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/  by Thomas DeVoss

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Messner Mountain Museum Corones (MMM Corones), Italy by Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid Architects will design the sixth and fi nal Messner Mountain Museum at Plan de Corones, South Tyrol, Italy. In collaboration with Reinhold Messner, one of the world’s most renowned mountaineers, as well as Kronplatz, the largest ski resort in the region, the Messner Mountain Museum (MMM Corones) is embedded within Mount Kronplatz.

“Located at the top of Mount Kronplatz with its unique views of the Dolomites, MMM Corones is the fi nal piece in my series of mountain museums. Dedicated to the great rock faces of the world, the museum will focus on the discipline of mountaineering,“ explains Reinhold Messner.

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/  by Thomas DeVoss

vintagenational: Image from The Skyward Trend of Thought, MIT Press. From “Skyscrapers: Above the Crowd,” National Geographic, February, 1989. Forerunners of today’s skylines, towers in 13th-century Bologna were raised by Italian families who fort…

vintagenational:

Image from The Skyward Trend of Thought, MIT Press.

From “Skyscrapers: Above the Crowd,” National Geographic, February, 1989.

Forerunners of today’s skylines, towers in 13th-century Bologna were raised by Italian families who fortified city homes to wage war with one another and outsiders. Masonry walls carried the full weight of the towers, limiting their practical height.