ABSTRACT
The paper presents the activity of Società Generale Immobiliare (SGI) in the 1950s and 1960s, focusing on tall building construction. This study enables the selected case studies to be related to the evolution of the national construction processes. This paper analyses the methods and process innovations of SGI, with reference to Milanese tall buildings, comparing them with other similar buildings in Genoa and Palermo. In Milan, SGI built the Velasca, Galfa, Porta Romana, Fara and Filzi towers (1956–63) and other tall buildings in residential complexes. This study explores how the company’s Milanese projects impacted the construction of the Cantore and Park Riviera towers in Genoa (1963–69), and the Sperlinga Tower (1968) in Palermo. This paper aims to provide an overall vision of SGI’s activity, taking into account studies done to date on selected major works. It is based on original archival sources, magazines and publications published by the company.
