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- Shukhov Month | THE CONSTRUCTIVIST PROJECT on Shukhov Tower in the news
- Constructivist utopia Narkomfin endangered by renovation project – Aliide Naylor on Narkomfin Renovation Photos – Penthouse
- REDESIGN | THE CONSTRUCTIVIST PROJECT on The Modernist: House-studio of Konstantin Melnikov
- AUGUST 13 | THE CONSTRUCTIVIST PROJECT on Melnikov House, the debate!
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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
Dec 3 Melnikov House opens to the public. History of events.
Russian and English translations of the article “A Mosca nasce il Museo Melnikov. Sfrattando l’erede da casa sua” published in Artribune on November 6, 2014. Text: Anna Kostina Photos: Natalia Melikova 3 декабря Дом Мельникова открывается для посещения. История события. … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, avant-garde, melnikov, melnikov house, moscow, дом мельникова, москва, муар
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MELNIKOV HOUSE: OPEN LETTER
Below is a translation of the open letter which was originally published on Colta.ru The letter can be signed on Facebook in the open group, ДОМ МЕЛЬНИКОВА: ОТКРЫТОЕ ПИСЬМО Translation of the group description: “MELNIKOV HOUSE: OPEN LETTER Dear colleagues and friends, … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, avant-garde, melnikov, melnikov house, moscow, muar, дом мельникова, мельников, москва, муар, музей архитектуры
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ДОМ МЕЛЬНИКОВА: ОТКРЫТОЕ ПИСЬМО
«С тревогой и изумлением» ДОМ МЕЛЬНИКОВА: ОТКРЫТОЕ ПИСЬМО Letter originally published on Colta.ru можно подписать письмо ЗДЕСЬ Министру культуры Российской Федерации В.Р. Мединскому Советнику президента РФ по культуре В.И. Толстому Москва, 15 сентября 2014 г. Уважаемый Владимир Ростиславович! Уважаемый Владимир Ильич! … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, avant-garde, melnikov, melnikov house, moscow, museum, open letter, shchusev state architecture museum, дом мельникова, москва, муар, открытое письмо
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The Modernist: House-studio of Konstantin Melnikov
Published in THE MODERNIST #11: DOMESTIC, July 2014 House-studio of Konstantin Melnikov, 1927-1929 Natalia Melikova On a small side street in the busy centre of Moscow, stands a peculiar looking white cylindrical house. Adding to its unusual appearance are numerous hexagonal … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, avant-garde, melnikov, melnikov house, moscow, архитектура, дом мельникова, мельников, москва
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Jean-Louis Cohen Comments on Narkomfin
Jean-Louis Cohen comments on the current situation surrounding the Narkomfin building Жан-Луи Коэн комментирует текущую ситуацию вокруг дома Наркомфина See photos of the renovation works going on inside the Narkomfin building in the past several months HERE.
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Tagged architecture, avant-garde, constructivist, Jean-Louis Cohen, moscow, narkomfin, preservation, reconstruction, restoration, дом наркомфина, москва
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Narkomfin’s new life
(Translation from original article in Афиша-Город + photos/comments by Natalia Melikova in response) “Guys, relax, you will not control us”: Narkomfin’s new life Apartments in the Narkomfin building will be bought by friends of the owner, instead of preparing borscht … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, avant-garde, constructivist, ginzburg, kopernik, moscow, narkomfin, preservation, senatorov, архитектура, гинзбург, дом наркомфина, коперник, москва, сенаторов
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Melnikov House & Construction Site
^Bedroom inside the Melnikov House, photographed May 15, 2014. ^Construction site of a multi-functional complex at Arbat 39-41, photographed June 5, 2014. What’s the big deal about the neighboring construction site some 30 meters away from the Melnikov House? Read … Continue reading
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Tagged arbat, architecture, avant-garde, construction, melnikov, melnikov house, moscow, preservation, арбат, архитектура, дом мельникова, мельников, москва
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PHOTOS: Shukhov Tower Rally
PHOTOS from The Constructivist Project on Instagram 29.05.2014 “On Presnya a rally was held in defense of the 100-year-old Shukhov radio tower Young Muscovites demand to save a masterpiece of the Russian avant-garde for the capital” http://www.mk.ru/moscow/2014/05/29/na-presne-proshel-miting-v-zashhitu-100letnejj-shuhovskojj-radiobashni.html 29.05.2014 “Rally in … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, avant-garde, constructivist, moscow, rally, shabolovka, Shukhov, shukhov tower, the constructivist project, митинг, москва, шухов, шуховская башня
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Shukhov Tower – May 29 RALLY
(photo from the rally’s Facebook event) Архнадзор – Шуховская башня: открытое письмо Д.Медведеву (Archnadzor – Shukhov Tower: open letter to D. Medvedev) 28.05.2014 “Архнадзор” попросил Медведева запретить демонтаж и перенос Шуховской башни http://www.interfax.ru/moscow/378363 28.05.2014 В Москве пройдет митинг в защиту … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, avant-garde, moscow, rally, Shukhov, shukhov tower, митинг, москва, шухов, шуховская башня
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