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Monthly Archives: September 2011

COLOR!

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Natalia

In photographing Soviet avant-garde architecture, I usually shoot bw film to bring out the abstract and formal qualities. This time around, I thought I’d try a different approach… Presenting: Student Commune House, in COLOR!

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Touring Nikolaev’s House

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Natalia

There is a group of architect students from Uruguay traveling the world in search of architectural monuments, and yesterday they got to know NIKOLAEV’S HOUSE (as the Student Commune House is sometimes called).

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Tatlin’s Tower

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Natalia

There’s something about that spiral design at the top of the building that reminds me of Tatlin’s Tower…

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Student Commune House

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Natalia

Last week I had an amazing opportunity to visit the Student Commune House (Студенческий Дом-Коммуна) designed by the architect Ivan Nikolaev. Vsevolod Kulish from the Moscow Architecture University (МАРХИ) is supervising the restoration of this site and he was eager … Continue reading →

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Treasure Map

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Natalia

Guide book, map, and list of architecture. Now to find some ARCHITECTURAL treasures! Get the book: http://www.stoutbooks.com/cgi-bin/stoutbooks.cgi/72750

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Photomontage

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Natalia

Beyond the documentation of Constructivist buildings, I also like to construct new images out of my photographs. more: http://theconstructivistproject.com/gallery/other-works#photomontage

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