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In 1929, the Soviet avant-garde journal Modern Architecture (Современная архитектура, or СА) published a special issue devoted to color and light in design. Below is an embedded link to the full issue on Scribd, as well as some lower-quality scans of individual pages. More later. Enjoy these for now.
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Colours, particularly bright ones, often make modernist building look tacky & cheap, instead of depressing and cheap. I guess it all comes down to the materials used.
You’re a miserable reactionary, Dekkers.
These have a great Ballardian feel to them. Nice find.
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