After two years in waiting, Porta Volta, the project by Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron to redevelop Milan's north-western Spanish gate, has finally broken ground. The project, which spurred some controversy when architect and critic Vittorio Gregotti accused the Swiss-led project of being an act of “architectural colonialism,” is nevertheless scheduled to be completed in 2015.
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Despite Controversy, Herzog & de Meuron's Porta Volta Breaks Ground
https://www.archdaily.com/304984/despite-controversy-herzog-de-meurons-porta-volta-breaks-groundVanessa Quirk