Roentgen Building
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ArchitectGrafton Architects
| Roentgen Building | |
|---|---|
 Roentgen Building in Milan | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Milan, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°27′02.7″N 9°11′16.4″E / 45.450750°N 9.187889°E |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Grafton Architects |
The Roentgen Building (Italian: Edificio Roentgen) is an office building on the Bocconi University campus in Milan, Italy.
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
The exterior of the building is monumental and fortress-like, being almost windowless.[citation needed]
