Libeskind Tower
Torre Libeskind (Italian)
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeMixed use
Architectural styleModern
LocationMilan, Italy
Construction started2016
Opening2021
Height
Roof175 m (574 ft)
Technical details
Floor count28
Design and construction
Architect(s)Studio Daniel Libeskind
Structural engineerMauro Eugenio Giuliani - Redesco
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 crown, a 40 meter tall structure, not only contains the building’s maintenance, air conditioning, and rainwater recycling system but also doubles as both a viewing platform and an art gallery for the general public.[6] The curved tower's facade is made of sustainable glass which reflects the public space below and vistas around.

References

  1. ↑ "Libeskind Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ↑ "Emporis building ID 211934". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021.
  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.
  6. ↑ "PWC Tower - Libeskind Studio Design". Retrieved 2023-04-04.
The Tre Torri of the CityLife development
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