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Surreal Architect’s Portraits (and their buildings)

We recently featured Federico Babina’s Archist City of artist’s imaginary houses, now see his newly released architect’s portraits and their buildings.

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The Eames house living room as it is best known, shot in 1994. The light from the window illuminates the tumbleweed the couple picked up on their honeymoon drive from Chicago to Los Angeles; due to its fragility it was the only item not to have been moved to the LACMA exhibition. Photo courtesy Tim Street-Porter.
The Eames house living room as it is best known, shot in 1994. The light from the window illuminates the tumbleweed the couple picked up on their honeymoon drive from Chicago to Los Angeles; due to its fragility it was the only item not to have been moved to the LACMA exhibition. Photo courtesy Tim Street-Porter.
Alvar Aalto: Simple lines and geometric windows capture the Finnish architect’s thoughtful expression.
Alvar Aalto: Simple lines and geometric windows capture the Finnish architect’s thoughtful expression.
Alvar Aalto HouseRiihitie 20 Helsinki, Finland 00330 alvaraalto.fi In 1934, Aino and Alvar Aalto acquired a site in almost completely untouched surroundings in the Munkkiniemi neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. They started designing their own house which was completed in August 1936. The Aalto House anticipates the two-year younger Villa Mairea, a luxury residence where Aalto's creativity was able to come into full bloom. But in contrast to its larger sister, the Aalto House is a cozy, intimate building for living and working, designed by two architects for themselves, using simple uncluttered materials.
Alvar Aalto HouseRiihitie 20 Helsinki, Finland 00330 alvaraalto.fi In 1934, Aino and Alvar Aalto acquired a site in almost completely untouched surroundings in the Munkkiniemi neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. They started designing their own house which was completed in August 1936. The Aalto House anticipates the two-year younger Villa Mairea, a luxury residence where Aalto's creativity was able to come into full bloom. But in contrast to its larger sister, the Aalto House is a cozy, intimate building for living and working, designed by two architects for themselves, using simple uncluttered materials.
Frank Gehry: The outline of Gehry’s sculptural facades also lends itself well to his face.
Frank Gehry: The outline of Gehry’s sculptural facades also lends itself well to his face.
Frank Gehry’s Stata Center in Boston is home to MIT’s computer scientists and engineers.
Frank Gehry’s Stata Center in Boston is home to MIT’s computer scientists and engineers.
Mies Van der Rohe: Glass windows and skyscraper staples etch out this architecture great’s portrait.
Mies Van der Rohe: Glass windows and skyscraper staples etch out this architecture great’s portrait.
Click to see the rest of Federico Babina's Archi_Portraits on his site.
Click to see the rest of Federico Babina's Archi_Portraits on his site.