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Verlag / Publisher: DOM publishers Caroline-von-Humboldt-Weg 20 10117 Berlin, Germany T +49. 30. 20 69 69 30 F +49. 30. 20 69 69 32 E-Mail: [email protected] www.dom-publishers.com Pressekontakt / Public Relations: gisela graf communications Schillerstraße 20 79102 Freiburg, Germany T +49. 761. 791 99 09 F +49. 761. 791 99 08 E-Mail: [email protected] www.gisela-graf.com ISBN 978-3-86922-329-2 9 7 8 3 8 6 9 2 2 3 2 9 2 Philipp Meuser / Dimitrij Zadorin Towards a Typology of Soviet Mass Housing Prefabrication in the USSR 1955 – 1991 210 × 230 mm, 456 pages 1,000 images Softcover 978-3-86922-329-2 (English) EUR 28.00 Soviet mass housing is a contradictory but unique phenome- non. It is usually blamed for creating the most monotonous built environment in the history of mankind, thus constituting a symbol of individual suppression and dejection. The construction programme launched in the post-Stalinist era was the largest undertaken in modern architectural history worldwide. At the same time, Soviet mass housing fulfilled a colossal social role, providing tens of mil- lions of families with their own apartments. It shaped the culture and everyday life of nearly all Soviet citizens. Yet, due to the very scale of construction, it managed to evolve into a complex world denoting an abundance of myths and secrets, achievements and failures. Soviet mass housing is indisputably intriguing, but never- theless it is still neglected as a theme of research. Therefore, the time is ripe for a critical appraisal of this ambitious project. The authors aim to identify the most significant mass housing series designed and engineered from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok. Towards a Typology of Soviet Mass Housing Prefabrication in the USSR 1955 – 1991 Philipp Meuser, born in Hilden / Germany (1969), architect and publisher. Studied architecture in Berlin and Zürich with a focus on history and theory. Construction and consulting projects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Scientific research on mass housing in the Soviet Union as well as publications on socialist architecture. Dimitrij Zadorin, born in Minsk / Belarus (1983), architect. Has lived in the Netherlands since 1997. Studied architecture in Delft. Since 2008 he has worked as an architect in Moscow, at Buromoscow (2008 – 2011) and Wowhaus (2011 – 2013). Lectures and publications on post-war urbanism and mass housing in Russia and Belarus.
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Verlag / Publisher:
DOM publishers Caroline-von-Humboldt-Weg 2010117 Berlin, GermanyT +49. 30. 20 69 69 30F +49. 30. 20 69 69 32E-Mail: [email protected]
Pressekontakt / Public Relations:
gisela graf communicationsSchillerstraße 2079102 Freiburg, GermanyT +49. 761. 791 99 09F +49. 761. 791 99 08E-Mail: [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-86922-329-2
9 7 8 3 8 6 9 2 2 3 2 9 2
Philipp Meuser / Dimitrij Zadorin Towards a Typology of Soviet Mass HousingPrefabrication in the USSR1955 – 1991
210 × 230 mm, 456 pages1,000 imagesSoftcover
978-3-86922-329-2 (English)
EUR 28.00
Soviet mass housing is a contradictory but unique phenome-non. It is usually blamed for creating the most monotonous built environment in the history of mankind, thus constituting a symbol of individual suppression and dejection. The construction programme launched in the post-Stalinist era was the largest undertaken in modern architectural history worldwide. At the same time, Soviet mass housing fulfi lled a colossal social role, providing tens of mil-lions of families with their own apartments. It shaped the culture and everyday life of nearly all Soviet citizens. Yet, due to the very scale of construction, it managed to evolve into a complex world denoting an abundance of myths and secrets, achievements and failures. Soviet mass housing is indisputably intriguing, but never-theless it is still neglected as a theme of research. Therefore, the time is ripe for a critical appraisal of this ambitious project. The authors aim to identify the most signifi cant mass housing series designed and engineered from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok.
Towards a Typology of Soviet Mass HousingPrefabrication in the USSR1955 – 1991
Philipp Meuser, born in Hilden / Germany (1969), architect and publisher. Studied architecture in Berlin and Zürich with a focus on history and theory. Construction and consulting projects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Scientifi c research on mass housing in the Soviet Union as well as publications on socialist architecture.
Dimitrij Zadorin, born in Minsk / Belarus (1983), architect. Has lived in the Netherlands since 1997. Studied architecture in Delft. Since 2008 he has worked as an architect in Moscow, at Buromoscow (2008 – 2011) and Wowhaus (2011 – 2013). Lectures and publications on post-war urbanism and mass housing in Russia and Belarus.
