Never one to rest on his laurels, starchitect-tribute extraordinaire Federico Babina has graced the design-conversant Web with yet another charming image series, transforming 26 structures by prolific architects into letters from their names. Archibet, as the series is called, starts with Alvar Aalto's Riolo Parish Church and wends its merry way through Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye and Utzon's Sydney Opera House before ending with Zaha Hadid's Library and Learning Centre in Vienna.
Fancy yourself a knower of buildings? Now would be a good opportunity to put that knowledge to the test, but be warned, Babina doesn't always settle on the most likely candidate for each letter. As the Italian architect explained to Dezeen, "The choice was often guided by an inspiration rather than the importance of the architect." Previously, he made splashes with a tour of silver screen architecture and a batch of NES-chic 8-bit starchitect portraits. With the educational bent of this series, perhaps Babina could join the likes of This Little Piggy Built a Glass House and Young Frank, Architect and turn it into a children's book.
· Federico Babina creates Archibet, an illustrated alphabet of architects [Dezeen]