Zaha Hadid Architects? (ZHA) 170-meter-tall Generali Tower has topped out at 44 stories in Milan, Italy. The Generali Tower, along with two other towers, forms the centerpiece for the CityLife masterplan to revitalize the old site of Milan?s International Fair, which closed in 2005.

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Zaha Hadid Architects? (ZHA) 170-meter-tall Generali Tower has topped out at 44 stories in Milan, Italy. The Generali Tower, along with two other towers, forms the centerpiece for the CityLife masterplan to revitalize the old site of Milan?s International Fair, which closed in 2005.Through the redevelopment, which began in 2004, the site will be open ?to year-round public use, with the inclusion of new civic spaces, public parks, and residential buildings, in addition to shopping areas and corporate offices, all with direct transport connections via the Tre Torri station on the line 5 of the city?s metro system.?
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The Generali Tower is aligned at ground level with its surrounding public park, a connection that is reinforced by the curvilinear geometries of its podium, which are ?defined by the tensional forces generated from? important intersecting city routes.

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© CityLife. Image by Alberto Fanelli

The torsional force of the Tower ?is transferred vertically through the tower by the realignment of successive floor slabs that incrementall...