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The architect and designer Andrea Branzo has died at the age of 84. He was born in Florence in 1938, and in 1966, with Gilberto Corretti, Paolo Deganello, and Massimo Morozzi, he founded Archizoom Associati, an experimental design group known for its innovative projects, including the visionary No-Stop-City, a critical urban utopia, never built, where architectural form disappeared, leaving only the essential; a surrealist project of a city formed by a continuous residential structure, with no empty spaces. Among Branzi’s notable furniture designs are the Superonda Sofa (1966), the Mies Chair (1968), and the modular Safari Sofa (1968), all created with the intention of challenging conventional notions on how we use furniture. His designs of objects have been produced by several prestigious brands, including Alessi and Cassina…

News Italy 24: The architect and designer Andrea Branzi has died at the age of 84