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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

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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

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

See also

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References

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