Architecture & Design — SOM Retrofits Iconic Gio Ponti Complex in Milan; Kengo Kuma Completes Cathedral Intervention in France; Ultra-Thin Surface Technology Enters US Market

Architecture & Design · 2026-04-30

TODAY'S SIGNAL — Two high-profile projects from global firms signal a maturing approach to heritage intervention and adaptive reuse that Architecture & Design professionals should track. SOM's retrofit of the Gio Ponti and Piero Portaluppi-designed Corso Italia 23 complex in Milan represents a significant case study in modernizing mid-century modernist office stock to contemporary standards while…