The Diamond Tower, or Torre Diamante, is an office tower in Milan. Lee Polisano of Kohn Pedersen Fox designed the area master plan. Paolo Caputo and Jacobs Engineering handled the architectural design, with Arup as structural engineer. The article names no client. Crane assembly began on January 28, 2010, and it was completed on September 14, 2012. BNP Paribas has been the main tenant since 2016.
The tower has a multifaceted, diamond-like form with irregular geometry. Its steel external structure surrounds a concrete core, and the glass is laminated. Perimeter columns are inclined. It stands 140 meters (459 feet) with 30 floors above ground and four below. Lower buildings called Diamantini attach to the tower for commercial use.
It earned LEED Gold certification. It is the fourth-tallest building in Milan and the fifth-tallest in Italy.
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