Ivan Leonidov and the "Narkomtyazhprom" Style

Authors

  • Petr Zavadovsky MArchI; DOCOMOMO Russia

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.62.1544

Keywords:

I. Leonidov; Narkomtyazhprom; style formation; development of heritage; Art Deco

Abstract

The article considers stylistic peculiarities of the Narkomtyazhprom (NKTP) project and several contemporary projects by I. I. Leonidov, which form a specific style combining futuristic and ancient Egyptian motives. Taking into account the impact made by this style on the works by the group of Ginzburg and the Vesnin brothers and the NKTP bureaus headed by them, the author of the article proposes to consider the style as a significant phenomenon in Soviet architecture of the middle 1930s and to introduce the term “NKTP Style”.

How to Cite

Zavadovsky, P. (2019). Ivan Leonidov and the "Narkomtyazhprom" Style. Project Baikal, 16(62), 112–119. https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.62.1544

Published

2019-12-04

Issue

No. 62 (2019): stylistics XX

Section

Articles

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