Andrea Branzi
"Banal Architectura" Architectural Model

"Banal Architectura" Architectural Model

© Studio Branzi; © 1980 Arduino Cantàfora; © 1980 Estate of Alessandro Mendini; © 1980 Alessandro Guerriero

"Banal Architectura" Architectural Model
"Banal Architectura" Architectural Model
DesignerItalian, 1938–2023
DesignerItalian, born 1945
DesignerItalian, born 1954
DesignerItalian, 1957–1995
DesignerItalian, 1931–2019
DesignerItalian, active 1976–1984
CultureItalian
Titles
  • "Banal Architectura" Architectural Model
Date1980
MediumPlastic, laminate, foam, paper, and metal
Dimensions24 × 54 3/4 × 23 1/2 in. (61 × 139.1 × 59.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Dennis Freedman Collection, gift of Dennis Freedman
Object number2018.505
Not on view

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ProvenanceDennis Freedman Collection, New York; given to MFAH, 2018.
Exhibition History"Forum Design," Linz, Austria, June 27–October 5, 1980.

"Radical: Italian Design 1965-1985, the Dennis Freedman Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 14–November 29, 2020; Yale School of Architecture Gallery, New Haven, February 21–July 8, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Paper label adhered to front left corner of base.
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