high-confidence SSSI codes that described a postoperative wound infection
and low-confidence codes that described general skin infections in the postoperative period
High-confidence codes included “surgical wound abscess” (DT814A)
“postoperative wound infection” (DT814F)
and “postoperative superficial wound infection” (DT814G)
Low-confidence codes included “cutaneous abscess
“local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
and “local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Surgical cases with either a reoperation for superficial infection after surgery (NCSP code KXWB) or a high/low-confidence ICD-10 code from the above-mentioned list within 30 days of a surgical procedure were flagged for manual review
Only reoperation codes and high-confidence ICD-10 codes were used to compare performance with the NLP algorithms
Postoperative chart notes were defined as medical free text notes logged from the time of the surgical procedure to 30 days after and included admission notes
The notes were manually curated for the presence of an SSSI by a trained team of medical reviewers
all cases were re-reviewed by an external physician
The inter-rater reliability was assessed by the kappa statistic
Test cases with inter-rater disagreement were reviewed by a third-party general surgeon
chart notes logged within the first two days of the postoperative procedure were logged as not describing an SSSI
due to the very unlikely case of an SSSI presenting in this early timeframe
This was defined as rule-based labeling and was only done for the training data
which aligns with the CDCs definitions as stated above
the ACS NSQIP defines SSSI's as a postoperative infection involving the skin or subcutaneous tissue of the incision occurring within 30 days after a primary surgical procedure
one of three criteria should be met: purulent drainage
a positive culture from the superficial incision
or the diagnosis of an SSSI by a physician
a positive culture was registered if a physician chart note detailing this was present
Figure 1 illustrates how the data was split between training
We chose a time-based data split to simulate retrospective algorithm development with prospective algorithm testing
we split the data on the 1st of November 2021
This allowed us to validate and test the algorithms on every patient that underwent surgery during an entire month (November 2021) at any of the 11 regional hospitals
with complete 30-day follow-up data on all patients
To train the NLP algorithms we used data recorded before the 1st of November 2021
We manually curated the subset of cases that had either a relevant reoperation code or ICD-10 code within 30 days of the surgical procedure (see definitions above)
A total of 389,865 surgical cases were included in this study
we selected all notes recorded before November 2021 (n = 4,521,611) from a total of 383,298 surgical cases
Duplicated notes were removed ((n = 95,096) for a final dataset of 4,426,515 unique notes
labels were not used for the language models
This dataset was randomly split into a training dataset (n = 3,983,864) and a validation dataset (n = 442,651)
After successfully pretraining both language models
we added a classifier to each and fine-tuned the classification models on the labeled notes from the dataset (n = 1,231,656)
Models were validated on the 4,487 cases operated between the 1st and the 20th of November 2021
This dataset consisted of a total of 34,896 labeled notes
the classification models were tested on 2,080 cases operated between the 20th and the 30th of November 2021
This final dataset consisted of 17,244 labeled notes
All included chart notes from patients undergoing surgery in November 2021 (Figure 1)
were manually curated for the presence of an SSSI
defined as procedures performed within 30 days after an unrelated primary surgical procedure
if a patient underwent a cholecystectomy and then a hip replacement within a three-week timeframe
we again chose a time-based split on the 20th of November 2021
so that all cases performed during the first 20 days of the month functioned as a validation dataset
and the last 10 days functioned as a test dataset
To limit the risk of data leakage from training to validation/test data
we excluded all chart notes that were recorded after October 30th
we double-checked that no chart notes were present in both the training- and the validation/test datasets
We chose the Universal Language Model Fine-Tuning (ULMFiT) DL approach as proposed by Howard et al (13)
The basic idea behind ULMFiT is to pretrain a universal language model (LM) on unlabeled data
and then to fine-tune it on labeled data for downstream tasks
The approach can be further optimized by ensembling a forward and a backward model into one final bidirectional classifier
Models were evaluated using the accuracy and perplexity performance metrics
After successfully pretraining both language models, we added a classifier to each. Then the two models were fine-tuned on the labeled training dataset. Each classification model was trained with discriminative fine-tuning, slanted triangular learning rates, and gradual unfreezing as previously described (13)
We trained both classification models for a total of 4 epochs
the model was validated on chart notes from surgical cases performed during the first 20 days of November 2021
Results from the validation data were used for threshold selection
We tested the final model performance on primary surgical cases from the last 10 days of November 2021
This was done by averaging the prediction of the forward and backward model for each of the postoperative notes
with an average model prediction above the identified threshold (see below)
the case was categorized as having an SSSI
As the classifiers output probabilities rather than classes
it is important to select an appropriate threshold for mapping probabilities to classes (i.e.
