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Cultural Navigation

Last week I spent two days listening to discussions on city planning and urban development at the 2nd annual Moscow Urban Forum in Moscow. Of particular relevance and interest to The Constructivist Project was the session, Heritage: Cultural Value and … Continue reading

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Melnikov House-Studio

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Arbat Update

Photos of Arbat Street where house number 41 was being demolished earlier in the week. Sun is shining, souvenirs are for sale, tourists and Muscovites are casually strolling… and there’s only the faint sound of construction work behind the fence, … Continue reading

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Arbat Demolition

Recently, things have been shaking up on Old Arbat Street in central Moscow. Here’s the press coverage: The Moscow Times / РИА Новости / Lenta.ru / Вести / Ехо Москвы / CIVITAS Among several buildings to suffer damage from activities … Continue reading

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A few more photos

A few more photos: Melnikov House, K. Melnikov, 1927-1929 Central Aerohydronamics Institute, B. Gladkov, G. Karlsen, S. Kozhin, V. & G. Movchan, I. Nikolaev, A. Fisenko, 1925-1931 Narkomfin Building, M. Ginzburg, I. Milinis, 1928-1930 Frunze Military Academy, L. Rudnev, V. … Continue reading

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