Chiesa dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo
This church, the Chiesa dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, is a landmark of modern parish building in Milan—designed to translate liturgy and community life into architecture rather than imitate older forms. The project belongs to Luigi Figini, together with Pollini, and work began in 1964, finishing in 1968. It was consecrated on 29 June 1967, then erected as a parish by decree on 22 July, issued by Cardinal Colombo, who took territory from three existing parishes: Santa Maria del Buon Consiglio, San Nicola, and Santa Maria alla Fontana. What makes the building especially characteristic is the way the plan and elevations are “composed” from internal logic: the outer volume is highly articulated, using visible brick, while the interior plan is built around a repeated motif of the Greek cross, generating multiple axes of view. …
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