mapping the probability given by the model that an SSSI occurred based on the NLP analyses to a binary yes/no classification of an SSSI)
We propose two use cases: a stand-alone ML pipeline and a human-in-the-loop pipeline
For stand-alone applications, we trained a stand-alone model (SAM). Here, false positives are costly, as none of the cases are reviewed by humans. For this use case, threshold selection can be based on optimizing the F05 score. This score gives more weight to the positive predictive value (PPV) than to sensitivity, minimizing the number of false positives at the expense of more false negatives (15)
For human-in-the-loop applications, we trained a human-in-the-loop (HITL) model. For practical use in a real-world setting, all positive cases would be manually double-checked by a human. For this use case, threshold selection was based on optimizing the F2 score. Unlike the F05 score, the F2 score gives more weight to sensitivity than to the PPV (15)
We calculated the F05 and F2 scores for thresholds from 0 to 1 in increments of 0.01
enabling the identification of the optimal threshold for each score
The model performance on individual notes was established using the area under the curve (AUC)
the AUC was established based on the highest individual note prediction for each case
Additional accuracy parameters on a case level included sensitivity
Both administrative data (SSSI reoperation codes and high-confidence ICD-10 codes) and NLP models were compared to manual curation
Data are presented as medians [interquartile range] or percentages where appropriate
Data were processed in a secure cloud environment on Windows Azure
NLP algorithms were implemented using Python v.3.8.13
We calculated the performance metrics using the Scikit Learn python package v.1.1.3
The forward language model was able to predict the next word in the postoperative notes of the LM validation dataset with an accuracy of 59.7% and a perplexity of 7.62
The backward model achieved an accuracy of 60.7% and a perplexity of 7.89
For the NLP classification of SSSIs, the training dataset consisted of 383,298 primary surgical cases with 1,231,656 labeled chart notes. Summary statistics from manual curation are presented in Table 1
A total of 5,274 cases met at least one of the three criteria for manual review
a total of 83,368 individual postoperative notes were manually curated
Model performance was validated on 4,487 surgical cases
of which 108 (2.4%) had an SSSI upon manual review
of which 249 (0.7%) described an SSSI
The forward and backward classification models achieved a combined validation AUC of 0.994
The threshold that optimized the F05 score for the SAM model was 0.42
The test dataset consisted of 2,080 surgical cases
there was an inter-rater disagreement between the trained team of medical reviewers and the medical doctor on 27 cases (1.3%)
resulting in a Cohen's kappa coefficient of 0.73
These 27 cases were reviewed by a general surgeon
The final test dataset consisted of 17,244 notes
of which 136 (0.8%) described an SSSI
Receiver operating characteristics for administrative data and for NLP algorithms
Both are compared to manual curation and presented on a case level
Performance metrics on the test data for administrative data
Confusion matrices for administrative data (A
reoperations and high-confidence ICD-10 codes)
The actual label is based on the manual curation of patient charts
DL models were trained to detect SSSIs from unstructured free medical text
We propose two practical use cases: a stand-alone ML pipeline and a human-in-the-loop pipeline
a threshold of 0.42 optimized the F05 score
This pipeline could address some of the shortcomings of administrative data with an improved sensitivity (0.604 vs
while retaining a similar specificity (0.996 vs
Another advantage of this pipeline would be increased temporal precision
as the date of a positive note could easily be extracted
a threshold of 0.18 optimized the F2 score
This pipeline could further improve results
by having a human review of positive cases
By manually curating 68 out of the 2,080 cases in the test set (3.3%)
it could theoretically achieve a specificity of 1
but this would come at the expense of an increased burden of manual curation
This pipeline could address some of the shortcomings of traditional manual curation
and potentially with a faster data release
these metrics should be assessed considering reported SSSI rates in Denmark
outside of specific research projects solely tracked through administrative codings which as seen in table 3 only retains a 10% sensitivity for capturing SSSIs
there is presently no credible national overview of SSSI rates
Many studies have investigated the performance of NLP algorithms for detecting surgical site infections, however, to our knowledge, only two studies have reported performance metrics for superficial surgical site infections, specifically (1, 12)
