New materials regarding research in the fields of architecture and urban construction are being presented. The authors also focus on the history of the creation of little-known buildings of interest, on the development of local architectural traditions, on new attributions, and introduce recently discovered archive materials. A number of papers are dedicated to the issues of architectural and urban planning development of historical towns and cities or study the formation of architectural ensembles. The edition also includes papers that are devoted to theoretical historical-architectural problems, to biographies of architects, or analyze artistic approaches and concepts.
Issue 59 (2013)
M. V. Nashchiokina.
A. A. Morozov’s City Residence in Vozdvizhenka: Sources of Architectural Form
The author studies the origin of forms in the style of A.A. Morozov’s city residence in Vozdvizhenka Street. She points out the sources that inspired the client and the author of the construction – architect V.A. Mazyrin, and served as a model for certain elements of the interior and exterior décor of the building. This influence should be connected with the visit of both Muscovites to Spain and Portugal, so their hypothetical itinerary is also traced in the paper. There are interesting parallels in terms of imagery and composition between A.A. Morozov’s mansion and the works of Luigi Mainini, an outstanding Portuguese architect of Italian origin, in particular, the estate Quinta da Regaleira in Sintra. The author comes to the conclusion that V.A. Mazyrin’s project is not just an imitation, but an independent and original version of the Portuguese style “Neomanuelino”, created by the powerful artistic talent of the Moscow architect.
Keywords
Architect V. A. Mazyrin, City Residence of Arseni Morozov, Portuguese Style Manuelino, “Neomanuelino”, Salamanca Architecture, Sintra architecture, architect Luigi Manini.