The Prada Foundation Tower, which was officially inaugurated on the 20th of April this year during the Salone del Mobile exhibition, has had quite an impact on the skyline of south Milan. The complex that incorporates the Tower (which extends over…
The CityLife Shopping District, inaugurated in Milan last December, got off on the right foot, also due to the nearby catchment area which includes the more than 5,000 employees of the Allianz and Generali Towers. And in three years’ time, forecasts…
Mario Botta talks to us about his work and the transformation of Milan. Mario Botta was born in 1943 in Mendrisio (Switzerland) and, at the age of just 16, he had already designed his first single family house. It was while studying at university…
Extending over an area of 9.5 hectares, the Library of Trees Park is gradually tak-ing shape. It is set to become the central feature of the Porta Nuova district and the third largest public park in the centre of Milan. The park is divided into…
The Seine Musicale is a large building with a surface area of 36,500 m2 located in the south-western Paris suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt. Enclosed within its unique architecture is a large cultural space dedicated entirely to music, from classic to…
Interview to Simone Micheli, author of numerous works for public institutions and important private clients in the realms of residential and communal facilities. He won, among the others, the Best of Houzz Award 2016, the Codega Prize, the 2016…
Naples Afragola Railway Station was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and was put by CNN news network on the list of highly anticipated works of 2017. Mapei helped construct it by supplying its products.
Filippo Innocenti, Associate Director at Zaha Hadid Architects, tells us about his experience with the “bridge above the tracks” and how it was conceived, designed and built.