In the first study, Bucher et al. developed a rule-based NLP system to detect SSIs (12)
Their training data included 97 SSSI cases
and they got an internal validation AUC of 0.887
In the second study, Skube et al. used a combination of structured and unstructured data, with a keyword-based NLP approach (1)
Their training data included 174 SSSI cases
They reported a specificity of 0.879 and a sensitivity of 0.822
such low thresholds (0.06) tend to increase the sensitivity and the specificity
we saw a sensitivity of 0.958 and a specificity of 0.969 with a similar threshold of 0.06
DL models from this study appear to outperform previously published non-DL results for the automatic detection of SSSIs
One possible reason for the superior performance of the presented algorithms is the amount of available training data
compared to 97 and 174 cases from the two previously mentioned studies
Another possible explanation could be the use of DL
we used Microsoft Azures Machine Learning Studios AutoML function to train and validate different non-DL algorithms
We trained a total of 33 models on the same training- and validation datasets as previously described
The best performing non-DL algorithm was based on term frequency-inverse document frequency (TF-IDF)
followed by a maximum absolute scaling and finally a gradient boosting classifier
This model was slightly inferior to the ULMFiT approach
0.989 for ULMFiT) on individual notes and 0.963 (vs
the true potential of DL may be more pronounced in scenarios involving even larger datasets
It is conceivable that as the size and complexity of the dataset increase
especially in terms of their ability to capture nuanced patterns and relationships in data
This hypothesis warrants further investigation and could form the basis for future studies
One advantage of our approach was the flagging of training cases for manual curation
The presented results were achieved by manually curating under 2% (83,368) of the available 4,426,515 postoperative notes in the training dataset
Another advantage was the use of individual notes instead of aggregated notes
This resulted in a higher burden of manual review for training
but increased the positive training documents from 3,032 aggregated documents (one for each SSSI case) to 7,852 positive individual notes
This approach also allowed us to include many auto-labeled negative notes in the training dataset
increasing the number of negative notes from 75,543 to 1,223,831
It also provided insights into the classification of each note
allowing for a rapid review of positive cases/notes
and potentially also insights into the phrases that drive predictions
One limitation of this study is the challenge of establishing a ground truth
ICD-10 codes could represent the ground truth
and qualify as one of the SSSI criteria (Diagnosis of SSSI by a physician)
even though the postoperative notes did not describe an SSSI
we saw multiple examples of positive ICD-10 codes
where the postoperative notes explicitly stated
we chose to use manual curation as the ground truth
instead of a combination of manual curation and positive codes
most postoperative complications are treated in hospitals
expect to have relevant clinical follow-up data on most patients
mild SSSIs could potentially be treated by a general practitioner
and these cases would not appear in the hospital EHR
This further underlines the important point of clinical relevance
While SSSI's are clinically important
the severity may vary widely between cases with some cases requiring hospital admission and others handled in the outpatient setting
Future studies could thus ideally focus on using DL NLP approaches to assess the severity and not just the presence of SSSI's
it should be noted that variations in SSSI rates between the training
only effect the amount of SSSI cases available for model training
as the final performance is assessed only on the test set
DL models were pretrained on 4,426,515 unlabeled postoperative notes and fine-tuned to detect SSSIs on 1,231,656 labeled notes
the models appeared to outperform previously published results
while theoretically retaining key advantages such as easy accessibility
performance metrics approach that of manual curation while being cheaper
and with a potential for rapid data release
The underlying dataset is available upon institutional review board approval from the Capital Region of Denmark (videncenter for regional udvikling) as well as approval from the Data Safety Unit of the Capital Region of Denmark
the authors are not allowed to share the dataset without written approval from the above-mentioned governing bodies
The underlying code for this study can be shared on reasonable request
parts of the codes and generated networks are not available for sharing
Please contact the corresponding author(s) for further enquiries
The studies involving humans were approved by Danish Patients Safety Board (Styrelsen for Patientsikkerhed)
The studies were conducted in accordance with the local legislation and institutional requirements
Written informed consent for participation was not required from the participants or the participants’ legal guardians/next of kin in accordance with the national legislation and institutional requirements
Study execution and manuscript preparation was performed by AB
MS and AT performed critical revisions of the manuscript
All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version
The study was supported by a research grant from the Novo Nordisk foundation (#NNF19OC0055183) to MS
The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of Stasia Winther
and Maya Yoshinaka with the manual curation of the EHR data
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Every year there is a magic in the crisp winter air in Brixen
toasted nuts and honey wafts through the air and with it the joy of the feast of love and union
Music in churches and street concerts set the mood for the holy season
Garlands of fir trees and lights festively decorate the city's historic streets
The first snow on the surrounding peaks glistens all the way down to the valley and invites you to make your first descents on the perfectly groomed slopes
In 1991 the Christmas market was organized in Brixen for the first time
the Cathedral Square becomes the town’s 'living room'
The exclusive Brixen Christmas Market at the foot of the magnificent cathedral and framed by the imposing centuries-old buildings
excellent food and a carefully selected cultural program
Every year from the end of November until the 6th of January
Cathedral Square in Brixen will host the traditional wooden houses to celebrate 30 years of this important event with great news
local and different - original and authentic craftsmanship
the anticipatory joy of waiting for the love feast
something warm in the cup and something good in the hand
which will be conveyed by the stalls of the Christmas market in front of the Cathedral as the rich program
Sustainability and regionality determine the product range
which will consist only of high-quality products manufactured or finished in South Tyrol
and short transport thus become the brand promise to which the Brixen Christmas Market adheres
also in line with the new tourism vision for Brixen and its surroundings
and all sorts of other original gift ideas are offered on the stalls and in the little huts around the majestic Christmas tree erected in the center of Brixen's cathedral square
the Christmas market also offers sweet delicacies and tasty South Tyrolean specialties
To mark the 30 years since the first market in Italy special attention will be paid to tradition and customs
Rediscover a different time of ancient traditions
The Christmas program in Brixen includes musical concerts
so-called Barbarazweige - Barbara's branches (usually cut branches of cherry trees) will be distributed to visitors in the Cathedral Square
Tradition has it that placed in water they can bloom for Christmas as a good sign for a good new year
the patron saint of beekeepers and wax makers
these professions were of great importance during the Advent season
as many beeswax candles were needed. Candles on the balconies and windows on the evening of the Immaculate Conception
will give a special light to the whole town
The longest and darkest night of the entire year is the Night of St
December 21 has been associated with many oracles since time immemorial
Local custom says that December 21 is the traditional day for baking zelten
the typical South Tyrolean Christmas cake made of dried fruit and nuts
The prepared delicacies are then eaten on December 26 along with all the family members
Under the guidance of a master baker on Saint Thomas Day visitors can prepare their own cake
Performances by local choirs in various advent concerts
handcrafted crafts and carriage rides through town create a warm and welcoming atmosphere
Only 7 km away from the center you will find more than 40 km of ski slopes of various levels
toboggan runs and countless winter hiking trails with or without snowshoes to enjoy the wonderful panorama of the Dolomites
an unforgettable moment that will make the Christmas season special: the light musical
The preciousness of an instant in the courtyard of the Hofburg
Each year a completely new show is produced
where live actors interact with the images projected on the Palace
will sing live and will bring the audience into a world of emotions and magic
The magical setting and light projections are created by French lighting artists Spectaculaires - the creators of Soliman's Dream
the characters will enchant visitors with lavishly colored images
specially composed music by Stephen Lloyd and live singing and take them on a truly extraordinary journey
explores the question of how futile it is to cling to happiness
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Lintner’s publications on questions of Catholic sexual morality.”
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Lintner’s ecclesiastical license to teach is not affected by this matter,” it added
PTH Brixen had selected Linter to serve as dean from Sept
Notdurfter will continue to hold the post until a newly elected person can assume the office
Many of Lintner’s publications and public statements have called for the Church to be open to the blessing of same-sex unions and a reimagining of Catholic teaching on sexual ethics and morality
The Dicastery for Culture and Education is the Vatican department that oversees ecclesiastical and Catholic institutes of higher education in conjunction with the world’s bishops
It is responsible for approving teachers of theological disciplines by issuing a nihil obstat
a declaration that “nothing stands in the way” of a candidate’s appointment
In the 2017 apostolic constitution Veritatis gaudium (“The Joy of Truth”)
Pope Francis wrote that the chancellors of ecclesiastical universities and faculties must propose to the dicastery the names of candidates who “are to be nominated or confirmed as rector
as well as the names of the teachers for whom a nihil obstat is to be requested.”
PTH Brixen, which traces its history back to 1607
is run by the Diocese of Bozen-Brixen (also known as the Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone)
but also provides formational preparation and practical training
including for the diocese’s deacons and priests
In a joint statement
three associations representing German-speaking moral theologians expressed their “unreserved solidarity” with Lintner
“We note with incomprehension the refusal of the Roman nihil obstat for the election of Martin Lintner as dean of the Philosophical-Theological College of Bressanone,” it said
“We criticize the disciplinary intervention of the Dicastery for Culture and Education as professionally inappropriate and incomprehensible.”
“Martin Lintner’s positions reflect a broad consensus within German-speaking moral theology and far beyond. Since the post-synodal letter Amoris laetitia (2016)
they are increasingly found in magisterial letters as well.”
issued by the International Association for Moral Theology and Social Ethics (IVMS)
the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Moraltheologie (Moral Theology Working Group)
and the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christliche Sozialethik (Christian Social Ethics Working Group)
added: “No arguments are given for the decision
The lack of transparency of the procedure leaves no choice but to see in the disciplinary action a curial demonstration of power.”
“In the current situation of the world church
it can only be understood as an attempt at intimidation
which seeks to lead theological research and teaching on the leash of discipline
The German Association of Faculties of Catholic Theology (KThF) said in a June 26 statement that Lintner was “a highly respected
“He is an important voice in the professional and public discourse
who in his publications on relationship ethics tries to develop sexual morality theologically and ethically in such a way that it can be a positive
and fruitful contribution for the people of this time,” it said
Lintner does not represent marginal positions
but those that may be considered a consensus within the discipline.”
Lintner was a contributor to the 2020 publication “The Benediction of Same-Sex Partnerships,” produced in response to a request from Austria’s bishops’ conference
He wrote a chapter presenting “theological-ethical reflections on a blessing celebration for same-sex couples.”
Asked if the Church could still refuse to bless same-sex partnerships
Lintner said that he expected “an intensive
internal Church debate on this question.”
“But I consider the refusal of the Magisterium to engage in dialogue about what has been reflected theologically and morally on this issue to have been lifted,” he commented
“The condemnation of a homosexual relationship as sinful without exception is obviously not the last word of the Church on this question.”
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The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith confirmed in 2021 that the Church does not have the power to bless unions of persons of the same sex
In 2022, Belgian bishops published a text allowing for a ritual blessing of same-sex couples, and in March this year, Germany’s controversial “synodal way” passed a resolution supporting same-sex blessings
The June 26 statement issued by Bishop Ivo Muser and Alexander Notdurfter did not
indicate which of Lintner’s “publications on questions of Catholic sexual morality” the Vatican objected to
Lintner was born in Bozen (Bolzano) in South Tyrol (Alto Adige)
a German-speaking region of northern Italy
he joined PTH Brixen in 2009 as a lecturer and has served since 2011 as a professor of moral theology and the theology of spirituality
He has produced numerous academic publications in his specialist areas of moral theology
His works include “From Humanae Vitae to Amoris Laetitia: 50 years of controversy over the Church’s doctrine on Birth Control” and “Divorce and Remarriage
A reading of Amoris Laetitia from a theological-ethical perspective.”
