Milan's Citta Della Moda Takes Form

A new plan to transform Milan by creating a Fashion City within the city.

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March 17, 2004, 1:00 PM PST

By Zvi Leve


Central Milan has a regeneration plan to transform the city within five years. The planned development will include "municipal buildings as architectural wonders, a state-of-the-art green field park and, at its heart, the Città della Moda e del design - Fashion City."

In addition, there will be "both a stylish area of shops, hotel and residential apartments and a fashion center, where there will be a museum to archive the designers who have contributed since the 1950s to the Made in Italy revolution; and a university where fashion as a sociological phenomenon will be included in the curriculum."

Thanks to Zvi Leve

Thursday, March 4, 2004 in International Herald Tribune

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