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The Milan Metro (Metropolitana di Milano) is the rapid transit system serving Milan, Italy, operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. The network consists of 5 lines, identified by different numbers and colours, with a total network length of , and a total of 113 stations, mostly underground. It has a daily ridership of about 1.4 million on weekdays. The Milan Metro is the largest system in Italy for length, number of stations and ridership. The first line, Line 1, opened in 1964; Line 2 opened 5 years later in 1969, Line 3 in 1990, Line 5 in 2013, and Line 4 in 2022. There are also several extensions planned and under construction. The first projects for a subway line in Milan were drawn up in 1914 and 1925, following the examples of underground transport networks in other European cities such as London and Paris. Planning proceeded in 1938 for the construction of a system of 7 lines, but this too halted after the start of World War II and due to lack of funds. On 3 July 1952, the city administration voted for a project of a metro system and on 6 October 1955, a new company, Metropolitana Milanese, was created to manage the construction of the new infrastructure. The project was funded with ₤ 500 million from the municipality and the rest from a loan. The construction site of the first line was opened in viale Monte Rosa on 4 May 1957. Stations on the new line were designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg architecture studio, while Bob Noorda designed the signage. For this project both Albini-Helg and Noorda won the Compasso D'Oro prize. The first section from Lotto to Sesto Marelli (21 stations) was opened on 1 November 1964 after 7 years of construction works. Two trains adorned with Italian flags left at 10.41 a.m. and arrived at the Sesto Marelli terminus at 11.15 a.m., greeted by the notes of the national anthem and the triumphal march of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida". The track was long, and the mean distance between the stations was . In the same year, in April, works on the second line started.

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Métro de Milan (I)

Francesca Vocialta

En dessous de la ville moderne, des flux d'individus sont quotidiennement accueillis et dirigés vers des destinations différentes. A Milan, cette maille souterraine a commencé à se développer au début des années soixante, mais n'a pas encore réussi à imposer sa propre identité architecturale, malgré de nombreux essais. Contrairement aux projets les plus récents, fondés principalement sur une étude des matériaux, la construction de la ligne 4 constitue l'occasion d'étudier une famille commune d'espace, d'expression d'ambiance et de caractère milanais. Les stations du métro deviennent des lieux où fonctionnalité et forme fusionnent pour dessiner des endroits creusés dans le terrain d'un côté, et des éléments en communication directe avec la ville de l'autre. L'utilisation de matériaux malléables, qui représentent le négatif de la forme architecturale, identifie une approche spécifique. Cette méthode se fonde sur l'utilisation de maquettes comme outil de travail apte à mettre en évidence les formes pures des pièces et les relations entre elles. Ainsi, une stratégie commune de gestion des flux a été conçue avec l'objectif de se renseigner, se conjuguer, se décliner dans le contexte milanais. Les parcours horizontaux et verticaux, en entrée et sortie, construisent des séquences spatiales fondées sur un nombre limité d'ambiances qui se lient avec des situations à chaque fois différentes. Liberté de circulation et volumes purs sont les mots-clés du projet.

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