In Memoriam: Hans Hollein, Architect

RIP architect Hans Hollein, designer of the inaugural exhibition, MANtransFORMS at the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in 1976. The exhibit (see images below) examined everyday objects and the ways they were adapted by different people in different places and times. 

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Bread Exhibit at Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts & Design, 1976, 95-20304.

Star Exhibit at Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1976, 95-20305.

Exhibit of Uses of Cloth at Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1976, 95-20307.

'Angel Cage' Exhibit at Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1976, 95-20303.

Room of Plexiglass Exhibit at Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1976, 95-20302.

Designers of MAN TRANSFORMS Exhibit at C/H Museum, 1976, 95-20306.

Hans Hollein, Architect/Designer, 1976, 95-20297.

Related Resources

• Hans Hollein, Architect of Witty Designs, Dies at 80, New York Times Obituaries
• MANtransFORMS Exhibit, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum