Ponte EXPO

A cable-stayed bridge that will dominate the area Expo signed by the Milanese studio of Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel.à been awarded , on a provisional basis , the race for the strengthening of the links between Milan and the area where it should take place in 2015 the Universal Exhibition .

Citterio + Viel sign the bridge for the Expo .

The tender process " a tender competition in which the company was asked to identify and introduce yourself with a designer " saw as the winner of the Ati formed by the consortium Eureca , the cooperative CCC, by the Italian company Vitali and construction ( CIC ) together precisely the Milanese architectural firm also well known for his creations of design and interior design. The race saw competitors in the final six groups that have fought to Eureca and its partners victory. The criterion for the award was that the economically more advantageous to rely more on the technical and quality that accounted for about 75 % of the score . The basis of race was 123.6 million and the deadline for completion of work is of 1,066 days. In all probability the bridge signed by Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel and Partners is the process intended to become the true landmark of the Expo 2015 that the rest does not include landmark buildings with the exception of bioclimatic greenhouses . The bridge will be a single Citterio sign that develops in the area to 600 meters from the A4 motorway ( Milan- Turin) and the A8 ( motorway Lakes ) . A sequence of arcs staggered in a complex structural design but prefer the reduced weight . Two non-aligned arcs from 200 meters scavalcheranno the A4 , while an eccentric cable-stayed span of 190 meters will overcome the A8. The project will also a gallery of about 25 meters and a roundabout. Illustrations : © Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel and Partners