Eastern blocks : [concrete landscapes of the former eastern bloc] / by Zupagrafika.

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Zupagrafika (Design studio)

Title & Author:

Eastern blocks : [concrete landscapes of the former eastern bloc] / by Zupagrafika.

Publication:

Poznań : Zupagrafika, 2019.

Description:

144 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Subtitle from cover.
Includes index of architects.
Berlin -- Moscow -- Warsaw -- Kyiv -- Budapest -- Saint Petersburg.

Summary:

Sleeping districts? of Moscow, Plattenbauten of East Berlin, modernist estates of Warsaw, Kyiv's Brezhnevki: although these are home to the vast majority of city dwellers, post-war suburbs of central and eastern Europe have been invisible for decades.00'Eastern Blocks' by Zupagrafika is a photographic journey through the cityscapes the former Eastern Bloc, inviting readers to explore the districts and peripheries that became a playground for mass housing development after WW2, including objects like Soviet?flying saucers?, houses?on chicken legs? or hammer-shaped tower blocks.00Showcasing modernist and brutalist architecture scattered around the cities of Moscow, (East) Berlin, Warsaw, Budapest, Kyiv and Saint Petersburg, the book contains over 100 photographs taken by Zupagrafika throughout the last decade as a reference archive for their illustrated kits and books, with special contributions by local photographers. Divided into 6 chapters, 'Eastern Blocks' includes a foreword by writer and journalist Christopher Beanland, orientative maps, index of architects and informative texts on the featured cities and constructions.

ISBN:

9788395057434 (hardcover)
8395057431 (hardcover)

Subject:

Brutalism (Architecture) Europe, Eastern.
Brutalisme (Architecture) Europe de l'Est.
Brutalism (Architecture)
Eastern Europe.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 307104
Call No.: BIB 252615
Status: Available

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