21st Century (2000–present)

Milan Porta Nuova Masterplan

2004– · Italy · Southern Europe · Post-industrial regeneration and waterfront urbanism · Planned by COIMA; Hines; Pelli Clarke & Partners; others
Oblique aerial photograph of Milan (2020) with the Porta Nuova masterplan cluster legible from above at center-right: the spired UniCredit Tower over Piazza Gae Aulenti, the Bosco Verticale towers, an
Oblique aerial photograph of Milan (2020) with the Porta Nuova masterplan cluster legible from above at center-right: the spired UniCredit Tower over Piazza Gae Aulenti, the Bosco Verticale towers, an · cc-by-sa

Core idea

Rail yards/industrial lands to CBD + public realm

Why it matters

Recentered Milan’s global business district

Description

Milan's Porta Nuova (from 2004) redeveloped derelict rail land into a high-rise mixed-use district linking three neighbourhoods, anchored by the celebrated Bosco Verticale 'vertical forest' towers and a new public park and piazza.

Significance

Porta Nuova reshaped Milan's skyline and became an international showcase for greenery-integrated high-rise design, exemplifying Southern European regeneration and the marketing power of iconic sustainable architecture.

What shaped it

Plans it influenced

Sources

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