Archibet: An Illustrated Alphabet of Architecture

Barcelona-based architect and graphic artist Federico Babina is at it again, this time creating an imaginary “Archibet City” guided by the language of architecture. From Alvar Aalto’s Riolo Parish Church to Zaha Hadid's Library and Learning Centre in Vienna, the collection reimagines 26 famous works of architecture into a set of letters that, as Babina describes, expresses the “heterogeneity of forms and styles” that make up our profession. Each letter is drawn according to the interpretation of an architect’s style, forming part of the cityscape that Babina refers to as “Archibet”.

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Cite: Karissa Rosenfield. "Archibet: An Illustrated Alphabet of Architecture " 13 Jan 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/466610/archibet-an-illustrated-alphabet-of-architecture> ISSN 0719-8884

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