Georgii Krutikov
The Flying City and Beyond
by Selim OImarovich Khan-Magodov

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Auteur(s)

Selim OImarovich Khan-Magodov

Uitgever

Barcelona : Tenov Books, 2015

Omvang

159 p., geïllustreerd, 21 cm.

ISBN

9788493923181

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In 1927, while a student of architecture at the Moscow Vhutemas, Georgii Krutikov presented a vision for a flying city. More than just a flight of architectural fancy, Krutikov's flying city was a utopian dream, a plan to solve the seemingly intractable problems of overcrowding and resource depletion by moving humanity's living quarters to space. Inspired in equal parts by sci-fi dreams of space travel and the revolutionary idealism that still percolated in the Soviet Union at that time, Krutikov created an incredible amount of detailed information about his city: sketches, drawings, plans, and more. Krutikov's flying city has been cited as a major influence on Russian modernism for decades, yet little has been written about the design, its creator, or his subsequent architectural career. This beautifully illustrated book fills that gap, presenting a detailed study of Krutikov's scheme and its underlying ethos, then tracing Krutikov's later work as an architect.

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Persoon als onderwerp

Georgii Krutikov

Trefwoorden

mobile architecture , architects , utopia , modernism

Geografische locatie

USSR Russia

Locatie in de bibliotheek

Kast 15 - 3: Architectuur en Kunst

Extra thema's

Architecture and Art

Opmerkingen

Incl. notes