Milan is seeing an exciting renaissance. Enlightened fashion players such as Miuccia Prada and Giorgio Armani have left their mark with projects that are developing into key art and culture destinations: the OMA-designed Fondazione Prada tower was one of Europe’s most anticipated openings of 2018, debuting with works by Carsten Höller and Jeff Koons; and Armani’s empire includes the Armani/Silos museum and the Armani Hotel. Milan’s Triennale, scheduled for 2019, is set to be reinvigorated by a new president, Stefano Boeri, and his team of curators. Moshe Tabibnia’s Building gallery, opened in a converted art nouveau property, has been energising the contemporary art scene, showing international names and new talent. Another conversion, architect Luca Cipelletti’s Cavallerizze, created a dramatic addition to the National Museum of Science and Technology out of former stables. The city staged its second annual Milano Arch Week, while recent projects – Herzog & De Meuron’s Porta Volta mixed-use development, an Apple store by Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects’ Generali Tower and Piuarch’s Gucci HQ – are seeing the cityscape evolve to combine its traditional grandeur with a contemporary architectural language.
New architecture: Generali Tower, by Zaha Hadid Architects; Gucci HQ, by Piuarch
Under construction: Soho House; PwC Tower, by Studio Libeskind; Bocconi campus, by SANAA; Museum of Etruscan Art, by Mario Cucinella Architects
New hotels and restaurants: Hotel Viu, by Arassociati and Nicola Gallizia, furnished by Molteni&C; Cracco restaurant, by Studio Peragalli; Cafezal, by Studiopepe
Cultural draws: Salone del Mobile; Fondazione Prada; Miart fair; Triennale di Milano
11 january 2019
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