This charming infographic slideshow reels off an architect of note for every letter of the alphabet with a 2-D animation of their most notable project. All done in the style of a 1930s projector video replete with old-fashioned scratches and whimsical instrumental music.
The ‘ABC of Architects’ by Colombian graphic designer and visual artist Federico Gonzalez and Andrea Stinga runs from Alvar Aalto to Zaha Hadid, even managing to fill the letter X – Iannis Xenakis….
Who?
A little investigation uncovered this unfamiliar architect, a protege of Le Corbusier, who was entrusted with the project management of the Philips Pavilion, Expo ‘58 in Brussels (Le Corbusier was busy with the planning of Chandigarh). The pavilion is a cluster of nine hyperbolic paraboloids, composed asymmetrically and constructed out of prestressed concrete. Et voila!
The ABC of Architects, via Designboom
More ponderings, here
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There is an odd disaparity between the few Architects I know and their Nationality, the few Buildings I know and have seen, and the matching of the two in some cases !
A lovely little slide reel animation you found J.
perfect! glad to be of architectural service 🙂 i shall test you later… J
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PS
If you have snow this w/e… I hope a certain little person willl enjoy 🙂
Oh that’s so sweet! Yes we are SO looking forward to snow and lots of it..last year he could only make ‘no’ men because he couldn’t say ‘s’s, so this year we are ready… Have a lovely weekend 🙂