Soviet modernism
1955-1991 : unknown history / [edited by] Katharina Ritter ... [et al.].
Park Books, Zurich :
2012.
358 p. : il.
ISBN 9783906027142
Sbc Aprendizaje A-72.036(47) SOV
To nonspecialists outside Eastern Europe, Soviet architecture conjures
up vast, gray cityscapes of monotonous Brutalistbuildings, all created with
utility rather than style in mind. This widely held impression glosses over the
many stunning works created during the Soviet era and the diversity of architecture
throughout the Soviet region.
“Soviet Modernism 1955–1991” seeks to correct pervasive opinions on
Soviet architecture by exploring and documenting buildings throughout the
former Eastern Bloc. Poor construction techniques and a lack of funding for
conservation mean that these buildings are rapidly decaying. The Vienna Centre
of Architecture (Az W)is creating a comprehensive inventory of the
notable architecture from fourteen different former Soviet republics. The
volume begins with an introduction to the period and an overview of the
relationship between Moscow and the other city centers found in the region. The
book is then organized geographically into four chapters: the Baltic States,
Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. Each country is represented by
a factsheet, which gives a brief account of its national history, a research
and travel report by a member of Az W, and a scholarly essay by a local expert.
More than four hundred buildings are represented in over eight hundred images, making “Soviet Modernism 1955–1991” impressively complete and stunningly illustrated. Essays outside the country profiles cover topics such as Soviet urban planning and typologies found throughout these regions.
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Soviet Modernism 1955-1991
The database “Soviet
Modernism 1955-1991” comprises more than 650 buildings and urban planning
projects which were conceived and erected in the 14 former Soviet Republics
(apart from Russia) during this period. The database was compiled in the course
of a three-year research project of the Architekturzentrum Wien that presented
and discussed the special characteristics of Soviet building activity in the
form of an exhibition, a publication and a congress.
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