Piazza Gae Aulenti
Piazza Gae Aulenti | |
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Piazza | |
 Piazza Gae Aulenti | |
| Features | UniCredit Tower, UnipolSai Tower |
| Design | César Pelli |
| Construction | 2012 |
| Completion | 2012 |
| Opening date | 8 December 2012[1] |
| Dedicated to | Gae Aulenti |
| Owner | Immobiliare Porta Nuova Garibaldi |
| Location | Porta Nuova, Milan |
Piazza Gae Aulenti is a pedestrian square in the city of Milan.
Elevated and circular in shape, it has a diameter of 100 meters and is located in the Isola neighbourhood of Milan, in front of the entrance to the Milan Porta Garibaldi Station and just outside the eastern edge of the Milan Business Center.
Description
It is raised 6 meters above the level of Via Vincenzo Capelli, the access from the south, and about 15 meters above Viale Luigi Sturzo, the access from the west. It was designed by the Argentine architect, César Pelli[2] to complement the skyscrapers immediately next door, currently owned by the Immobiliare Porta Nuova Garibaldi fund and leased to several multinationals, the main one being the bank UniCredit.[3]
It was inaugurated on December 8, 2012, resulting in its naming after the well-known Italian designer and architect Gae Aulenti, who had passed away just under two months earlier.[4]
As from the nearby
A symbol of contemporary Milan, Piazza Gae Aulenti is the setting for several commercials and photo shoots, as well as musical and social events, thanks in part to the presence of the IBM Studios,[6] a multipurpose space made of wood and concrete on the border between the square and the Park Library.
Social and commercial life
The predominantly working vocation of the square, given by the presence of the
Very often, the square is set up with stands and decorations during festivities, such as during the Christmas holidays, and special events, such as the Fashion Week.
On the first weekend of March 2014, the piazza hosted the inauguration events of the Isola metro station.[9][10]
On the commercial site, there are, among others, an ice cream store
Gallery
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Palazzo Lombardia and Piazza Gae Aulenti -
Piazza Gae Aulenti viewed from the UniCredit tower -
The piazza at sunset -
Piazza Gae Aulenti and the UniCredit tower -
IBM Studios with UniCredit tower in the background
References
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- ^ Mentelocale Milano - "Piazza Gae Aulenti. Un po'di Berlino a Milano". Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
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- ^ "Piazza Gae Aulenti". LA CITTÀ DI CRISTALLO. December 8, 2014.
- ^ Il Giorno - "Metropolitana 5 a Garibaldi e Isola: due giorni di eventi per l'inaugurazione". Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ Corriere Della Sera - "M5, sabato le nuove fermate Isola e Garibaldi; Weekend di eventi e metrò aperta fino alle 2". corriere.it. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ Store. "Milano Piazza Gae Aulenti | Tesla Switzerland". Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ "Feltrinelli: Red apre a Milano, sceglie piazza Gae Aulenti". HuffPost Italia. September 11, 2013.
- ^ "Esselunga Porta Nuova inaugurato a Milano". Gdoweek.it. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14.