Milan Architecture. The City and Expo

The new and remarkable season of Milanese architecture and its great protagonists. An interpretation of the recent and decisive transformations of Milan, with a focus on the Expo area, including the international pavilions and service structures.
An interpretation of the recent and decisive transformations of Milan and its surrounding territory with a focus on the Expo area, including the international pavilions, clusters, and service structures.
The volume offers a selection of architectural interventions that have transformed the city, in addition to the projects characterized by the relevant role they play in culture (the new location of the Fondazione Prada, the Fondazione Feltrinelli, the MUDEC Museum of Cultures in the old Ansaldo industrial plant at Porta Genova, etc.). Also included are updated critical entries accompanied by plans, spectacular images, and the contributions of some of the most famous names in Italian architectural culture.
- The latest great transformations of Milan and its territory.
- The new architecture in Milan, including Expo 2015, the national pavilions, and clusters.
Maria Vittoria Capitanucci, architecture historian and critic, teaches History and Theory of Architecture of the Second Half of the Twentieth Century (and Architecture History I) at the Milan Polytechnic School of Architecture and Society.