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Winners of the Archibet giveaway

2015-01-12T18:48:00-05:00

In our most recent giveaway, Archinectors had a chance to win a copy of "Archibet" by architect and illustrator Federico Babina, whose popularity has grown due to his quaint illustration series that combine his love for architecture and drawing.

With only 26 letters in the English alphabet and hundreds of iconic architects, Archinectors got to pick which architect they would want to see illustrated in the Archibet.

The lucky winners are:

IvanaSeizova
Olaf Design Ninja_
nnazemi
Jordan Fay
Mr_Wiggin

Congrats! A big thanks to all who participated.

"Archibet" will be widely available from Laurence King Publishing starting January 20.

Win a copy of "Archibet" by Federico Babina!

2014-12-26T13:00:00-05:00

Architect and graphic designer Federico Babina has become popular for his whimsical illustration series that fuse together his love for architecture and drawing. This includes his "Archibet" series, where famous modernist and contemporary architects like Alvar Aalto, Luis Barragán, Herzog de Meuron, Quincy Jones, Mies van der Rohe, and Zaha Hadid are rendered as each letter of the alphabet in their signature architectural styles. Starting on January 20, Archibet will be widely available as a binded collection of postcards through Laurence King Publishing.

But guess what, five Archinectors can get their hands on a copy of Archibet before it's out in stores.

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY: First, have a look at the entire Archibet series here. Then in the comment section below, say which architect and for what letter that you would include in the Archibet.

Giveaway ends January 2, 2015. Five winners will be selected at random. Good luck!

"Archibet": if architects designed an alphabet...

2014-01-10T19:35:00-05:00

The Barcelona-based illustrator responsible for Archicine and Archipixel, Federico Babina, has created a whimsical alphabet in the style of 26 particularly inspiring architects. For Archibet, Babina modeled each letter after an architect with that shared initial. The Guggenheim wraps around a leg of "W" (is for Wright); wood and colorful panels form a grid in the shape of an "E" (for Eames). The references are as diverse as the architectures, but Babina's style beams overall as colorful, retro, almost Saul Bass-ish.

Seeing the alphabet all together as a composite "Archibet City" is another surreal treat, and a snapshot of architectural history.

You can check out the rest of the Archibet and all of Federico Babina's work here: http://federicobabina.com/