TURIN | Grattacielo Intesa San Paolo | 167 M / 549 FT | 39 FLOORS

iaakuza · #1 Posted **Nov 22, 2007, 8:03 PM**

Yesterday the last episode of S.Paolo tower in Turin. The problem of this high rise building is its highness: 200 m. People organized an association to say a big No to the tower and distributed a scary simulation/picture of the skyscraper in the city: in other words, no towers/obstacles between the Mole Antonelliana (the major landmark of Turin) and the amazing landscape of Alps. Renzo Piano answered them with some sketches. The association proposed a third simulation. Yesterday Renzo Piano proposed to reduce the highness of tower to 166 mt. instead of 200 mt. Nothing is gonna change... waiting for the 5th simulation.
If you are interested in this 100% italian story and in seeing the 4 simulations 1|2

From LaStampa (today)

Fabb · #2 Posted **Nov 22, 2007, 8:57 PM**

Too bad Piano doesn't fight for the original height.

BuildCTPlace · #3 Posted **Nov 25, 2007, 5:47 AM**

is this in Italy or Brazil?? thread title is kinda misleading

ardecila · #4 Posted **Nov 25, 2007, 7:17 AM**

Trantor · #5 Posted **Nov 27, 2007, 1:50 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by BuildCTPlace

is this in Italy or Brazil?? thread title is kinda misleading

its Italy.

I might be mistaken... but isnt Saint Paul spelled SAN PAOLO in italian? São Paulo in portuguese...

FrancoRey · #6 Posted **Nov 27, 2007, 2:25 AM**

Indeed. San Paulo. But either way, I'll cross my fingers Torino!

Trantor · #7 Posted **Nov 27, 2007, 5:38 AM**

^San Paulo or San Paolo???

iaakuza · #8 Posted **Nov 27, 2007, 5:19 PM**

ok. The place is TORINO (Italy). The financial company is called San Paolo/IMI. San Paolo is just the name of the bank that will be the owner of the tower.

GioFX · #9 Posted **Nov 27, 2007, 11:40 PM**

Actually, the bank's name is Intesa-SanPaolo.

iaakuza · #10 Posted **Nov 28, 2007, 4:07 PM**

Actually the project was delivered in june 2006, before San Paolo joined Intesa (August 2006). So, you can call it, San Paolo/IMI, or if you prefer Intesa/San Paolo.

BuildCTPlace · #11 Posted **Nov 28, 2007, 9:56 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by iaakuza

ok. The place is TORINO (Italy). The financial company is called San Paolo/IMI. San Paolo is just the name of the bank that will be the owner of the tower.

But it's Turin in English.

Venezia --> Venice.
Roma --> Rome
Milano --> Milan
Firenze --> Florence
Napoli --> Naples
Genova --> Genoa
Padova --> Padua

So moderators, change it back to the proper English spelling.

NDPhilly · #12 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 1:03 PM**

finally we cleared that up.

Trantor · #13 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 4:18 PM**

aha! I knew the correct in italian was SaN Paolo, not Sao Paolo.

Sao with the O is only in portuguese.

english - Saint Paul
portuguese - São Paulo
italian - San Paolo
spanish - San Pablo

Hypothalamus · #14 Posted **Apr 12, 2014, 6:02 PM**

Move to U/C:

TURIN | Grattacielo Intesa San Paolo | 167 M / 549 FT | 39 FLOORS
(per Skyscraper Center)

As of April 4th, 2014...
Photo Credit: normy89 at SSC

Urbannizer · #15 Posted **Jul 12, 2015, 8:02 PM**

Finished product:

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreaad

trovo molto bella questa prospettiva

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c/o of dreaad on SSC