Project Highlights
| Sector | other civil buildings | |
| Country | Italy | |
| Location | Milan | |
| Type of Contract | General contracting | |
| Awards | 2006 ULI Global Award - 2007 International Architecture Award | |
| Progress | completed | |
| Construction | from 2002; to: 2005 |
Description
The new Expo Fair Centre in Milan, the largest in the world with its 516,446 square metres under cover, is one of the projects that symbolises Astaldi Group’s capacities and capabilities. Concurrent engineering, in other words design activities carried out at the same time as construction activities, also allowed for the centre to be completed in 36 months (30 months of construction activities and 6 months of inspections), basically at a rate of one square metre per minute.
A record, an example of cooperation and synergy among various professional figures, which also involved the designer, the architect Massimiliano Fuksas, with an end result that combines emotional impact with the functionality needed for a building such as a trade fair centre. The centre’s “firsts” include the eight pavilions (each measuring 40,000m2) constructed without expansion joints and built using metal spans measuring almost 50 metres in length.
2007 International Architecture Award
The award organised by the Chicago Athenaeum is aimed at selecting the works that stand out for their design excellence. The New Expo Fair Centre in Milan was praised for its innovation, the use of new materials and the focus given to environmental impact.
2006 ULI Global Award
Considered the most prestigious award at a global level as far as major architectural works and area transformations are concerned. The New Expo Fair Centre in Milan won both the European and international award for “having increased the city’s exhibition areas, freeing up traffic and providing the city with the capacity to compete at a global level”.