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Avant-Garde Center Opening

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Natalia

Photos from January 13: book presentation and opening of the Avant-Garde Center (at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow)

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If buildings could cry…

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Natalia

… the Melnikov House probably would : (

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Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Natalia

HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON, everyone!

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SAVE House, STOP Work

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Natalia

FACT: We all LOVE it! Then WHY is the iconic MELNIKOV HOUSE crumbling before us? TWO reasons: #1 – Complex ownership issue is preventing a) the allocation of funding, b) the organization of restoration work, and c) the conceptualization of … Continue reading →

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Melnikov House, the debate!

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Natalia

Tuesday’s public debate “Melnikov House. Scenarios of fate” … explained a lot. Well, sort of. Here are some observations and notes I took down. Though my first choice would be to get lost in the streets of Moscow searching out … Continue reading →

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Cultural Navigation

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Natalia

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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Rusakov Workers’ Club, in many forms

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Natalia

Great to hear that reconstruction work is finally going to start on RUSAKOV WORKERS’ CLUB! (let’s hope it’s done right) In the news: ВЕСТИ / РОССИЯ КУЛЬТУРА / РИА НОВОСТИ Hard to pick a favorite, but Rusakov Workers’ Club is … Continue reading →

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Arbat Update

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Natalia

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

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Natalia

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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Melnikov House

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Natalia

Construction near Melnikov House shakes things up, see The Moscow Times article here. Melnikov House in December 2011 Plaque reads: “Monument of architecture and history, Konstantin Stepanovich Melnikov”

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