Roentgen Building
Building in Milan, Italy
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The Roentgen Building (Italian: Edificio Roentgen) is an office building on the Bocconi University campus in Milan, Italy.
| Roentgen Building | |
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Roentgen Building in Milan | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Milan, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°27′02.7″N 9°11′16.4″E |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Grafton Architects |
History
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]
