Key：Italy | 1998 | University

项目概况:

the university of milano-bicocca established in 1998 in an area on the northern edge of milan, which was occupied by the pirelli industrial complex until the late 1980s was transformed by world-renowned architect-vittorio gregotti from the ex-industrial area and its warehouses into a new district, to serve students from northern italy and relieve some of the pressure on the over-crowded university of milan. this area is now the location of the biggest urban renewal project carried out in milan since the end of the second world war. in the heart of the bicocca neighborhood, university buildings are characterized by red walls and white window shutters. the main complex facing the squares piazza dell’ ateneo nuovo and piazza della scienza was developed from two pre-existing pirelli warehouses. it includes athenaeum, research laboratories and student residence halls; hangar bicocca, the contemporary art museum; the italian national research council (cnr), multinational company offices and the new headquarters of the pirelli group.