Transforming Modern Architect’s Works Into 3D Typography

Modern Architects Works in 3D Type hero

Designer Chris Labrooy, inspired by his design heroes; architects Tadao Ando, Zaha Hadid, Toyo Ito, Oscar Niemeyer, Frank Gehry and designer Ettore Sottsass, has created 3D typography based on their works using computer rendering and illustration.

Modern Architects Works in 3D Type

Architects Buildings As 3D Typography
Top: Oscar (Niemeyer) ; middle: Tadao (Ando); bottom: Frank (Gehry)

Tadao Ando 3D Type
Typography design based on the architecture of Tadao Ando. Chris chose his favorite Tadoa buildings as a basis for developing these expressive letter forms. Included are: Chikatsu Asuka historical museum / Water temple / Naoshima contemporary art museum annex:

tadoa ando type

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architect name in type

tadao ando

Zaha Hadid 3D Type
Typography design based on the architecture of Zaha Hadid. With this piece, Chris focused on capturing Zaha’s formal language rather than reference specific buildings because he claims to be interested in her drawings and paintings from the eighties.:

zaha hadid type

zaha hadid in text

zaha hadid text design

Oscar Niemeyer 3D Type
Typography design based on the architecture of Oscar Niemeyer. Chris picked his favourite Niemeyer buildings as a basis for developing these expressive letter forms. Included are : Cathedral of Brasília / Niterói Contemporary Art Museum / Ibirapuera Park theatre / Oscar Niemeyer Museum.

Oscar Niemeyer 3D Type

Oscar Niemeyer 3D Type

Oscar Niemeyer 3D Type

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Oscar Niemeyer 3D Type

Toyo Ito 3d type
Letter forms inspired by Toyo Ito’s impressive works. The combination of simple forms with intricate perforations is what excited Chris about Toyo’s work. These letters are based on : TOD’s omotesando / Tower of winds / Taichung opera house / Mikimoto department store:

Toyo Ito 3d type

Toyo Ito 3d type

Toyo Ito 3d type

Frank Gehry 3d Type
Typography design based on the architecture of Frank Gehry. Chris picked his favourite Gehry buildings as a basis for developing some expressive letter forms. Included are: Guggenheim Bilboa / Aerospace museum / Gehry house / experience music project / dancing house prague:

frank gehry

frank gehry type design by labrooy

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Although not an architect. Ettore Sottsass’ memphis style designs inspired Chris to create a font.

Ettore Sottsass 3D Type
Letter forms inspired by Sottsass’s early 80’s furniture. This work is Chris’ attempt to revisit the past, get inspired, and share with people new and interesting interpretations on familiar historical works:

Ettore Sottsass 3D Type

Ettore Sottsass 3D Type<

Ettore Sottsass 3D Type

Ettore Sottsass 3D Type

His Helvetica 3D Type does the opposite of the above works. In this font, Chris has turned a typeface into architecture:

helvetica font design

chris labrooy type design

digital type design

For Bauhaus, Chris took a design style and sensibility and also turned it into a 3D rendering of a building:

3d bauhaus building

bauhaus type design

bahuhaus

Also worth noting is his “Playful Type” made of adult sex toys:

playful type by chris labrooy

See more of Chris Labrooy’s fabulous work here.

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