Nov 21, 2012read the 24 comments
Architectural logos
When the design idea is staring you in the face.
Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
Designed by BÜRO ALBA, Germany, 2008
Casa da Música
Designed by Sagmeister Inc, USA, 2007
Centre Georges Pompidou
Designed by Jean Widmer, Switzerland, 1977
Gothenburg Museum
Designer unknown
Via Gustav Karlsson (in the comments)
Habitat 67
Designer unknown
Via Jean Chouinard (in the comments)
New York Botanical Garden
Designed by Pentagram, USA, 2000
Nouveau Theatre de Montreuil
Designed by Aurelie Gasche and Delphine Cordier, France, 2007
Petronas Towers
Designer unknown
Rockefeller Center
Designed by Chermayeff & Geismar, USA, 1985
Sydney Opera House
Designer unknown
Any others you can think of?
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Gustav
Gothenburg Art Museum
http://static.flickr.com/3549/3345837419_cd77f3d6b8.jpg
Logo:
http://konstmuseum.goteborg.se/
Nov 21st, 2012
Jean Chouinard
Habitat 67 in Montreal.
http://www.habitat67.com/
Nov 21st, 2012
Josephine Jost-Crous
These are very inspiring! I like the idea of creating a mark from the actual physical object/building. Reminds me of the New York Public Library logo design: http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/an_iconic_lion_for_an_iconic_institution.php
Nov 21st, 2012
TM5
Great selection of logos.
Nov 21st, 2012
Miles
the most uninspiring is the New York Botanical Garden – makes an elegant glass house look heavy and boring.
Nov 21st, 2012
Paavo
Petronas looks awful. A pair of elegant towers with a logo that looks like a product of the primitive pixel partnership.
Nov 21st, 2012
Tino Cordes
Wouldn’t a complete silhouette of the Sydney Opera House have been better?
Nov 21st, 2012
will
The Adelaide Festival Centre is an under appreciated gem of early 70s architecture
http://studyadelaide.com/wp-content/uploads/festival_centre.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3607/3391714546_b9a50b1f00.jpg
Here’s it’s logo. Not anything amazing, but nicely evokes the ‘face’ of the building.
http://www.advantagesa.com.au/upload/AdelaideFestivalCentre180.jpg
There’s a much better version of the same logo floating around, all in white, with the negative space forming the building shape. Sadly it has never caught on anywhere other than corporate and catering pamphlets!
Nov 22nd, 2012
Julen
I know another one. “Concello Santiago de Compostela” I like it. ;)
Nov 22nd, 2012
ds3k
Tokyo Tower. I’m not sure if it’s official or not:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christianmlau/2435910957/
Nov 22nd, 2012
Derek Graham
Glasgow SECC & the new Hydro Arena in Glasgow too.
http://www.secc.co.uk/
Photo of SECC Armadillo – http://www.pnae-congress.org/content/page/7/conference-venue
http://www.thehydro.com/default.htm
Photo of how it will look when complete – http://www.thehydro.com/the-hydro/about-the-hydro.aspx
I really like the Hydro design – nice use of the shape of the building combined with the sound bars to show it’s a live music venue.
Nov 23rd, 2012
trent
The New Museum in NYC
http://wolffolins.com/work/new-museum
Nov 23rd, 2012
Charlotte Binau
The logo from the danish music festival: Roskilde
The main stage:
http://www.denstoredanske.dk/@api/deki/files/71609/=roskilde2010.JPG?size=webview
which characteristic form is used in the logo:
http://www.motorental.dk/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/roskilde_festival_logo1.jpg
Official website and link to poster from ’79 – the fist year the festival used the canopy stage as their landmark:
http://roskilde-festival.dk/1979/forside/plakat/
Nov 24th, 2012
Bruno Mota
It´s great to see the Portuguese Casa da Música featured here, it’s an amazing work of art, and it was very important that the logo can mimic this important building. As you said the design idea was there all the time but nevertheless the designers involved have to realize that as well. I wish I could always be aware of what is right in front of my nose!
Nov 24th, 2012
Jeff Halmos
I gots one:
http://jeffhalmos.com/2011/10/24/londonimax/
But they don’t use it anymore since Odeon bought it:
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/19982
Nov 26th, 2012
Victoria
The John Hancock is also an excellent example!
http://agencythreesixty.com/2011/08/05/john-hancock-observatory/
Nov 27th, 2012
Ideoma.pt
http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/185230
a currently work in progress of ours
http://www.cultura.pr.gov.br/arquivos/Image/logomarcas_institucionais_jpg/logo_mon.jpg
And a great logo using a sketch of architect Oscar Niemeyer of the Niemeyer museum
Nov 28th, 2012
Ajay
30 St Mary Axe, London
aka “The Gherkin”
http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/pictures/web/images/MarketingWeek/13169_18_stmary_logo.gif
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Society/Pix/pictures/2004/05/14/StMaryAxe.jpg
Dec 6th, 2012
Stewart Mader
Hotel Ukraina, Moscow
http://www.ukraina-hotel.ru
Lower Eastside Construction, New York
http://www.lowereastsideconstruction.com
Dec 7th, 2012
Josh B
Logos for institutions that simply copy the architectural shape of the building they’re in have always seemed a bit lazy to me. It’s especially problematic when the making a sign for the building, potentially leading to putting a picture of the building on the building itself.
Here’s a project where I worked on signage, but was saddled with a very unimpressive logo, The Connecticut Science Center: http://ctsciencecenter.org. I worked on this with Michael Bierut at Pentagram, and we decided wholeheartedly to do avoid the logo.
Another recent project of his draws inspiration from the building but in a less literal way, The Perot Science Museum. http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/perot_museum_hoists_brackets.php. The idea is solid, but the execution is questionable I think.
Dec 27th, 2012
Oivo
Finlandia Hall, designed by Alvar Aalto
http://www.finlandiatalo.fi/en/
Jan 18th, 2013
td64
Canada Place, designed by David Lidiard, Cossette
http://www.canadaplace.ca
Jan 24th, 2013
Afehrenb
One that’s definitely worth mentioning here is the logo for the Milwaukee Museum of Art. Not only has the architecture informed the design of the museum’s identity, but it has become the logo for the entire city.
The MAM Logo: http://yoa.uwm.edu/uwm-day-at-mam
A piece from Underconsideration on the Milwaukee logo: http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/002193.html
Obviously it was a bad idea for the city of Milwaukee to create a logo so similar the art museum’s!
May 1st, 2013
dian
Aceh Tsunami Museum, designed by Artimasa
http://artimasa.com/portfolio/aceh-tsunami-museum-unofficial/
May 20th, 2013
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