Soviet Modernism 1955-1991

Soviet Modernism 1955-1991
Unknown stories
Venue : Vienna Architecture Centre - Old hall
Exhibition : 8 November 2012 - 25th February 2013 opening times : Daily from 10 to 19 clock Opening : Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 19 clock Tickets : EUR 7.00 / EUR reduced 4,50 speak at the opening: Dietmar Steiner Director Az W Irina Korobina Director Shchusev State Museum of Architecture Catherine Knight, Ekaterina Shapiro-Obermair, Alexandra Wachter curators of the exhibition , and a freelance journalist Susanne Scholl author video for exhibition

The Architecture Center Vienna writes Architecture (s): "Soviet modernity 1955-1991. Unknown stories examined "the first comprehensive architecture of the non-Russian Soviet republics that emerged during the late 1950s to the end of the USSR in 1991. The research and exhibition project shifts dominated by Russia perspective and sets the architecture of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Belarus, the center of attention. During Constructivism and the Stalinist architecture was perceived by western architectural history was largely the Soviet modernism of the second half of the 20th Century been virtually unknown. A research group of the Vienna Architecture Centre has traced in cooperation with local experts and architects and the architectural features of the "stories" of the time. As part of this large project, many scientists from East and West, as well as networked interviewed witnesses whose stories have hardly written, and whose works have not been contextualized. Time is short, because many of the buildings that still await their architecture historical merits are vulnerable. . Firstly, can the lack of construction technology of the era are aging properties over quickly, on the other hand often lack the will or the resources to maintenance Accompanying the exhibition is a book in German and English edition appeared (publishing Park Books). Curators of the exhibition: Catherine Knight, Ekaterina Shapiro-Obermair, Alexandra Wachter Exhibition Design: Six & Petritsch , the exhibition project based on an initiative by Georg Schöllhammer with the association "Local modernity." Thanks to: tranzit.at, Sweet Sixties, FIRST Foundation, Allianz Cultural Foundation, EU Culture, State Shchusev -Museum of Architecture Moscow Grants Az W: business group Urban Development and Transport Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture Business Group culture and science supporter of Az W: ARCHITECTURE LOUNGE