XX Century. Architecture of the RSFSR

1955-1990 Outlines of the Portrait

Authors

  • Alexander Kudryavtsev RAACS; International Academy of Architecture

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.59.1427

Published

2019-03-14

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Articles

How to Cite

XX Century. Architecture of the RSFSR: 1955-1990 Outlines of the Portrait. (2019). Project Baikal, 16(59), 26-31. https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.59.1427

Keywords:

Soviet architecture; architectural styles; Soviet modernism; retro-development; environmental approach; thaw; political context

Abstract

The article reviews the most significant projects and realizations of the given period. It describes how quickly Russian architects entered the international professional community and features their achievements and technical and stylistic peculiarities of Russian architectural projects of the second half of the 20th century. It is pointed out that the creativity of the Soviet architecture stands out against the poor material resources and the strictness of architectural practice standards.