List of tallest buildings in Milan
Milan is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city in Italy after Rome, with the city proper having a population of 1,366,037 while its metropolitan municipality has a population of 3,235,000. Its continuously built-up urban area (that stretches beyond the boundaries of the Metropolitan City of Milan) has a population estimated to be about 5,270,000 over 1,891 square kilometres. Milan is the Italian city that has grown more vertically through the construction of skyscrapers. As of may 2018, there are 25 completed and under construction buildings that stand at least 100 mt. in Milan.
This list ranks Milan skyscrapers, buildings and free-standing towers that stand at least 70 m (230 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts; an equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. (U/C Under Construction - U/R Under Renovation)
Rank | Name | Image | Location | Type | Height (m) | Floors | Year completed | Architect | Notes |
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1 | Unicredit Tower Tower A | Zone 9 | Office | 231 | 35 | 2012 | Cesar Pelli | The tower is ranking as 8th in the Emporis 2012, that rewards skyscrapers for excellence in their aesthetic and functional design.[1] It's 152 m tall without the spire. | |
2 | Allianz Tower | Zone 8 | Office | 209 | 50 | 2015 | Arata Isozaki | Originally nicknamed "Il Dritto" ("The Straight One"). In 2016, the tower was nominated by Emporis as the 3rd best skyscraper in the world.[2]
It's 249 m tall with the antenna. | |
3 | Generali Tower | Zone 8 | Office | 192 | 44 | 2018 | Zaha Hadid | Originally nicknamed "Lo Storto" ("The Twisted One"). | |
4 | PwC Tower | Zone 8 | Office | 175 | 31 | 2020 (U/C) | Daniel Libeskind | Originally nicknamed "Il Curvo" ("The Curved One"). | |
5 | Palazzo Lombardia | Zone 9 | Government offices | 161 | 39 | 2010 | Pei Cobb Freed & Partners | The building won the 2012 International Architecture Award for the best new global design.[3] Tallest building in Italy, 2009/2011. | |
6 | Solaria Tower | Zone 9 | Residential | 143 | 37 | 2013 | Arquitectonica | Tallest residential builng in Italy. | |
7 | BNP Paribas Tower | Zone 9 | Office | 140 | 30 | 2012 | Kohn Pederson Fox | Originally nicknamed "Torre Diamante" ("Diamond Tower"). | |
8 | Torre Rai | Zone 8 | Telecommunications | 135 | - | 1952 | As part of the Rai Production Centre in Milan. | ||
9 | 22 Melchiorre Gioia | Zone 9 | Mixed Use | 130 | 26 | U/C | Gregg E. Jones Paolo Caputo | ||
9 | Torre Mediaset | Cologno Monzese | Telecommunications | 130 | - | 1994 | As part of the Mediaset Production Centre in Cologno Monzese (Milan). | ||
10 | UnipolSai Tower | Zone 9 | Office | 126 | 23 | U/C | Mario Cucinella Architects | ||
11 | Pirelli Tower | Zone 2 | Office | 127 | 32 | 1958 | Giò Ponti | Tallest building in EU, 1958/1966. Tallest building in Italy, 1958/1995. The building has been a model for MetLife Building in New York City and Alpha Tower in Birmingham. On the 18th of April 2002, a light airplane crashed into the 25th floor. Restoration work completed in 2005. | |
12 | Torre Breda | Zone 2 | Office | 117 | 30 | 1954 | Luigi Mattioni | Tallest building in Italy, 1954/1958. Restoration work completed in 2009. | |
13 | Bosco Verticale Tower E | Zone 9 | Residential | 111 | 27 | 2014 | Stefano Boeri | The building won the 2014 International Highrise Award.[4] The building is the first model of vertical densification of nature within a city. It hosts 900 trees and over 2,000 plants that are distributed on the facades. On flat land, each Vertical forest equals, in amount of trees, an area equal o 7000 sqm of forest. | |
14 | Torre Galfa | Zone 2 | Mixed use | 109 | 31 | 1959 (U/R) | Melchiorre Bega | ||
15= | Duomo | Zone 1 | Religious | 108 | - | 1386/1965 | different architects | It is the 3rd largest church in the world after St. Peter's Basilica and the Seville Cathedral.[5][6] | |
15= | Torre Branca | Zone 1 | Observation, attraction | 108 | - | 1933 | Giò Ponti | ||
16 | Torre Velasca | Zone 1 | Mixed use | 106 | 26 | 1958 | BBPR | The building is the BBPR's answer against the polemic of the International Style in 1954. The tower design is inspired by the Milan Cathedral and Sforza Castle. | |
17= | Garibaldi Tower Tower A | Zone 9 | Office | 100 | 25 | 1992 | Laura Lazzari | ||
17= | Garibaldi Tower Tower B | Zone 9 | Office | 100 | 25 | 1992 | Laura Lazzari | ||
17= | Unicredit Tower Tower B | Zone 9 | Office | 100 | 22 | 2012 | Cesar Pelli | ||
17= | Aria Tower | Zone 9 | Residential | 100 | 17 | 2013 | Arquitectonica | ||
17= | Giax Tower | Zone 9 | Residential | 100 | 25 | 2014 | Renato Bazzoni, Luigi Fratino, Vittorio Gandolfi, Aldo Putelli | ||
