In an effort to integrate art and architecture, in 1963 Bacardi commissioned Brazilian artist Franci
In an effort to integrate art and architecture, in 1963 Bacardi commissioned Brazilian artist Francisco Brennand to develop murals for the north and south walls of its otherwise modernist glass Imports Tower, said to be one of the first muralized buildings in the United States, let alone Miami. Brennand is shown here in his studio, composing the azure flora designs, and the Bacardi Imports Tower, Miami, by Enrique Gutierrez (SACMAG of Puerto Rico) with the finished murals by Francisco Brennard,1963. Images via: Condé Nast / archpaper -- source link
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