Webuild, 120 years of Italian history through its infrastructure
Bridges, railways, dams, subways and much more narrated as works of ingenuity and art
by M.Mor.
What would Italy be without the Autostrada del Sole, where more than 100,000 vehicles pass through every day; without the Ridracoli dam, which provides drinking water for more than a million people, serving 50 municipalities in Romagna as well as the Marche; or without the high-speed railway, which from the Pendolino to the Frecciarossa has put tens of millions of Italians on the move?
It would be a country orphaned of its economic boom, of that propulsive thrust that from its agricultural roots inherited from World War I and World War II accelerated its run on the tracks of history to lead it among the world's leading industrial powers.
The Evolutio project launched and supported by Webuild, a world leader in the construction of large-scale works, is dedicated to the infrastructures that have modernised the country, accelerating its development and breaking down the economic and social gaps between North and South.
The idea of the exhibition
From 7 to 9 October 2025, the Ara Pacis Museum in Rome hosts 'Evolutio. Building the future for the last 120 years', the exhibition that tells how the infrastructures built by Webuild in over a century of history have contributed to the development of Italy and the changing lifestyles of Italians.
Spiega Pietro Salini, amministratore delegato di Webuild: «L’idea di questa mostra nasce dall’archivio storico di Webuild, da tutte le opere realizzate in questi 120 anni, 3.700 progetti importanti portati a termine. Ma soprattutto per vedere i volti degli uomini e delle donne che li hanno costruirti e come questo ha cambiato la nostra società in meglio, dandoci quei servizi che oggi diamo per scontato. Parliamo di energia, acqua, luce, trasporti, metropolitane, aeroporti, tutte cose realizzate da persone. Questa è l’idea che c’è dietro la mostra. Con Evolutio - dice ancora Salini - abbiamo voluto restituire la memoria di un secolo di trasformazioni, mostrare come strade, dighe, ferrovie, porti e aeroporti abbiano cambiato la vita delle persone e continuino a farlo oggi. È il nostro contributo a una riflessione collettiva: ricordare da dove veniamo, per capire meglio dove vogliamo andare».
