RUSSIA. CITY. ARCHITECTURE

Astonishing wooden constructions composed of modular elements — from Pomor assembly toys to multi-domed churches and wooden buildings of the Russian architectural avant-garde of the 1920s.

A section on Avant-garde and Soviet Modernist architecture, its pursuit of universal artistic principles and its engagement with space.

A section about unique architectural solutions designed for extreme conditions — from seismically active areas to Arctic cities.

A section devoted to innovative approaches in architecture and Russian avant-garde: here you will learn about the creative workshops of Vkhutemas and the methods of Nikolai Ladovsky and Yakov Chernikhov.

A section on the architecture of Ancient Rus’, which combined Byzantine and Slavic traditions. Despite minor regional differences, its key features were shared across all Russian lands.

This section explores the unification of the Ancient Rus’ principalities and architectural traditions — a period of white-stone and brick construction and the emergence of the Moscow Kremlin.

This section explores how the ideas of the Enlightenment, spread throughout the country under Catherine the Great, transformed Russian cities into organised structures and made urban life more convenient and comfortable.

This section explores the emergence of advanced urban planning and architectural concepts applied during the development of Saint Petersburg — a city conceived as the ideal capital and a centre of power, science, commerce, and the arts.

The architecture of social utopia in the USSR and its evolution — from the first workers’ theatres to the communal city projects and the "New Element of Settlement" (NER), an ambitious plan to urbanise the entire territory of the USSR, from Kaliningrad to the Russian Far East.

An exploration of the history of high-rise construction — from the Ivan the Great Bell Tower to Vladimir Tatlin’s famous Monument to the Third International and modern landmarks such as the Lakhta Centre in Saint Petersburg.