



October 9, 2012: went to Nikolaev’s Student Commune House to take a look at the progress of the reconstruction work. By December, the dormitory wing should be ready to go, currently working on the shower area (being converted into an … Continue reading
NEW additions to the gallery: Nikolaev’s Student Commune House:
Finally getting around to going through some film, from a year ago! Here’s what Nikolaev’s Student Commune House looked like last fall: More photos of Student Commune House HERE.
EXCITING NEWS: This photo (interior of Nikolaev’s Student Commune House) has just been accepted into the Academy of Art University’s Spring Show, HOORAY! See it in person in SF May 23. & don’t forget, you can help support The Constructivist … Continue reading
Interior of Nikolaev’s Student Commune House, full of vibrant colors:
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
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
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
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!