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By William Craft Brumfield

ISBN-10: 0520069293

ISBN-13: 9780520069299

The dramatic transformation of Russian structure from the Eighties to the 1917 revolution mirrored the profound alterations in Russian society because it entered the trendy commercial age. William Craft Brumfield examines the extreme variety of architectural kinds during this interval and lines the hunt through architects and critics for a «unifying proposal» that may outline a brand new structure. Generously illustrated with archival fabrics and with the authors personal magnificent pictures, this is often the 1st complete learn by means of a Western student of a overlooked interval in ecu architectural and cultural heritage. Brumfield explores the varied kinds of Russian modernism partially through examining the modern theoretical debate approximately them: the relation among know-how and magnificence, the duty of structure to society, and the function of structure as an expression of nationwide id.

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This emphasis provoked a pedagogical debate in 1905, with opponents claiming its irrelevance to technological innovation; but the grounding in classical architecture undoubtedly refined the style of some of Russia's most distinguished architects at the beginning of the twentieth century. Another Moscow institution destined to play an increasingly important role in the development of Russian architectural design was the Stroganov Arts and Crafts School. Founded in 1825 by Count Sergei Stroganov as a drawing school for children ten years and older, the school received official recognition in 1843 and in 1869 became the Stroganov School of Technical Design.

He was one of the first to begin building really original, unique apartment houses that, strictly speaking, could not be related to any one architectural style; but he apparently brought a new element into the creation of houses, and everyone liked him. "21 As in Dostoevskii's comments two years earlier, in Merts's account the crude financial speculator spoke, here denying the value of architecture altogether. But Makarov's work, much of which still exists, was no less calculated to produce financial rewards; it simply produced them more stylishly.

52 Although the educational system had little effect on the professional training of exceptionally gifted architects like Fedor Shekhtel, it provided most architects with the essential means of entry into the profession. 53 Indeed, Shekhtel himself taught at the Stroganov School in Moscow; and it is some measure of the regard accorded to teaching that the profession's highest honorific rank was Professor of Architecture. Despite the frequent criticism of their methods as outmoded or uninspired, the architectural institutes prepared their students for the challenge of an increasingly complex environment that demanded teamwork between architect and engineer as well as the ability to compete for major commissions.

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