The Pirelli Skyscraper, also known as the "Pirellone," is one of the landmark buildings of the city of Milan and an icon of Italian architecture. It was commissioned by Pirelli, a leading rubber company, in the 1950s as an expression of the postwar industrial revival and the company's desire to represent, through architecture, the values of innovation, progress and international openness.
Designed by architect Gio Ponti in collaboration with Pier Luigi Nervi, it was built between 1956 and 1960. Ponti's presence can be recognized in the sleek and elegant form, which distances itself from the typical volumes of American skyscrapers due to the tapered silhouette also made possible by the conception of a hexagonal floor plan. Nervi, on the other hand, was responsible for the design of an innovative internal structure: a central core of rigid partitions and tapered pillars, capable of supporting vertical loads and resisting wind, allowing for free and light facades.
The Pirelli Skyscraper, at 127 meters high, was for decades the tallest building in Italy and one of the first reinforced concrete skyscrapers with a thin load-bearing structure.
From 1978 the Region of Lombardy purchased the building from Pirelli, where it moved its offices there, becoming, then, officially operational in the summer of 1980.
The Pirelli Skyscraper, also known as the "Pirellone," is one of the landmark buildings of the city of Milan and an icon of Italian architecture. It was commissioned by Pirelli, a leading rubber company, in the 1950s as an expression of the postwar industrial revival and the company's desire to represent, through architecture, the values of innovation, progress and international openness.
Designed by architect Gio Ponti in collaboration with Pier Luigi Nervi, it was built between 1956 and 1960. Ponti's presence can be recognized in the sleek and elegant form, which distances itself from the typical volumes of American skyscrapers due to the tapered silhouette also made possible by the conception of a hexagonal floor plan. Nervi, on the other hand, was responsible for the design of an innovative internal structure: a central core of rigid partitions and tapered pillars, capable of supporting vertical loads and resisting wind, allowing for free and light facades.
The Pirelli Skyscraper, at 127 meters high, was for decades the tallest building in Italy and one of the first reinforced concrete skyscrapers with a thin load-bearing structure.
From 1978 the Region of Lombardy purchased the building from Pirelli, where it moved its offices there, becoming, then, officially operational in the summer of 1980.
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