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Federico Babina's Archifont: 28 Fonts for 28 Architects

digital · 2026-04-27

Federico Babina, an architect and graphic designer, has created Archifont, a video experiment that assigns a unique font to each of 28 iconic architects, including Alvar Aalto, Mies van der Rohe, Louis Kahn, Le Corbusier, Tadao Ando, and Carlo Scarpa. The fonts mimic the distinctive architectural styles of each figure. This follows his earlier project Chairportrait, which depicted 30 iconic chairs as faces. Babina, based in Rome, has long produced videos and posters reinterpreting architectural works and translating diverse concepts into architecture.

Key facts

  • Project name: Archifont
  • 28 fonts for 28 architects
  • Architects include Alvar Aalto, Mies van der Rohe, Louis Kahn, Le Corbusier, Tadao Ando, Carlo Scarpa
  • Video length: one minute
  • Previous project: Chairportrait (30 iconic chairs)
  • Creator: Federico Babina, architect and graphic designer
  • Babina lives in Rome
  • Published on Artribune in July 2022

Entities

Artists

  • Federico Babina
  • Alvar Aalto
  • Mies van der Rohe
  • Louis Kahn
  • Le Corbusier
  • Tadao Ando
  • Carlo Scarpa

Institutions

  • Artribune

Locations

  • Rome
  • Italy

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