| Sarfatti Building | |
| Location: | Milan, Italy |
| Coordinates: | 45.4488°N 9.1899°W |
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| Architect: | Giuseppe Pagano |
The Sarfatti Building (Italian: Edificio Sarfatti) is an office and educational building on the Bocconi University campus in Milan, Italy, at Via Sarfatti 25.[1]
The construction of the building, designed by Italian architect Giuseppe Pagano and his associate Gian Giacomo Predaval, commenced in 1937. The inauguration was held on December 21, 1941.[2] The structure was the first built and corresponds to the original nucleus of the Bocconi University campus after its seat was moved from a palazzo in largo Treves in Milan.[3] [4]
The building is considered one of the finest works of Italian Rationalist architecture.[5]
It features a cross-shaped plan, probably inspired by Walter Gropius' Bauhaus Dessau (1925–1926).[5] Two lion statues in medieval style, created by sculptor Arturo Martini, preside over the interior of building's main entrance hallway.[6] Below the porch alongside via Sarfatti some bas-reliefs by Leone Todi can be found.