Milan Architecture

Name: Milan Architecture
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SKU: 9788857228549
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The city and Expo

By Maria Vittoria Capitanucci

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Milan Architecture explores the significant recent transformations of Milan and its surrounding areas, with particular attention to the Expo district. It highlights international pavilions, clusters, and service structures that have reshaped the city. The book presents selected architectural projects that play a key role in Milan’s cultural landscape, such as the new locations for Fondazione Prada, Fondazione Feltrinelli, and the Museo delle culture at the former Ansaldo site. Featuring critical entries, detailed plans, vivid images, and insights from prominent figures in Italian architecture, this volume offers an in-depth look at the city’s evolving urban fabric.
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This volume is ideal for readers interested in contemporary architecture, urban development, and Milanese culture, including students, professionals, and enthusiasts of arts and cultural transformations.

With an interpretation of the transformations of Milan and its surrounding territory, this book focuses on the Expo area, including the international pavilions, clusters, and service structures. This book offers a selection of architectural interventions that have transformed the city.

The new and remarkable season of Milanese architecture and its great protagonists

Description

This is an interpretation of the recent and decisive transformations of Milan and its surrounding territory, with a focus on the Expo area, including the international pavilions, clusters, and service structures.

The volume offers a selection of architectural interventions that have transformed the city, in addition to the projects characterised by the relevant role they play in culture (the new location of the Fondazione Prada, the Fondazione Feltrinelli, the Museo delle culture all'ex Ansaldo...).

Also included are updated critical entries accompanied by plans, spectacular images, and the contributions of some of the most famous names in Italian architectural culture.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9788857228549

Publisher: Skira

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 February 2016

Country: Italy

Imprint: Skira

Illustration: Illustrated in colour throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 620g

Pages: 208

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Arts & Culture Maria Vittoria Capitanucci Non-Fiction

About the Author

Maria Vittoria Capitanucci, architecture historian and critic, teaches history and theory of architecture of the second half of the twentieth century at the Milan Polytechnic School of Architecture and Society.