This one is incredible!

***GENIUS LOCI*** · December 15th, 2004, 04:45 AM

This one is the Monte Amiata in Milan.
An incredibly huge complex built up in the '70s.
The architect of the white block is ALDO ROSSI and the rest is by G. AYMONINO.
It is, I think, quite unique! Inside it has so many ambients, corridors, levels, shops, pubblic utilities...
A labyrint!
I lived not far from this enormous building and have some friends living in it. The first times I went to meet them, I lost myself in the dedalus of the arcades and stairs...
The last thing: it is said to be the larger (for number of participants) condominium in Europe. Only think about the number of the flats!

Küsel · December 15th, 2004, 02:05 PM

This is sooooooooooo ugly - no: cool, no: undiscribable!

Reminds me a bit of the Olympic village in Munich...

Gatis · December 15th, 2004, 05:07 PM

Not real comieblock (too much individuality). But rather depressing anyway. These funny 70ies - hippies dreaming about paradise on Earth and building something like this instead...

de flatneuroot · December 16th, 2004, 09:14 PM

I like this one. Is in my oppinion not ugly.

January 2nd, 2005, 09:38 AM

This is cool architecture at its, well not best, but good

capitan harlock · March 15th, 2005, 09:58 PM

è brutto, ma ne ho visti peggio..
a vederlo non sembra neanche che sia un posto così degradato...
vedo se trovo delle foto delle "lavatrici" di Genova...

edolen1 · March 15th, 2005, 10:46 PM

Ug-lee, but like captain harlock said, I've seen much worse aswell.

sts · March 15th, 2005, 11:29 PM

RGH!!TERRIBLE!!

Istanbullu · March 16th, 2005, 09:44 AM

I think this is an interesting building! I can't say it's ugly!

space_invader · March 16th, 2005, 05:13 PM

It looks as if the architects have really thought about what they were building. Doesn't mean they got it right, but the scheme highlighted above is worthy of closer attention. I've seen similar developments in Glasgow which have failed mainly because of poor construction techniques and a bad social housing policy - not because the architectural design is bad.

Zarkon · June 22nd, 2005, 10:27 AM

That's better than "Corviale" in Rome.. Sure!

***VelesHomais*** · June 26th, 2005, 11:26 AM

It doesn't look big. Atypical but still ugly.

Mr_Beat · July 3rd, 2005, 11:08 PM

The complex gets about 500 apartments (someone in two levels with internal stairs) and 1300 inhabitants. There are many activities as a gymnasium, a small cafè, hair dresser and many offices and studios.

Pictures taken today:

Sonic from Padova · July 5th, 2005, 12:18 PM

Bellissimo dentro, ma fuori non mi piace moltissimo!

echo · November 24th, 2006, 10:48 PM

This is a really excellent building! I wish there were more that complex and perfectly designed living buildings. I think this building is near perfection by its architecture. Even better that it is located in Italy...

December 15th, 2004, 04:45 AM	#1
*GENIUS LOCI* Italian Mod Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Milano Posts: 26,412 Likes (Received): 225	This one is incredible! This one is the Monte Amiata in Milan. An incredibly huge complex built up in the '70s. The architect of the white block is ALDO ROSSI and the rest is by G. AYMONINO. It is, I think, quite unique! Inside it has so many ambients, corridors, levels, shops, pubblic utilities... A labyrint! I lived not far from this enormous building and have some friends living in it. The first times I went to meet them, I lost myself in the dedalus of the arcades and stairs... The last thing: it is said to be the larger (for number of participants) condominium in Europe. Only think about the number of the flats! Last edited by GENIUS LOCI; December 15th, 2004 at 05:08 AM.

December 15th, 2004, 02:05 PM	#2
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Gatis Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4,983 Likes (Received): 15	Not real comieblock (too much individuality). But rather depressing anyway. These funny 70ies - hippies dreaming about paradise on Earth and building something like this instead... __________________ Wondermondo - an armchair guide to world attractions - most interesting landmarks and attractions in the world! Ambermarks - landmarks of Latvia

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January 2nd, 2005, 09:38 AM	#5
Phallic Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	This is cool architecture at its, well not best, but good

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March 15th, 2005, 11:29 PM	#8
sts VeneziaGiuliaIsNotFriuli Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Trieste Posts: 2,164 Likes (Received): 1	RGH!!TERRIBLE!!

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March 16th, 2005, 05:13 PM	#10
space_invader Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: glasgow Posts: 586 Likes (Received): 0	It looks as if the architects have really thought about what they were building. Doesn't mean they got it right, but the scheme highlighted above is worthy of closer attention. I've seen similar developments in Glasgow which have failed mainly because of poor construction techniques and a bad social housing policy - not because the architectural design is bad.

June 22nd, 2005, 10:27 AM	#11
Zarkon Metalhead User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Roma Posts: 1,410 Likes (Received): 0	That's better than "Corviale" in Rome.. Sure! __________________ Abbiamo religioni a sufficienza per farci odiare, ma non a sufficienza per farci amare l'un l'altro. -Jonathan Swift-

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*VelesHomais* aspiring cyborg Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NYC \| KYIV \| MINSK Posts: 18,749 Likes (Received): 250	It doesn't look big. Atypical but still ugly. __________________ The Future Is Now - join us for intellectually stimulating and informative discussions

July 3rd, 2005, 11:08 PM	#13
Mr_Beat suburban bishop Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Milano Posts: 3,268	The complex gets about 500 apartments (someone in two levels with internal stairs) and 1300 inhabitants. There are many activities as a gymnasium, a small cafè, hair dresser and many offices and studios. Pictures taken today: __________________ He was the first to propose the hypothesis that the unknown particle involved in the experiment of Irène Curie and Frédéric Joliot should not only be neutral but have a mass about the same as the proton: he was inventing the neutron. Fermi told him to write an article about this, but Majorana didn't bother, and the credit for this interpretation was given to James Chadwick - who was awarded the Nobel Prize for this discovery. Majorana was known for not seeking credit for his discoveries, considering his work to be banal.

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