Three groups are competing for the City Complex redevelopment of the historic Milan fair grounds that will be transformed into green areas, homes, offices, institutional and cultural centers. The finalist consortiums are:
Cordata CityLife; designers: Arata Isozaki, Daniel Libeskind, Zaha Hadid, Pier Paolo Maggiora
Pirelli Real Estate S.p.A. ; designer: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Risanamento S.p.A.; designers: Foster & Partners, Frank O. Gehry, Rafael Moneo, Cino Zucchi, Richard Burdett, URB.A.M. S.r.l. press release (itl.)
The historic exhibition grounds that have hosted Milan Fair since 1923, occupy a surface area of 440,000 sq.m. One third of this area will become the New Complex (by Mario Bellini, under construction), two thirds are currently the object of an international tender that will end in July 2004 when the winning project will be awarded. The eight original consortia competed for an area which, once redeveloped, will allow Milan to acquire the same polycentric role that is now a distinguishing feature of leading European capitals. And now there are three... (more info)
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