Tag Archives: avant-garde

Golden Bee Collage

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Natalia

Yesterday I went to the Golden Bee Biennale of Graphic Design in Moscow, and took a few Instagrams of Russian avant-garde inspired works -> Instagram COLLAGE!

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Proletarskiy District Excursion

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Natalia

Even though there was poor weather, the tour group, armed with umbrellas and curiosity, left ZIL Cultural Center and spent a couple of hours walking around the neighborhood looking at architecture from the 1920-1930s. «Всё об авангарде»: October 6, 2012 … Continue reading →

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October 9, 2012

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Natalia

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 →

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ZIL Cultural Center

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Natalia

PHOTOS! This past Saturday (October 6, 2012), as part of a lecture series «Всё об авангарде» (All about the avant-garde) during the festival «Дни архитектуры в Москве» (Days of Architecture in Moscow), a bunch of architecture enthusiasts (including myself) went … Continue reading →

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Chernikhov’s Water Tower

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Natalia

Chernikhov’s water tower for the Red Nail Maker’s Factory (1930-1931), St. Petersburg

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From a year ago, part 2

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Natalia

NEW additions to the gallery: Nikolaev’s Student Commune House:

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From a year ago

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Natalia

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.

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More from St. Petersburg

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Natalia
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St. Petersburg Sampler

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Natalia

Photos from a recent trip to Russia’s Capital in the North, SAINT PETERSBURG. ^Red Banner Textile Factory ^Levashovskiy Bread Factory ^Postal Workers’ Club ^Fire Station on Zagorodny ^First Residential House of Lensovet ^Military Unit Dormitories

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Happy belated bday Shukhov

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Natalia

Happy belated birthday (159th!) to Vladimir Grigoryevich Shukhov. August 28th marked the beginning of a year commemorating this great engineer. And several news stories came out of it, discussing the fate of Shukhov Tower. Cost of the restoration is being … Continue reading →

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