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Category Archives: Photos
Shukhov Radio Tower
A look at SHUKHOV TOWER from several points of view: Special thanks to Vlad for providing the view for photos 3 & 4. WATCH art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon show off Shukhov tower. And READ about it at the Shukov Tower … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, avant-garde, constructivist, moscow, shabolovka, Shukhov, shukhov tower, шухов, шуховская башня
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Protests and Constructivist Buildings
Today Moscow witnessed the largest gathering of protesters in nearly 20 years, against the backdrop of some recognizable Constructivist buildings. Le Corbusier’s Tsentrosoyuz Building Schusev’s Narkomzem Building Fomin’s NKPS Building
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Tagged architecture, avant-garde, constructivist, fomin, le corbusier, moscow, narkomzen, nkps, schusev, tsentrosoyuz
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Now and Then
MOSSELPROM (Moscow Agricultural Industries) Building Now (2011) and Then (mid/late 1920’s) ^Now ^Then ^Now ^Then
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Tagged architecture, avant-garde, constructivist, moscow, mosselprom, моссельпром
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Better (off) than others
Some Constructivist buildings are doing better than others these days… in various states of condition: from vacant and dilapidated, to newly rebuilt. ^Bread Factory No.5, 1931 (currently vacant, awaiting reconstruction) ^Dinamo Stadium, 1928-1930 (currently under reconstruction) ^Central Aerohydrodynamics Institute, 1925-1931 … Continue reading
Poster Progress!
^Telephone Station, V. Patek, 1928 ^”ZHURGAZ” Cooperative Residential Building, M. Barshch, G. Zundblat, 1934-1935 ^All-Union Electrotechnical Institute Educational Facility, L. Maylman, V. Movchan, G. Movchan, 1929-1932
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Tagged architecture, avant-garde, constructivist, moscow, poster
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VKHUTEMAS Gallery
As part of the exhibit «Иван Николаев. Наука русского авангарда» (Ivan Nikolaev. Russian avant-garde science) at the VKHUTEMAS GALLERY, a presentation of Nikolaev’s book «Акведуки античного Рима» was held last week. Some photos from the event: http://vkhutemas.ru/gallery Portrait of I.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, avant-garde, constructivist, exhibit, moscow, Nikolaev, Student Commune House, Николаев, Студенческий Дом-Коммуна
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Progress
Today I paid a visit to Nikolaev’s Student Commune House to check out the progress on the reconstruction / restoration … ^Construction is still going as the weather gets messy ^View from the characteristic skinny windows ^Kitchen / hang out … Continue reading
Khudyakov at Nikolaev’s House
Years ago, Konstantin Khudyakov studied architectural industrial design at the Moscow Architecture Institute (МАрхИ) and at one point lived at Nikolaev’s Student Commune House for three years. Flash forward to the present day, the Commune House is currently serving as … Continue reading
New Poster Designs
INTRODUCING: new poster designs!
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COLOR!
In photographing Soviet avant-garde architecture, I usually shoot bw film to bring out the abstract and formal qualities. This time around, I thought I’d try a different approach… Presenting: Student Commune House, in COLOR!
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Tagged architecture, avant-garde, Nikolaev, Student Commune House, Николаев, Студенческий Дом-Коммуна
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