Soviet Avant-garde Publications; Architectural Drawings of the Russian Avant-garde, 1917–1935
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Soviet Avant-garde Publications; Architectural Drawings of the Russian Avant-garde, 1917–1935
CAD 9.95
Soviet Avant-garde Publications explores how the ideas that underlay the various movements connected with the Soviet avant-garde —Constructivism, Futurism, Rationalism, and the International Style— were communicated. Architectural Drawings brings into full view a range of works by architects in these movements.
Edited by Christine Dufresne
Introduction by Nicholas Olsberg
Essays by Irena Zantovska Murray and Emily Kies Folpe
Graphic design by Glenn Goluska
Published in 1991, in French as Publications de l’avant-garde soviétique; Dessins d’architecture de l’avant-garde russe, 1917–1935
Softcover, 27 pages
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