Il Matitone
Also known as San Benigno North Tower
1992
Postmodernism
building
Officially the San Benigno North Tower, this 109-meter office block earned the nickname Matitone, meaning big pencil, from its tapered shaft and copper pyramidal cap. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill with the Genoese architects…
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- 1992
Mario Lanata, Andrea Messina, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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