CityLife, Building complex in Milan, Italy
CityLife is a residential and business district on the former Fiera Milano grounds, designed by Arata Isozaki, Zaha Hadid and Daniel Libeskind. Its three towers face Piazza Tre Torri: the 209 m, 50-storey Isozaki tower, the 177 m, 44-storey Hadid tower and the 175 m Libeskind tower. In the photograph, the curved glass Hadid tower carries a red "GENERALI" sign, the dark glass Libeskind tower a white "pwc" sign, and the straight Isozaki tower horizontal white bands.
CityLife arose on the 255,000 m² site of the former Fiera Milano after the trade fair moved to Rho-Pero. An international tender closed in July 2004, won by the CityLife consortium with a €523 million offer. Construction began in 2007, with the 20 exhibition halls demolished and remediated in 2007 and 2008; the integrated plan was approved on 9 October 2008, and completion slipped from 2015 to 2020.
The district combines apartments with shops and offices around a large plaza where families and joggers gather. Pedestrian paths run through several connected parks that serve as popular recreational areas.
The area is accessible via metro line 5 at Tre Torri station and has bicycle racks and seating areas throughout the parks. Many zones are wheelchair accessible and visitors can walk freely through the outdoor spaces during daylight hours.
Cars are not allowed to drive through nearly the entire area, with only deliveries and emergency vehicles permitted. The wide walkways and bike lanes run through the whole district without interruption by streets.
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