L’ex Agenzia Coltivazioni Tabacchi di San Giorgio del Sannio come palinsesto architettonico di processi e trasformazioni

Since the 19th Century, the province of Benevento has played a pivotal role in tobacco production and processing in Italy. The Agenzia Coltivazioni Tabacchi (ACT) in San Giorgio del Sannio represents as a significant example of industrial heritage identity, characterised by a continuous evolution of production processes and architectural rewriting. With the introduction of new European agricultural policies at the end of the millennium, following the liberalization of tobacco processing and marketing, a gradual process of production downsizing of the facility was initiated, culminating in its closure in 2001. This study examines the ACT through its historical, architectural, and structural evo- lution in relation to the region’s economic development. The research methodology integrates extensive archival investigation with a critical typological and structural analysis of the complex, verifying the need for an integrated recovery and outlin- ing possible scenarios of sustainable reconversion between cultural valorization and economic development.