Entryways of Milan / Ingressi di Milano unlocks 144 of the city's most extraordinary entrance halls — spaces hidden behind restrained facades — revealing them as a previously undocumented chapter in Italian modernist architecture and design.
About This Book
Milan's entrance halls have long been overlooked: sheltered behind sober street-facing facades, their interiors erupt in colour, material invention, and spatial ingenuity. Editor Karl Kolbitz brings these ingressi into focus for the first time at this scale, spanning buildings constructed between 1920 and 1970 and encompassing the work of Giovanni Muzio, Gio Ponti, Piero Portaluppi, and Luigi Caccia Dominioni alongside lesser-known but equally compelling examples. Three photographers — Delfino Sisto Legnani, Paola Pansini, and Matthew Billings — produced all imagery exclusively for this publication, capturing everything from stone flooring patterns to minimalist murals with a sensibility attuned to both detail and architectural space. Written contributions from six scholars bring art-historical, material, and social context to each entry. The result is at once a work of architectural scholarship and a practical city guide.
Key Features
- 384 pages of exclusively commissioned architectural photography and scholarly essays
- Edited by Karl Kolbitz; photographs by Delfino Sisto Legnani, Paola Pansini, and Matthew Billings; written contributions from Penny Sparke, Fabrizio Ballabio, Lisa Hockemeyer, Daniel Sherer, Brian Kish, and Grazia Signori
- 144 featured entryways including works by Giovanni Muzio, Gio Ponti, Piero Portaluppi, and Luigi Caccia Dominioni
- Published by Taschen
What You'll Discover
- How Milan's residential and civic entryways negotiated the threshold between public street life and private domestic space through colour, material, and form
- The full spectrum of Italian modernism from 1920 to 1970 — including non-pedigreed architecture that sits outside the canonical narrative yet demands equal attention
- The role of applied materials — juxtaposed stone floors, door hardware, handrails — as carriers of design intent in spaces rarely photographed or published
- Exact addresses and an annotated city map for all 144 entryways, making this a functional reference for anyone working in or visiting Milan
About the Author
Karl Kolbitz is the editor of this volume, bringing a curatorial and research rigour to a subject with no comparable precedent in architectural publishing. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 384
- Dimensions: 340 x 260 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783836564182
- Publisher: Taschen
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and designers with an interest in Italian modernism, material culture researchers, and anyone seeking a serious visual and scholarly guide to Milan's built interior.