His 2012 book “Detoxifying Eros: A plea for a viable sexual morality and relationship ethics” has been published in German
The publisher’s description of the book said that it “presents sexual morality in an understandable way
introduces new moral-theological approaches
and points out aspects that remain valid.”
It added: “Lintner’s book is a plea for a new self-understanding of the Church’s sexual morality
and an engagement with the social conditions under which relationships are lived and shaped today.”
The 50-year-old professor has also received support from outside the German-speaking world
The British theologian Tina Beattie described the Vatican decision as “depressing news” and called Lintner “a fine theologian and person.”
Lintner also received backing from the Provincial Ethics Committee of South Tyrol
which serves as an advisory body on ethical issues in healthcare
Committee chairman Herbert Heidegger said: “The issues of sexual morality and the beginning of life are topics of applied ethics
as a member of the Provincial Ethics Committee
offers his valuable contribution with great responsibility and balance
addressing people’s concerns and questions on this issue.”
Marcello Neri, a visiting lecturer at the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences
Writing for SettimanaNews, a website overseen by the Dehonian Province of Northern Italy, Neri said: “The decision taken by Bishop Muser, in agreement with Prof. Lintner, to renounce a hierarchical appeal is understandable as a form of protection of the academic theological studies of Bressanone.”
“But even this decision is not good for theology or for the Italian Catholic Church.”
Also, this little tidbit from the quoted official statement was interesting to read: "Since the post-synodal letter Amoris laetitia (2016), [Lintner's positions] are increasingly found in magisterial letters as well.”
Rome is starting to have to deal with the conundrum of censuring people, organizations, and positions that (funny enough) directly appeal to Rome's own words and actions as justification for their objectionable doings. Looks like chickens are coming home to roost!
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The Vatican is facing backlash after it vetoed the appointment of a prominent German-speaking moral theologian as dean of an academic institution in northern Italy.
Lintner\u2019s publications on questions of Catholic sexual morality.\u201D
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Lintner\u2019s ecclesiastical license to teach is not affected by this matter,\u201D it added
Many of Lintner\u2019s publications and public statements have called for the Church to be open to the blessing of same-sex unions and a reimagining of Catholic teaching on sexual ethics and morality
The Dicastery for Culture and Education is the Vatican department that oversees ecclesiastical and Catholic institutes of higher education in conjunction with the world\u2019s bishops
a declaration that \u201Cnothing stands in the way\u201D of a candidate\u2019s appointment
In the 2017 apostolic constitution Veritatis gaudium (\u201CThe Joy of Truth\u201D)
Pope Francis wrote that the chancellors of ecclesiastical universities and faculties must propose to the dicastery the names of candidates who \u201Care to be nominated or confirmed as rector
as well as the names of the teachers for whom a nihil obstat is to be requested.\u201D
PTH Brixen, which traces its history back to 1607
including for the diocese\u2019s deacons and priests
In a joint statement
three associations representing German-speaking moral theologians expressed their \u201Cunreserved solidarity\u201D with Lintner
\u201CWe note with incomprehension the refusal of the Roman nihil obstat for the election of Martin Lintner as dean of the Philosophical-Theological College of Bressanone,\u201D it said
\u201CWe criticize the disciplinary intervention of the Dicastery for Culture and Education as professionally inappropriate and incomprehensible.\u201D
\u201CMartin Lintner\u2019s positions reflect a broad consensus within German-speaking moral theology and far beyond. Since the post-synodal letter Amoris laetitia (2016)
they are increasingly found in magisterial letters as well.\u201D
added: \u201CNo arguments are given for the decision
The lack of transparency of the procedure leaves no choice but to see in the disciplinary action a curial demonstration of power.\u201D
\u201CIn the current situation of the world church
renders calls for dialogue implausible.\u201D
The German Association of Faculties of Catholic Theology (KThF) said in a June 26 statement that Lintner was \u201Ca highly respected
and renowned professional colleague.\u201D
\u201CHe is an important voice in the professional and public discourse
and fruitful contribution for the people of this time,\u201D it said.
