INTERNATIONAL MILAN TRADE FAIR "PORTELLO" DISTRICT

A two-storey buiding extends for seven hundreds meters, crossing two streets, along an axis of penetration into the city, Viale Scarampo. It faces this, at a height of seven meters, with a trellised walk way. This links the present Fair to the new entrances and intersects the five towers, giving access from the crossroads to roof parking facilities. On the opposite side a gigantic portico, with ramps and service roads on two levels, ends with a ziggurat carriageway. Here the vehicular and pedestrian systems, along both sides, conclude dialectically by supporting a large glazed tympanum symbolizing the Milan Fair at the gateway to the city.

Design Team
Mario Bellini, Giovanna Bonfanti, Raffaele Cipolletta, Carlo Malnati, Vittorio Samarati, Giuseppe Filiputti, Pierangelo Lissi

Collaborators
Massimo Adriante, Philip Allen , Marisa Barda, Elena Beorchia, Elena Bruschi, Pierpaolo Curti , Olivia De Luca, Sarah Felton, Andrea Fiorentini , Enza Gueli, Larry Lee , Gabi Mbaied, Giovanni Pigni, Vittorio Prina, Marco Santagostino, Paola Seria, Donato Severo, Romana Simeoni, Angelo Tiraboschi, Marco Zanibelli

Consultants
Project management: Ing. Antonio Vettese, Structural design Redesco Srl, M&E services: Intertecno SpA , Quantity surveyors: SPI Spa, Model maker: L. Morellato, Works supervision: TEKNE/ELC Electroconsult/ Mario Bellini Associati