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Coordinates: 45°28′32″N 9°09′11″E / 45.475661°N 9.153178°E
"The Straight" Italian: Il Dritto General information Status Proposed Type Office Architectural style designed to resemble fettuccine pasta Location Fiera Zone, Milan, Italy Opening 2013 Height Roof 220 m (720 ft) Technical details Floor count 50 Design and construction Architect Arata Isozaki & Associates 
CityLife current project
"Crooks" Italian: Lo Storto General information Status Proposed Type Office Architectural style designed to resemble rotini pasta Location Fiera Zone, Milan, Italy Opening 2013 Height Roof 190 m (623 ft) Technical details Floor count 40 Design and construction Architect Zaha Hadid "The Curve" Italian: Il Curvo General information Status Proposed Type Office Architectural style designed to resemble macaroni pasta Location Fiera Zone, Milan, Italy Opening 2013 Height Roof 170 m (558 ft) Technical details Floor count 34 Design and construction Architect Studio Daniel Libeskind CityLife is a development under construction in Milan, Italy.
Construction works are carried out by a group of companies (Generali SpA, RAS SpA, Immobiliare Lombarda SpA, Lamaro Contracts SpA, Grupo Lar Desarrollos Residentiales), that won the international tender for the redevelopment of the historic neighborhood of Fiera Milano with an offer of €523 million. The winning project was designed by architects Arata Isozaki, Daniel Libeskind, Zaha Hadid, and Pier Paolo Maggiora.
The project involves the construction of three skyscrapers called Il Dritto (The Straight One), Lo Storto (The Twisted One) and Il Curvo (The Curved One). In addition, more than 50% of the available area, 143,000 m2 (1,540,000 sq ft), will be devoted to a park characterized by waterways that evoke the canals of Lombardy. A Museum of Design is also part of the project. The residential area will cover about 148,000 m2 (1,590,000 sq ft), with 1,300 apartments (housing about 4,500 people) in high-rise buildings up to 20 stories. Finally, there will be parking for 9,400 vehicles located in underground facilities.
Work on the project, started in 2007, will be completed by 2014.
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Il Dritto
Upon its completion, with 218 meters and 50 floors, Il Dritto will be the tallest building in Italy by roof height. It was designed by the prominent Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, who is renowned in Italy for the design of the Palasport Olimpico in Turin.[1]
Lo Storto
Lo Storto will be 185 m high with 40 floors. The building rises vertically with a dynamic, twisting noodle shape.[2] Its designer is the Anglo-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid.[3]
Il Curvo
Il Curvo will reach a height of 170 m with 34 floors. It looks out over Piazza Domodossola and will be flanked by the two other skyscrapers. It was designed by Daniel Libeskind.[4]
References
- ^ Il Dritto, Milan - SkyscraperPage.com
- ^ Arie, Sophie (August 6, 2004). "'Pasta Towers' to transform Milanese skyline". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/aug/06/arts.italy. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
- ^ Lo Storto, Milan - SkyscraperPage.com
- ^ Il Curvo, Milan - SkyscraperPage.com
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