Dialogo nel Buio

In this palace-like building, the institution at its core is the Istituto dei Ciechi di Milano, founded by Michele Barozzi and still closely tied to the site’s identity. Construction begins in 1892, on land that was mostly gardens, created to provide the space the institute needed. The complex was designed by Giuseppe Pirovano and deliberately echoes Milan’s neoclassical suburban villas, using a classical rhythm of three orders of pilasters—Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian—on an elevated central section. The façade’s upper line is crowned by a large, smooth-backed timpano, while the piano nobile features serliana windows, and the ground floor is faced with smooth rustication. …

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