Libeskind Tower

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Libeskind Tower
Libeskind Tower Il Curvo.jpg
Libeskind Tower in 2020
Alternative namesIl Curvo
The Curved One
General information
StatusTopped-out
TypeMixed use
Architectural styleModern
LocationMilan, Italy
Coordinates45°28′44″N 9°09′25″E / 45.4788°N 9.1569°E / 45.4788; 9.1569Coordinates: 45°28′44″N 9°09′25″E / 45.4788°N 9.1569°E / 45.4788; 9.1569
Construction started2016
Opening2021
Height
Roof175 m (574 ft)
Technical details
Floor count28
Design and construction
ArchitectStudio Daniel Libeskind
Structural engineer -
References
[1][2]

Libeskind Tower or PwC Tower, also called Il Curvo (The Curved One in English), is a skyscraper completed in 2020 in the city of Milan as part of the CityLife development project. The tower reaches a height of 175 m (574 ft) with 28 floors, and a total floor area of about 76,000 square metres. It is the home for the Milan offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers.[3] The project's designer and namesake is the Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind.

The curve of the tower slopes toward its counterparts in the development, the Isozaki and Hadid towers and the Piazza Tre Torri below.[4]

The Renaissance cupola is the basic principle behind Il Curvo's concept. It is reinterpreted through the concave movement of its elevation and it culminates in the crown, both distinctive elements of the project.[5] The curved tower's facade is made of sustainable, state of the art glass, that will reflect the public space below and vistas around.

References[]

  1. ^ "Libeskind Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ^ Libeskind Tower at Emporis
  3. ^ "Pwc sale sul Curvo" [Pwc gets on the Curved] (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  4. ^ "Milan's CityLife retail district gearing up for November opening". Milan’s CityLife retail district gearing up for November opening. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  5. ^ "Libeskind Tower: now under construction after the completion of Isozaki and Zaha Hadid's projects". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
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