Triennale Milano
Urban Center Milano 2030

Milan's XXII Triennale International Exhibition opened the new Urban Center, hosting the Milano 2030 exhibition — a public space for storytelling, research and civic discussion about the future of the city, under the artistic direction of Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli and curated by Fosbury Architecture.

Workroom contributed motion design and animation to the project, working across multiple sequences of the main film.

The animations combine frame-by-frame and keyframe techniques — a choice that allowed precise control over timing and movement while preserving a raw, handmade quality. Working at a low frame rate was a deliberate decision, giving the motion a weight and texture consistent with the tone of the exhibition.

The Milano 2030 exhibition occupied a dedicated space within the new Urban Center at Triennale Milano — a room with stone seating where the film and animations were projected as part of the permanent installation.

The Urban Center was conceived as a long-term civic hub: alongside the main exhibition, it hosted Agenti Climatici, a project by OMA and Laboratorio Permanente developed around the winning proposal for the redevelopment of the disused Farini railway yards, inviting citizens to contribute opinions and suggestions about the future of the site.

Workroom for Triennale Milano:

motion design—Workroom
frame by frame animation—Workroom
production—Fosbury Architecture
art direction, illustration—Loris Alessandria
additional motion design—Gabriele Calvi
additional illustrations—Martina Elisa Cecchi
music and sound design—John Poon
photo—courtesy of Sinergico

more information—Triennale Milano