你知道米蘭的博科尼大學(Bocconi University)有一棟建築，是由2020年普立茲克建築獎得主Grafton Architects操刀設計的嗎？

來自愛爾蘭的建築師組合，Yvonne Farrell 與 Shelley McNamara，早在尚未獲獎的2008年，就受邀為Bocconi設計這座具有代表性的建築。不得不說，這所大學的確眼光獨到，選中了後來獲得建築界最高榮譽獎項的建築師。

這座建築被定義為「城市與校園之間的過濾器」，是一處將公共與私人、開放與封閉空間交織的過渡地帶。

在陽光正好的午後入內參觀，遠觀時建築氣勢磅礡、線條優雅；近看則能感受到其建築材料的粗獷與厚重質感，也許是時間與維護所致，部分細節略顯粗糙。但整體而言，這座建築依然呈現出Grafton建築事務所一貫的空間詩意與結構張力：彷彿沉重的石材在空中懸浮，在光影之間閃閃發亮。

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Visiting the Grafton-Designed Entrance Building of Bocconi University in Milan

Did you know that Bocconi University in Milan is home to a building designed by Grafton Architects, the Irish duo who won the 2020 Pritzker Architecture Prize?

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, the founders of Grafton Architects, were invited to design this iconic structure back in 2008—well before they received architecture’s highest honor. Clearly, the university demonstrated remarkable foresight in choosing architects who would later gain international acclaim.

This building is conceived as a “filter” between the city and the campus—a transitional zone where public and private, open and enclosed spaces intertwine.

On a sunny afternoon, I had the chance to explore it up close. From a distance, the building appears majestic, with elegant lines and a commanding presence. Up close, one notices the raw, weighty textures of its materials. Perhaps due to time and maintenance, some details have weathered a bit, lending it a rougher edge. Yet overall, the structure still exudes Grafton Architects’ signature poetic spatiality and expressive structural tension: the heavy stone volumes seem to float, shimmering in the shifting light.