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PORTA NUOVA

AN UPW ARD SPIRALING CITY

− the Torre Solaria – the
Porta Nuova is a sprawling
area, the result of a project highest residential skyscraper
of urban and architectural in Italy-, the Torre Diamante
redevelopment involving the and the green complex of the
area that leads from the Porta Bosco Verticale featuring
Garibaldi railway station to hanging gardens designed
Piazza della Repubblica, up to by Stefano Boeri.
Palazzo Lombardia. − The large public
− In 2005, an architectural park in the middle of the
project curated by American neighbourhood, known as
real estate developer Hines the BAM Biblioteca degli
focused on transforming the Alberi, extending over an
area into a technological area of 90,000 sq.m., was
hub comprising more than designed to provide a vast
twenty buildings including number of interconnecting
skyscrapers, offices, cultural pedestrian paths and to create
centres and urban residences. a real botanical library. The
− Several of Milan and Italy’s park features over 450 trees
and 90,000 different plant
highest and most innovative species, plus recreational
skyscrapers, including the areas, themed circular forests,
futuristic CityLife complex teaching paths and pedestrian
(visible in the background), and bike paths. In summer,
are located in the Porta Nuova the park is also used to host
district. Among these, the outdoor concerts and events.
Torre UniCredit –housed in the
vibrant Piazza Gae Aulenti -, www.porta-nuova.com

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