Wallpaper* Design Award Names Milan Best City for 2018
Milan has been named the best city in the world by Wallpaper* magazine as part of its 2018 Design Awards. The British design and lifestyle publication praised Milan's "exciting renaissance," citing key architectural projects by Prada, Armani, OMA, Herzog & de Meuron, Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects, and Piuarch. The award recognizes Milan's urban regeneration driven by fashion and design leaders, including the Torre Fondazione Prada by OMA, Armani/Silos, the Apple Store Piazza Liberty, and the Porta Volta development. Milan beat finalists Shanghai, Vancouver, Helsinki, and Sharjah. The Best Designer award went to Pierre Yovanovitch for his Oops furniture collection for R & Company, and the Best New Public Building award went to the Victoria & Albert Museum Dundee by Kengo Kuma. The article notes that Milan's success stems from aggressive urban renewal over the past fifteen years, contrasting with other Italian cities like Turin and Rome that have stalled similar projects.
Key facts
- Wallpaper* Design Award named Milan best city in the world for 2018.
- Milan beat Shanghai, Vancouver, Helsinki, and Sharjah in the Best City shortlist.
- The award highlights Milan's urban renaissance driven by architecture and design.
- Key projects include Torre Fondazione Prada by OMA, Armani/Silos, and Apple Store by Foster + Partners.
- Other notable developments: Porta Volta by Herzog & de Meuron, Torre Generali by Zaha Hadid Architects, Gucci HQ by Piuarch.
- Best Designer award went to Pierre Yovanovitch for Oops collection for R & Company.
- Best New Public Building award went to Victoria & Albert Museum Dundee by Kengo Kuma.
- Milan's urban regeneration has been ongoing for nearly 15 years, contrasting with Turin and Rome.
Entities
Artists
- Miuccia Prada
- Giorgio Armani
- Moshe Tabibnia
- Luca Cipelletti
- Pierre Yovanovitch
- Kengo Kuma
Institutions
- Wallpaper*
- Fondazione Prada
- OMA
- Armani/Silos
- Hotel Armani
- Building Gallery
- Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia
- Herzog & de Meuron
- Foster + Partners
- Zaha Hadid Architects
- Piuarch
- Gucci
- R & Company
- Victoria & Albert Museum Dundee
- V&A Museum
- Sharjah Art Foundation
- Il Sole 24 ORE
- Artribune
- Salone del Mobile
- Miart
- Triennale
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Shanghai
- China
- Vancouver
- Canada
- Helsinki
- Finland
- Sharjah
- United Arab Emirates
- London
- United Kingdom
- Dundee
- Turin
- Rome
- Torino
- Roma