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, born 1943
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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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Special Collections
Object Type
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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