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Milan has grown. Vertical
Citterio-Viel, A2A Tower, under construction
The skyscraper designed by Citterio-Viel will be built in the former Scalo di Porta Romana (south-east of Milan). It is therefore solitary and far from the others, which are mainly concentrated in the Garibaldi Porta Nuova area
Citterio-Viel, A2A Tower, under construction
The tower, 144 metres high and 28 storeys high, will be completed in 2023
Stefano Boeri Architetti, Vertical Forest, 2014
The Vertical Forest consists of two towers 110 and 76 metres high. The most striking feature of the project is the vast selection of plants placed on the balconies
Stefano Boeri Architetti, Vertical Forest, 2014
It has been named "the world's most popular green building" with 124,000 hashtag posts
Arata Isozaki, Zaha Hadid and Daniel Libeskind, CityLife (2015, 2017, 2021)
The straight, the twisted and the curved: these are the nicknames of the three new Citylife skyscrapers rising in the area of the former Trade Fair Centre. They are 209, 177 and 175 metres high
Arata Isozaki, Zaha Hadid and Daniel Libeskind, CityLife (2015, 2017, 2021)
The three buildings designed by Zaha Hadid, Arata Isozaki and Daniel Libeskind will soon be joined by a fourth one designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, which will become the new gateway to the area
Kohn Pedersen Fox, Diamond Tower, 2012
140 metres high, the Diamond Tower is so called because of its irregular structure, with facets reminiscent of the cuts made on diamonds
Kohn Pedersen Fox, Diamond Tower, 2012
Torre Diamante is an integral part of the large-scale redevelopment project called "Progetto Porta Nuova" and is part of a sub-project named Business District Varesine (or Porta Nuova Varesine)
Pelli Clarke Pelli, Gioia 22 tower, under construction
It will be 120 metres high and will house the Milan headquarters of the Intesa Sanpaolo bank
Pelli Clarke Pelli, Gioia 22 tower, under construction
Nicknamed the "glass splinter", the building will be a new addition to the Porta Nuova area, located along via Melchiorre Gioia
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, Palazzo Lombardia, 2010
Palazzo Lombardia is a unitary complex of buildings, including a 161-metre high skyscraper. It is the institutional headquarters of the Regional Government
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, Palazzo Lombardia, 2010
The area on which the building stands today was previously occupied by a nursery known as Bosco di Gioia
Arquitectonica, Solaria Tower, 2014
With its 143 metres, the Solaria Tower is the tallest residential skyscraper in Italy
Arquitectonica, Solaria Tower, 2014
Together with Torre Aria and Torre Solea, Torre Solaria forms the residential hub at the centre of the massive Porta Nuova urban regeneration project
César Pelli, Unicredit Tower, 2012
Unicredit Tower, the headquarters of the Unicredit banking group, is part of a complex of three buildings that surround Piazza Gae Aulenti. With its spire it reaches a total height of 230 metres
César Pelli, Torre Unicredit, 2012
At the centre of the complex is Piazza Gae Aulenti, which is the point of convergence of the new Porta Nuova district. The square is a junction linking Porta Garibaldi station, the Isola district, Corso Como and Repubblica
MCA – Mario Cucinella Architects, Unipol Tower, under construction
Another piece, under construction, of the Porta Nuova district is the UnopolSai Tower. The new headquarters of the insurance group will reach a height of 125 metres
MCA – Mario Cucinella Architects, Unipol Tower, under construction
Nicknamed "the vertical nest", the project is a tower made of steel, wood and glass, with a reticulated load-bearing structure on the facade. The completion of the tower is expected by the end of 2021
Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), Stefano Boeri Architetti, Renovation of Pirelli 39, under construction
Pirelli 39 is located in the centre of the Porta Nuova Gioia area in a strategic position between Stazione Centrale, to the east, and Scalo Farini, to the west. Its architecture dialogues with the Parco Biblioteca degli Alberi (Library of Trees Park)
Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), Stefano Boeri Architetti, Renovation of Pirelli 39, under construction
The project includes the redevelopment of an existing tower (to be used as offices), the addition of a second one (for residential use) and the transformation of the existing bridge into a public botanic garden. The residential tower will be a 110-metre-high vertical forest