Photograph of a bird's-eye perspective drawing for or of the Steel Fabricating Plant, Nizhniĭ Tagil, Soviet Union (now in Russia)

People:

Unknown (photographer)
Albert Kahn, Inc. (architectural firm)

Title:

Photograph of a bird's-eye perspective drawing for or of the Steel Fabricating Plant, Nizhniĭ Tagil, Soviet Union (now in Russia)

Date:

ca. 1932 or after

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing
presentation drawing (proposal)

Technique and media:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 12.2 x 22.2 cm sheet: 20.3 x 25.4 cm

Reference number:

PH2000:0209

Drawing Type:

rendering
perspective drawing

Point of View:

bird's-eye view
exterior view

Inscription:

imprinted - in the image, l.l.: "ZAVOD METALLICHESKIKH KONSTRUKTSII / "STAL'MOSTA" / V VERKHNEI SOL'DE BLIZ NIZHNEGO TAGILIA [sic] / SSSR / AL'BERT KAN INKORPOREITED ARKHITEKTOR DETROIT MISHIGAN, S.SH.S.A." [PLANT FOR METAL CONSTRUCTION / OF THE "STAL'MOST" / IN VERKHNIAIA SOL'DA NEAR NIZHNII TAGIL / USSR / ALBERT KAHN INCORPORATED ARCHITECT / DETROIT MICHIGAN USA] [architect's stamp] labelled and imprinted - printed in black ink, on a paper label attached to the sheet, verso, l.c.: "IF THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS USED FOR / PUBLICATION PURPOSES, / CREDIT MUST BE GIVEN TO: / ALBERT KAHN ASSOCIATES / ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS / DETROIT, MICHIGAN" labelled, imprinted, inscribed and numbered - printed in black ink, on a paper label attached to the sheet, verso, c.: "STUDIO QUADRANTE s.n.c. / vie [sic] montepulciano [sic] 2-20124 milano [sic]"; and by an unknown hand, in red felt pen, on the label, r.: "53" labelled and imprinted - in typescript and black ink, on a paper label attached to the sheet, verso, c. to c.l.: "U.S.S.R. / Steel Fabricating Plant / Nigni Tagil, Russia / (Near Upper Solda in the Urals)"

Location:

Nizhniĭ Tagil; Russia (Federation);

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

architectural drawing
industrial complex
tracks
industrial buildings
administration building
office building
driveway
boiler house
monitors (roof appendages)
steel mills
factory (structure)

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Federico Bucci/
Gift of Federico Bucci

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