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University of Milan New Science Campus Design
18 Dec 2020
New University Campus in Milan building design
Design: CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati
Location: MIND-Milano Innovation District, Milan, Italy

A University Campus, Reimagined
International design and innovation practice CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and a team led by Australian real estate group Lendlease have won the international competition to design the University of Milan?s new science campus. Located in the MIND-Milano Innovation District, a 1-million-square-meter (10 million square feet) innovation park whose masterplan was also developed by CRA, the new campus is set to open in 2025. The campus will extend over 190,000 square meters (2 million square feet) and will serve approximately 23,000 researchers and students specializing in natural and formal sciences at the University of Milan. The design, developed by CRA in collaboration with architect Italo Rota, revolves around a network of green courtyards, a series of uninterrupted walking paths (?common ground?) at different heights, and five brick buildings. It also features a large central square with an adjacent lake.

The buildings pay tribute to the Ca? Granda, the 15th-century brick building designed by the Renaissance architect Filarete, which today hosts the central seat of the University of Milan. The facades have been designed with an innovative constructio...