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T9 Bocconi University
T10 Torre Velasca
Thursday 29 May
10:30 - 12:30
Thursday 29 May
10:30 - 12:30 & 14:00 - 16:00
Founded in 1902 by Ferdinando Bocconi as
“Institute of Higher Education in Economics”,
Bocconi University was the first Italian
University in the field.
Torre Velasca is one of Italy’s most iconic buildings and
soars 75m above the city skyline to the south of the
historic centre, only 500m from the Duomo. It comprises
20,000m2 of mixed-use space, completed in 1958 and
designed by Studio BBPR.
The mix of uses is unusual being residential at the top
thereby benefiting from the views with offices below and a
fringe of retail at street level. The building was effectively
listed in 2011 in recognition of its innovative design and
revolutionary architectural form at completion.
The investor and developer, Hines, has recently undertaken
a major refurbishment and intervention to enhance its
value, sustainability and energy efficiency. Delegates will
see the refreshed public realm and setting at street level
which surrounds the slender office portion of the building.
The first building in via Sarfatti 25 was
designed by Giuseppe Pagano and
represents a perfect example of rationalist
architecture. In the following years, the
Student House was followed by the Library.
In the framework of the Strategic Plan
“Bocconi 2000”, Bocconi University decided
to further expand the campus and the first
SDA School of Management was developed
closely followed by the velodrome.
More recently, the Via Roentgen building,
by Grafton Studio was inaugurated in 2008.
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Finally, in 2019 Bocconi campus expanded
to an area previously occupied by a milk
processing plant through a project of urban
requalification. Designed by Japanese
architect, Studio Sanaa, the new campus
comprises the buildings of the new SDA
School of Management, the Castiglioni
student house and a new sport centre.
A visit to the top enables delegates to experience the
views over the city from the wider residential area. In
addition, there is a visit to an occupied office floor of real
estate lawyers, Studio Inzaghi now occupying recently
refurbished space.
Delegates will see all aspects of this campus
which has been thoroughly upgraded with
the striking and innovative new School of
Management.
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