17= | Gemini Center Tower A | Zone 6 | Office | 100 | 21 | 2006 | Rolando Gantes, Roberto Morisi | ||
17= | Gemini Center Tower B | Zone 6 | Office | 100 | 21 | 2006 | Rolando Gantes, Roberto Morisi | ||
18 | Barcelò Hotel Fiera Milano | Zone 8 | Hotel | 94 | 25 | 2011 | Studio Marzorati Architettura | ||
19 | Torre Uffici Tecnici Comunali | Zone 9 | Office | 90 | 24 | 1966 (U/R) | Renato Bazzoni, Luigi Fratino, Vittorio Gandolfi, Aldo Putelli | ||
20 | Torre Porta Romana | Zone 5 | Residential | 89 | 23 | 1963 | Paolo Chiolini | ||
21= | World Join Center | Zone 8 | Office | 87 | 18 | 2008 | Urbam | ||
21= | Torri Bianche - Quercia Palace | Vimercate | Office | 87 | 25 | 1996 | Studio Dini-Capelli | ||
21= | Torri Bianche - Sequoia Palace | Vimercate | Office | 87 | 25 | 1996 | Studio Dini-Capelli | ||
22 | Daimler Tower | Zone 8 | Residential | 85 | 24 | 2016 | Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel and Partners | ||
23 | Bell tower of the Church of San Carlo al Corso | Zone 1 | Religious | 84 | 19th century | ||||
24 | Torre Vespa | Zone 8 | Residential | 82 | 18 | 1955 | Luigi Vietti | Previous design provided a tower height of 200 m. The project was commissioned by Piaggio. | |
25= | Torre Baggio 1 | Zone 6 | Residential | 81 | 21 | ||||
26= | RCS Headquarters | Zone 3 | Office | 80 | 21 | 2007 | Stefano Boeri, Barreca & La Varra | ||
26= | Torre al Parco | Zone 1 | Residential | 80 | 20 | 1956 | Ludovico Magistretti | ||
26= | Centro Svizzero | Zone 1 | Office | 80 | 15 | 1952 | Armin Meili, Giovanni Romano | ||
27 | Torre Solea | Zone 9 | Residential | 79 | 14 | 2013 | Caputo Partnership | ||
28= | Torre Mascagni | Zone 1 | Residential | 78 | 18 | 1952 | Alessandro Pasquali, C. Galimberti | ||
28= | Bosco Verticale Tower D | Zone 9 | Residential | 78 | 18 | 2014 | Stefano Boeri | The building won the 2014 International Highrise Award.[4] It is the first example of vertical densification of nature within a city. It hosts 900 trees and over 2,000 plants that are distributed on the facades. On flat land, the same amount of trees would occupy an area of 7,000 sqm of forest. | |
29 | Torre Dacia | Zone 8 | Residential | 77 | 22 | 2007 | Paolo Caputo | ||
30= | Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio | Zone 1 | Religious | 75 | 16th century | Pellegrino Tibaldi | |||
30= | Piazza della Repubblica 2 | Zone 1 | Mixed use | 75 | 23 | 1968 | Giovanni Muzio, Lorenzo Muzio | ||
30= | Piazza della Repubblica 7 | Zone 1 | Mixed use | 75 | 23 | 1968 | Giovanni Muzio, Lorenzo Muzio | ||
31= | Settimo Cielo | Zone 6 | Residential | 72 | 20 | 2004 | |||
31= | NH Hotel Fiera Milano Tower A | Rho | Hotel | 72 | 19 | 2009 | Dominique Perrault | ||
31= | Torre Tecniche Nuove | Zone 8 | Office | 72 | 18 | 2011 | SPS srl | ||
32 | Torre Adriano | Zone 2 | Residential | 71 | 21 | 2008 | Michele Achilli, Guido Canella | ||
33= | Piazzatorre | Zone 2 | Residential | 70 | 21 | 2003 | Studio FYC | ||
33= | Torre del Filarete, Sforza Castle | Zone 1 | Castle | 70 | |||||
33= | Torre Magnolia | Vimercate | Office | 70 | 20 | 1996 | |||
33= | Klima Hotel Fiera Milano | Zone 8 | Hotel | 70 | 16 | 2014 | Studio Bozzini | ||
33= | Unicredit Tower Tower C | Zone 9 | Office | 70 | 12 | 2012 | Cesar Pelli | ||
33= | Giardini d'Inverno | Zone 9 | Residential | 70 | 15 | U/C | Paolo Caputo |
Towers proposed, planned
Rank | Name | Image | Location | Type | Height (m) | Floors | Year | Architect | Notes |
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Park Tower | Zone 8 | Residential | 130 | 27 | (PR) | Daniel Libeskind | |||
MilanoSesto 01D02 Tower | Sesto San Giovanni | Residences | 102 | - | (PR) | Renzo Piano Building Workshop | |||
MilanoSesto 02E02 Tower | Sesto San Giovanni | Residences | 102 | - | (PR) | Renzo Piano Building Workshop | |||
MilanoSesto 01D03 Tower | Sesto San Giovanni | Residences | 92 | - | (PR) | Renzo Piano Building Workshop | |||
MilanoSesto 02E01 Tower | Sesto San Giovanni | Residences | 92 | - | (PR) | Renzo Piano Building Workshop | |||
MilanoSesto 01D01 Tower | Sesto San Giovanni | Residences | 82 | - | (PR) | Renzo Piano Building Workshop |
References
- ↑ "Meet the world's new skyscraper".
- ↑ "Top 10 new skyscrapers in the world".
- ↑ "NInternational Architecture Awards 2012". The Chicago Athenaeum. August 10, 2013. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- 1 2 http://www.architectmagazine.com/awards/bosco-verticale-wins-the-2014-international-highrise-award_o.aspx?dfpzone=news
- ↑ And third largest after St. Peter and Cathedral of Seville. "Milano", Touring Club Italiano, Milano, 1985. ISBN 88-365-0004-8. Page 130.
- ↑ "Duomo". Frommer's. Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2009-06-01.