MetaFilter posts tagged with Russia and architecture

dwarfing historic St. Petersburg

nickyskye — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:57:05 -0800

There are already some strange Soviet buildings. Gazprom intends to build these unusual skyscrapers in St. Petersburg. Maybe they will include caviar vending machines?

Russian Bus Stop Architecture

jonson — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:04:14 -0800

The (previously mentioned) excellent webzine Polar Inertia has a great photo essay on Soviet Roadside Bus Stops. The crazy architecture & diversity are really interesting, as is the abject sparseness of territory around the stops. Via.

Homemade Wooden Skyscraper

jonson — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:22:29 -0800

The story of how Russian Nikolai Sutyagin began building his homemade wooden skyscraper, went to prison, lost most of his fortune & now lives with his wife in his unfinished masterpiece is a fascinating one. Many more photos of the structure can be found here. Via

a nice counterpiece to abandoned Russian buildings

iconomy — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 11:07:26 -0800

Buildings that never were: Unrealized Moscow - grand scale architectural projects from the mid 1930s to the early 1950s.

Lenin's Tomb: What is to be done?

Ljubljana — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:30:48 -0800

Lenin's Tomb: Alternative Designs. (via The Argus)

Utopian Architecture

kablam — Sat, 23 Aug 2003 21:25:33 -0800

Ever wonder what Utopia might look like? So have 300 years of Russian architects.

taz — Tue, 08 Oct 2002 09:08:25 -0800

The Russian Avant-Garde Book is an online version of the MoMA exhibit, featuring 112 books originally published in Russia during the intensely creative period between 1910 and 1934, before Stalin outlawed any style but social realism. The site is separated into three chronological themes and includes examples of futurist works, constructivist graphic design, children's books, propaganda, photography and photomontage, revolutionary imagery, architecture and industry, war themes, folk art and judaica...