The Allianz Tower, also called the Isozaki Tower or il Dritto, is a mixed-use skyscraper in Milan and the headquarters of Allianz's Italian subsidiary. Arata Isozaki & Associates and Andrea Maffei Architects designed it, and it opened in 2015. The article calls the style modern. Preparatory work began on March 13, 2012 with a foundation slab of about 63 by 27 meters. The contract was awarded that May.
The roof stands at 699 feet (213 m) and the antenna spire at 863 feet (263 m). It has 50 floors and 81,615 square meters of floor area. Eight modules of six floors each make up the body. The facade is triple glass, slightly curved outward, and the short sides are fully glazed with six panoramic lifts in view.
The article compares its endless-tower concept with Brâncuși's endless column. Emporis named it the third-best skyscraper completed in 2015. The article gives no visitor details.
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