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Italian architects for the UN

An Italian architect, Renato Sarno, and his studio will lead the team of professionals that was commissioned to design the renovation of the UN Headquarters in New York.

The announcement was given by the United Nations. The Milanese architecture study, beating 37 competitors of 10 different countries, has obtained a contract worth 6,3 million dollars.
According to what the UN has declared, this is just the beginning. Wide refurbishing and extension works are planned for the United Nations Building. The plan anticipates six years of works and is worth an overall 96,4 million dollars.

Before starting, the project will have to obtain approval by the 189 countries that are part of the UN’s General Assembly.

The great building complex facing the East River, was built at the end of the Second World War and architects arriving from 11 nations carried out the project.

The famous Glass Building and the Assembly hall, where the offices of the secretary and the Security Council are housed, were completed in 1952.