Housing as an urban development object (1920s–1950s)

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  • Anna Vasilieva National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering
  • Yulia Kosenkova National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering

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https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/86.2681

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housing construction, multi-story residential complexes, “trunk” residential buildings, industrial-departmental system, settlements at enterprises, standard housing design

Abstract

Approaches to housing design were determined by the contradictory requirements of Soviet urban planning. In the 1920s, there was a transition from the idea of the dominance of low-rise settlements to the construction of large multi-story residential complexes. In the 1930s, the need to demonstrate the successes of the Soviet government required the inclusion of housing in ensembles. At the same time, the realities of Soviet urban planning were determined by the industrial-departmental system, which viewed the city as something secondary in relation to industry. In the post-war period, housing was built into grandiose projects of ensembles – “Victory monuments”. But in practice, the city was a collection of low-rise settlements. In the first half of the 1950s, urban planning tasks were adjusted to the possibilities of standard construction.

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Vasilieva, A., & Kosenkova, Y. (2025). Housing as an urban development object (1920s–1950s). Project Baikal, 22(86). https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/86.2681

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2025-12-09

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No. 86 (2025): diversity

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refereed articles

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