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VKhUTEMAS exhibition in Berlin: Rediscovery of a Russian revolutionary art school

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These works speak for themselves, refuting the lie that the October Revolution inevitably led to Stalinism. Continue reading →

Nikolai Ladovskii’s studio at VKhUTEMAS (1920-1930)

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“There is a field where we are Pythagorases, — architecture.” [«Есть область, где мы Пифагоры, — архитектура»] Continue reading →

Georgii Krutikov, The Flying City (VKhUTEMAS diploma project, 1928)

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“Georgy Krutikov in 1928 envisaged a ‘Flying City Apartment Building’ moored to dirigibles when at anchor.” Continue reading →

Models and Sketches from Nikolai Ladovskii’s Studio at VKhUTEMAS-VKhUTEIN (1922-1930)

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The following models and sketches were produced by students at VKhUTEMAS (1921-1928) or VKhUTEIN (1929-1930), under the supervision of Nikolai Ladovskii, in his famous classes regarding architectural problems and formal solutions, unbound by physical constraints.  Though I will not be … Continue reading →

Lazar Khidekel’s aerial city of the future (1925-1932)

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A set of interesting experimental town-planning designs produced by Khidekel during the 1920s develop some aspects of the aero-city concept. Continue reading →