The two-tower CityWave scheme from BIG has topped out near central Milan, completing the final two pieces of a larger district-sized CityLife puzzle that features designs from Daniel Libeskind, Zaha Hadid Architects, and Arata Isozaki.  BIG’s contribution—designed with the local practice Atelier Verticale—is capped with a 460-foot-long roof clad in photovoltaic tiles equaling 118,000 total square feet. That design feature is one of the largest in the world. Others include shaded loggias culminating in a 20th-floor roof bar and a steel colonnade-framed, timber canopy-shaded open space connecting the development to the city. BIG experts the public opening sometime in 2026. Image courtesy Alberto FanelliImage courtesy Alberto FanelliImage courtesy Alberto FanelliImage courtesy Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)