\u201CWithin the field of theological ethics
but those that may be considered a consensus within the discipline.\u201D
Lintner was a contributor to the 2020 publication \u201CThe Benediction of Same-Sex Partnerships,\u201D produced in response to a request from Austria\u2019s bishops\u2019 conference
He wrote a chapter presenting \u201Ctheological-ethical reflections on a blessing celebration for same-sex couples.\u201D
Lintner said that he expected \u201Can intensive
internal Church debate on this question.\u201D
\u201CBut I consider the refusal of the Magisterium to engage in dialogue about what has been reflected theologically and morally on this issue to have been lifted,\u201D he commented
\u201CThe condemnation of a homosexual relationship as sinful without exception is obviously not the last word of the Church on this question.\u201D
Leave a comment
The Vatican\u2019s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith confirmed in 2021 that the Church does not have the power to bless unions of persons of the same sex
In 2022, Belgian bishops published a text allowing for a ritual blessing of same-sex couples, and in March this year, Germany\u2019s controversial \u201Csynodal way\u201D passed a resolution supporting same-sex blessings.
indicate which of Lintner\u2019s \u201Cpublications on questions of Catholic sexual morality\u201D the Vatican objected to
Lintner was born in Bozen (Bolzano) in South Tyrol (Alto Adige)
He has produced numerous academic publications in his specialist areas of moral theology
His works include \u201CFrom Humanae Vitae to Amoris Laetitia: 50 years of controversy over the Church\u2019s doctrine on Birth Control\u201D and \u201CDivorce and Remarriage
A reading of Amoris Laetitia from a theological-ethical perspective.\u201D
His 2012 book \u201CDetoxifying Eros: A plea for a viable sexual morality and relationship ethics\u201D has been published in German
The publisher\u2019s description of the book said that it \u201Cpresents sexual morality in an understandable way
and points out aspects that remain valid.\u201D
It added: \u201CLintner\u2019s book is a plea for a new self-understanding of the Church\u2019s sexual morality
and an engagement with the social conditions under which relationships are lived and shaped today.\u201D
The 50-year-old professor has also received support from outside the German-speaking world.
The British theologian Tina Beattie described the Vatican decision as \u201Cdepressing news\u201D and called Lintner \u201Ca fine theologian and person.\u201D
Lintner also received backing from the Provincial Ethics Committee of South Tyrol
Committee chairman Herbert Heidegger said: \u201CThe issues of sexual morality and the beginning of life are topics of applied ethics
addressing people\u2019s concerns and questions on this issue.\u201D
Marcello Neri, a visiting lecturer at the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences
Writing for SettimanaNews, a website overseen by the Dehonian Province of Northern Italy, Neri said: \u201CThe decision taken by Bishop Muser
to renounce a hierarchical appeal is understandable as a form of protection of the academic theological studies of Bressanone.\u201D
\u201CBut even this decision is not good for theology or for the Italian Catholic Church.\u201D
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The project raises its body on tiptoe and frees up the ground level to give it over to the city as a public space. New visual connections are made, not only to the main building of the Bishop’s Palace but also to the ancillary Chinese and Japanese pavilions that mark the corners of the Palace gardens. The exotic, sinuous curves of the corner pavilions are re-interpreted in the building designed by MoDusArchitects which transforms into a new gateway for the city of Bressanone.
© Oskar Da RizThe building is almost entirely glazed on the ground floor, which houses the public spaces and info booths, to allow maximum transparency and permeability. The entrance is clearly marked by the inset windows and the large overhang that cantilevers out towards the new square. The upper floor, housing the administrative offices, is closed and enigmatic in the sequence of its convex surfaces.
© Oskar Da RizWith its welcoming curves balanced by the decisive concrete tectonic
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