Rendered into clean lines and bold graphic hues, Oporto-based architect and illustrator André Chiote draws some of the world's most iconic contemporary structures designed by their equally iconic architects. He began developing this project by choosing specifically-programmed buildings that became cultural symbols eventually engrained into the "urban collective memory."
Even by only highlighting a particular detail, the building is still recognizable whether one remembers seeing it on TV, online, in print, or in person. The souvenir poster/advertisement-like quality of Chiote's illustrative style further emphasizes the popularity of these structures.
In his last approach, Chiote illustrated famous museums like Renzo Piano's addition to LACMA or the Mercedez-Benz Museum by UNStudio, among others.
Chiote continues exploring the role of these memorable buildings with "Sport's Buildings" -- many that have been seen in past Olympic Games. Here, he describes them as examples of "contemporary cathedrals" with their ability to gather thousands of spectators.
For more of Chiote's work, click here.
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Adobe Illustrator Posterization doesn't make these ' iconic' . images. The effect of limiting the color palate does abstract the image in a nice , book cover manner, but really, this is not much of anything, is it?
Eric, I think it is more than a Photoshop Effect, it also involves selecting the right frame, and hence, distilling the essence of that particular architecture...
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