Roentgen Building

Coordinates: 45°27′02.7″N 9°11′16.4″E / 45.450750°N 9.187889°E / 45.450750; 9.187889
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Roentgen Building
Edificio Roentgen (Italian)
Roentgen Building in Milan
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General information
LocationMilan, Italy
Coordinates45°27′02.7″N 9°11′16.4″E / 45.450750°N 9.187889°E / 45.450750; 9.187889
Design and construction
Architect(s)Grafton Architects

The Roentgen Building (Italian: Edificio Roentgen) is an office building on the Bocconi University campus in Milan, Italy.

History

The building, ultimated in 2008, was designed by Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell's Grafton Architects, winners of a contest purposefully organized in 2001, as a new office building for Bocconi University. The building received the World Building of the Year 2008 award.[1]

Description

The exterior of the building is monumental and fortress-like, being almost windowless.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Grafton Architects - Università Bocconi a Milano". Inexhibit. Retrieved 2020-09-17.

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