Franco AlbiniParman.d.I was rummaging through my stacksand came across this excellent catalog from the Triennale Museumon Franco Albini:"Zero Gravity: Franco Albini: Construire Modernita"Everyone thinks of Franco for hisfurniture, especially the pieces he did for Knoll,but he was an amazing architect,and as I dig-dugged through the catalogI noticed how killer his staircases were,so here they are,not a ton of them,but enough for you to get a feel for hissense of proportion and balance….
Irving Penn"Franco Albini"1948He's a suave mother fucker no?A little pissed looking in most photos,but not bad….
This is from an apartment building lobbyin Parma,I will be making a pilgrimage my next trip.
Franco AlbiniApartment building lobbyParman.d.
Franco AlbiniGalleria di Palazzo RossoGenova1952-62
Franco AlbiniPrivate apartmentGenova1954
Franco AlbiniNot sure what "Nouve Terme Luigi Zoja" is,but he designed a staircase for it.Salsomaggiore1964-70
Franco AlbiniGoing up!
Franco AlbiniHotelRome1957-61
Franco Albini pointing up with Walter Gropius.Roma1961
Franco AlbiniAttic staircase landingLocation not specifiedn.d.
Franco AlbiniHandle for the stairs of theMetro in Milano.1962-64
Franco AlbiniInspecting Venini glass vases at an Italian design festival in Helsinki.1953He should have designed some glass,it would have been amazing,think Scarpa on a staircase.