Hasta La Ideas

Eric Hu’s astonishing 17-foot-tall poster tribute to 1960’s architectural group Archigram is built on a custom typeface with elements of Archigram’s body of work built on top. Although the final product is not immediately readable, this is perhaps intended to capture the way that buildings themselves are not completely “readable” at once, but often require stepping back to understand and comprehend. There’s lots of layering and fastidious detailing to discover as you pore over the poster.

Full poster after the break.

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