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Constructivism

Constructivist architecture was a form of modern architecture that flourished in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and early 1930s. It combined advanced technology and engineering with an avowedly Communist social purpose. Although it was divided into several competing factions,

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Constructivism

Constructivist architecture was a form of modern architecture that flourished in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and early 1930s. It combined advanced technology and engineering with an avowedly Communist social purpose. Although it was divided into several competing factions,

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Rem Koolhaas: Russia for Beginners

In 2015, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art’s new building will open to the public. Rem Koolhaas, the lead architect of this project, will discuss his experiences working in Russia and the challenges of preserving architectural heritage in the modern world.

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Rem Koolhaas: Russia for Beginners

In 2015, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art’s new building will open to the public. Rem Koolhaas, the lead architect of this project, will discuss his experiences working in Russia and the challenges of preserving architectural heritage in the modern world.

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Ivan Leonidov

Ivan Ilyich Leonidov was a Soviet constructivist architect, urban planner, painter and teacher. Born: February 9, 1902 Died: November 6, 1959, Moscow, Russia Education: Vkhutemas Books: Ivan Leonidov

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Ivan Leonidov

Ivan Ilyich Leonidov was a Soviet constructivist architect, urban planner, painter and teacher. Born: February 9, 1902 Died: November 6, 1959, Moscow, Russia Education: Vkhutemas Books: Ivan Leonidov

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Moisei Ginzburg

Moisei Yakovlevich Ginzburg (Belarusian: Майсей Якаўлевіч Гінзбург, Russian: Моисей Яковлевич Гинзбург; 4 June [O.S. 23 May] 1892, Minsk – 7 January 1946, Moscow) was a Soviet constructivist architect, best known for his 1929 Narkomfin Building in Moscow.Contents 1 Biography 1.1

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Moisei Ginzburg

Moisei Yakovlevich Ginzburg (Belarusian: Майсей Якаўлевіч Гінзбург, Russian: Моисей Яковлевич Гинзбург; 4 June [O.S. 23 May] 1892, Minsk – 7 January 1946, Moscow) was a Soviet constructivist architect, best known for his 1929 Narkomfin Building in Moscow.Contents 1 Biography 1.1

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El Lissitzky

Lazar Markovich Lissitzky (Russian: Ла́зарь Ма́ркович Лиси́цкий, About this soundlisten (help·info); November 23 [O.S. November 11] 1890 – December 30, 1941), known as El Lissitzky (Russian: Эль Лиси́цкий, Yiddish: על ליסיצקי‎), was a Russian artist, designer, photographer, typographer, polemicist and

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El Lissitzky

Lazar Markovich Lissitzky (Russian: Ла́зарь Ма́ркович Лиси́цкий, About this soundlisten (help·info); November 23 [O.S. November 11] 1890 – December 30, 1941), known as El Lissitzky (Russian: Эль Лиси́цкий, Yiddish: על ליסיצקי‎), was a Russian artist, designer, photographer, typographer, polemicist and

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