Matitone [SEP] architect
Matitone
The Matitone (a popular nickname meaning literally ""big pencil"", officially San Benigno North Tower) is a skyscraper designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Mario Lanata and Andrea Messina and finished building in 1992, used as a business center located in the district of San Teodoro, in the San Benigno neighborhood, near the Genova-West highway.
Activities based in the Matitone.
The Matitone is home to several administrative offices including:
- Municipality of Genoa, Services Private Building and Urban
Development.
Other information.
- In 2006 it was used for filming the video for the song "Cosa vuoi che sia" by Ligabue.
- In Savona there is a smaller, similar building that was named Matitino in honor of his older peer in Genoa.
External links.
- Scheda del Matitone - Emporis.com
- Webcam posta sul Matitone - sito del comune di Genova