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Protests and Constructivist Buildings

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Natalia

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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Now and Then

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Natalia

MOSSELPROM (Moscow Agricultural Industries) Building Now (2011) and Then (mid/late 1920’s) ^Now ^Then ^Now ^Then

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Links!

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Natalia

I just added 4 new sites to the INFO PORTAL / LINKS page. Check them out! RKM Save Urban Heritage http://www.saveurbanheritage.eu/en/ СОВАРХ – проект советская архитектура (SOVARCH – soviet architecture project) http://sovarch.ru/ Фотографии старой Москвы (Photographs of old Moscow) http://oldmos.ru/ … Continue reading →

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Better (off) than others

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Natalia

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 →

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Poster Progress!

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Natalia

^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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VKHUTEMAS Gallery

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Natalia

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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Progress

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Natalia

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 →

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Constructivism Today

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Natalia

Another great reason to be in London right now: CONSTRUCTIVISM TODAY LECTURE SERIES Lecture 1: : Wed 2 November 2011, 7.30pm He who works, eats: Samara’s Factory Canteen and other masterpieces of Russian Provincial Constructivism Lecture 2: Thu 10 November … Continue reading →

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Building the Revolution, in London

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Natalia

Wish I was in London right now, to see this: Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935 at the Royal Academy of Arts on view till January 22, 2012. This exhibition examines Russian avant-garde architecture made during a brief … Continue reading →

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Guided Tour #7

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Natalia

Last week’s tour… …at the edge of MVTU (Moscow Technical State University) Student Housing in Annengofskaya Roscha. Next guided tour from RKM Save Urban Heritage #7 “FROM AVANT-GARDE TOWARDS ART DECO” is this Sunday (Oct 23), meeting at metro Preobrazhenskaya … Continue reading →

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