
Church of San Francesco d’Assisi al
Fopponino, Milan, 1961–64.
The main façade is embedded in a
perforated detached screen that
uninterruptedly envelopes the two
flanking buildings overlooking the
large inclined parvis. The iridescent
ceramic cladding, made of light gray,
smooth and diamond-point tiles,
captures and reflects the sunlight,
while hexagonal openings allow the
sky to show through.
Photo © Luca Rotondo.