Pirelli 35 opens up to the city

Pirelli 35, a historic building in the Milanese urban fabric, has been returned to the community modernised in a contemporary perspective, thanks to the ideas of Snøhetta and Park Associati.

Planning Resilient Cities

We talk with Gioia Ghezzi about the evolution of urban environments and the role they have played during the pandemic.

BAM’s message of rebirth on the notes of Beethoven

Just a few days after the Back to the City Concert, BAM - Biblioteca degli Alberi Milano has returned with a new life and a rich programme of events.

Cities, capital and skills for a sustainable recovery

Italy, the land of a thousand bell towers, can be a sustainable regional development model as alternative to megacity concentration.

Milan, development and opportunity

Covid-19 emergency has emptied its streets, but Milan continues to strengthen its position as the most dynamic city in Italy, increasing its ability to attract both students and young workers both domestically and internationally, and the favorable supply and demand fundamentals.

Back to the open air

Covid-19 scared and slowed us down. But Porta Nuova has restarted, with renewed social interaction methods, contents, and a “green beach” for urban holidaymakers and Milano City Studios, providing an innovative location for digital content, events, commercials and film-television production for the city.

Porta Nuova, the first neighborhood designed for the community

Attention towards social and physical wellbeing of the communities that inhabit the built spaces will be the guiding criteria for the real estate of the future. These needs have been even further highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic, which inspired many reflections throughout whole sector. We talk about it with Mahesh Ramanujam, CEO of US Green Building Council, and Rick Fedrizzi, CEO of International WELL Building Institute.

Sustainable architecture restarts from wood

The construction industry is today protagonist of a major breakthrough, which will see the growth of architectural works with the lowest environmental impact realized with green materials. Wood is one of them.

The transformation of Porta Nuova and its residents’ “new life”

Three Milanese citizens tell COIMA how in their opinion this neighbourhood and city has changed since the 1990s.

Cradle to cradle

The real estate industry is in the process of a profound transformation towards a new model of sustainable development, now synonymous with "circular economy". We talk about this with Kelly Russell Catella, in charge of Sustainability for COIMA for more than 15 years.

The unexpected side of Porta Nuova

There’s a district in the heart of Milan that is changing the rules of architecture, refocusing people's attention on the city centre and offering a more sympathetic and human way of experimenting with spaces.

Human cities: from the vertical to the sustainable

Social and environmental factors are re-shaping the world’s real estate developments, transforming the way we perceive the role of shared spaces and prompting a focus on creating communities for the future.

San Fedele, history becomes contemporary

The requalifaction of this historical gem, designed by the architectural firm Studio Asti Architetti, will enable San Fedele to recover its majestic essence, preserving the elegance and aesthetics of its original environments, while also enriching them through an intervention focusing on sustainable innovation.

A home for COIMA in Porta Nuova

Overlooking piazza Gae Aulenti on one side and the Porta Nuova Garden – Biblioteca degli Alberi on the other side, the new COIMA headquarters tells the story of its human-centred soul through its architectural lines, but especially in its functional characteristics.

Corso Como Place, a crossroads between tradition and change

From an icon of the past, a new piece of urban modernity: COIMA presents Corso Como Place - Porta Nuova, where technology is at the service of mankind.

GIOIA 22, shaping a sustainable future

Gioia 22 will immediately become another recognizable visual landmark on the Milan skyline and an integral part of Milan's Porta Nuova business district. The building is a perfect example of strategically targeted smart growth, intelligent development and good responsible urban design.