John McAslan & Partners will face off against BIG and Diller Scofidio & Renfro in the final stage of a competition to design the athletes’ village for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.

Italian developer Coima has announced the six finalists for the second stage of the competition, which saw 47 teams comprising a total of 329 firms hailing from 14 countries bid for the prestigious job in the city’s Porta Romana central south-east district.

The winning team will draw up the masterplan for a €180m scheme providing accommodation for the Olympics at a 217,000sq m site at the disused Porta Romana railway yard.

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