ARCHIPIX: 8-Bit Architects

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Complicating is easy, simplifying is difficult. To simplify you have to remove, and to remove you have to know what to take away. The idea of this project, called ARCHIPIX (Less is Pixel) by Federico Babina Architect, is to represent the complexity of the forms and personalities through the simplicity of the pixel. Masters of modern architecture, paired with a building that represents their essence, often become desktop icons. A digital "pointillism" where the mouse replaces the brush. The pixel reappears and emphasizes the importance of the single dot, seen as something essential that in combination with other points form a more complex picture. A metaphor of architecture where every little detail is a key component of the whole mosaic.

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Cite: Eric Baldwin. "ARCHIPIX: 8-Bit Architects" 11 Sep 2013. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/427675/archipix-8-bit-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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