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In Progress: CityLife Milano / Zaha Hadid Architects

CityLife Milano is an ambitious commercial and residential development on Milan's historic former trade fair grounds: the Fiera Milano. On the surface, over half of CityLife Milano will be covered with upwards of 168,000 square meters of landscaped parkland dedicated to pedestrians and bicycles. This lush, pedestrianized space will be centered around a grand new piazza - 'piazza delle tre torri' - shaped by a trio of towers and surrounded by a cluster of residences, all designed by three world-renowned architects. As previously mentioned, Arata Isozaki and Andrea Maffei has contributed the Isozaki Tower, which is planned to become the tallest skyscraper in Italy at 202 meters and built alongside the curved, 150 meter Libeskind Tower. To complete the triad, Zaha Hadid has designed a twisting, glazed tower, which will rise 170 meters into the skyline.

More on the Hadid Tower and surrounding development after the break...

Bocconi Urban Campus / OMA

Bocconi Urban Campus / OMA - University
Courtesy of OMA

Looking to redefine the relationship between students, buildings and the city of Milan, Bocconi University challenged architects world-wide to design a “campus for the third millennium”. Although first prize was awarded to SANAA’s courtyard-centric complex formed by a series of undulating figures, OMA’s proposal provides an interesting twist to intercity university campuses.

Formulating a composition of objects that “represents a three-dimensional re-learning of humanistic values”, OMA’s Bocconi Urban Campus proposal sets the stage for Homo Economicus. Two clusters of independent buildings - an “extroverted” new school of management and the “introverted” a-frame student housing tower - are centered around a public amphitheater topped by a canopy of “architectural” umbrellas. While the thirteen story tower shelters the more intimate campus programs and acts as a backdrop to the boisterous new school, all spaces remain permeable to the activities of the surrounding city and establish the most appropriate and stimulating connection.  

More photos of OMA's proposal after the break...

Microsoft Milan / Flores & Prats

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  • Architects: Flores & Prats
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  150000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011

Refurbishment of “La Serenissima” Office Building / Park Associati

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  • Architects: Park Associati
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  7
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2012
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Interface, AGC, Fural, Kone, MARAZZI, +3

Christ Resurrection Church / Cino Zucchi Architetti + Zucchi & Partners

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Milan, Italy
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Lattonedil

Museum MUMAC / Arkispazio

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  • Architects: Arkispazio
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1800
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2012
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Mottura

New Milan Trade Fair / Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas

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Duvetica Milano Shop / Tadao Ando Architect & Associates

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Milan, Italy

Zumbini / Binocle

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Milan, Italy
  • Architects: Binocle
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton / Fabiola Minas Roberto Murgia Simona Oberti

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AD Classics: Torre Velasca / BBPR

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  • Architects: BBPR
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  1958

New EDI Headquarters / tiarstudio + RMA

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  • Architects: RMA, tiarstudio: tiarstudio / Federico Florena, RMA / Roberto Murgia
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  950
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010

Milanofiori Housing Complex / OBR

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Milan, Italy
  • Architects: OBR
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  27400

Nebula / Cecil Balmond

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Milan, Italy
  • Architects: Cecil Balmond: Balmond Studio - Cecil Balmond
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Louis Poulsen

Toshiba Milano Salone / Dorell.Ghotmeh.Tane

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  534
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011

The Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre / King Roselli Architetti

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Milan, Italy
  • Architects: King Roselli Architetti: King Roselli Architetti - Riccardo Roselli
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  50000
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Geoplast, LILLI SYSTEMS

Al Mercato / AMA – Albera Monti & Associati

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Milan, Italy
  • Architects: AMA – Albera Monti & Associati: AMA – Albera Monti & Associati: Giovanni Albera , Nicolas Monti ,Rita Saragoça Saramago Silva Pereira
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  80

Commercial Building Fratelli Cozzi Auto / Buratti+Battiston Architects

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