Category Archives: Project Documentation

REDESIGN

BIG changes are coming to The Constructivist Project! [Текст на русском языке ниже] Hello! My name is Natalia. I’m a photographer / designer / activist / aspiring journalist / architecture enthusiast / collector of everything related to constructivism and the Russian avant-garde – … Continue reading

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A look back at 2014

2014 was the year of fighting for the Shukhov Tower, Narkomfin Building, and Melnikov House – heritage at risk, with still uncertain futures. After a tumultuous spring, by summer it appeared that it was agreed that the Shukhov Tower shall … Continue reading

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A look back at 2013

2013 was a big year for The Constructivist Project! Here’s a quick look back at what the project was up to in the past year: January – Photographing Columbia University’s GSAPP students on their visit to Moscow as part of … Continue reading

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Rusakov Workers’ Club, in many forms

Great to hear that reconstruction work is finally going to start on RUSAKOV WORKERS’ CLUB! (let’s hope it’s done right) In the news: ВЕСТИ / РОССИЯ КУЛЬТУРА / РИА НОВОСТИ Hard to pick a favorite, but Rusakov Workers’ Club is … Continue reading

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Posters & Details

H E R E T H E Y A R E ! The silk screen posters as seen at 625 Gallery in San Francisco July 2012. ^Shukhov Radio Tower ^Bread Factory No.5 ^Intourist Garage ^House on the Embankment ^MIIT Club … Continue reading

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Posters #17 & 18

Poster #17: Frunze Military Academy, L. Rudnev, V. Munts, 1932-1937. Poster #18: VEI (All-Union Electrotechnical Institute) Building, L. Maylman, V. Movchan, G. Movchan, 1929-1930 All 18 posters are now complete!

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Posters #15 & 16

Poster #15: Ptitsevodsoyuz Headquarters, V. Tsvetaev, 1928-1929 Poster #16: Zhurgaz Journalist Housing, M. Barshch, G. Zundblat, 1934-1935

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Poster #14

Poster #14: Mossovet Truck Garage, architect: K. Melnikov, engineer: V. Shukhov, 1926-1929

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Poster #13

Poster #13: Bread Factory No.5, architect: Nikolskiy, engineer: Marsakov, 1931

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Posters #11 & 12

Poster #11: Shukhov Radio Tower, V. Shukhov, 1919-1922 Poster #12: Intourist Garage, K. Melnikov, 1934 #‘s: 226.5 hours in the lab poster-printing later, these last 2 posters bring the total up to 12 out of 18. Silk screen printing has … Continue reading

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