In the first half of 2021, the
city of Milan received a gift and also a challenge: the approval of the
regeneration plan for the Giambellino-Lorenteggio neighborhood . The project, which was launched in April this year, is the result of the partnership between Milan and ALER (Lombard Residential Building Company). The project involves the demolition and
reconstruction of five of the neighborhood's 31 housing blocks with the aim of creating greener urban spaces. The plan is to plant trees, create new sidewalks with flower beds and many green areas, as well as a cycle path that connects to San Cristoforo and other important roads.
With the aim of rehabilitating the area, the idea is to create social areas for the neighborhood and promote culture in the region. The
New Lorenteggio Library , the result of an international competition won by Grau Magaña Urtzi, will have spaces for reading and studying, exhibitions and lectures. Another important project that will take place in the region is a
cultural park in the Giambellino-Lorenteggio neighborhood that will be built on an abandoned area of 127,000 m². "The aim is to create leisure options in the surrounding area through new points of attraction such as the library, the market, emerging businesses and cycle paths, to ensure that Giambellino leaves behind its original function as a domestic neighbourhood," explains Pierfrancesco Maran, Deputy Mayor for Urban Planning of the City of Milan.
