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. S. Stiglits.
Meat Processing Plant Named after S.M. Kirov – an Outstanding Monument of Leningrad Avant-Garde. History of Creation, Conservation Solutions
The paper studies the history of design and construction of one of the most significant buildings of Leningrad Constructivism. The project was carried out by a group of engineers and architects headed by an outstanding architect N.A. Trotski. It received the “grand prize” at the Paris 1937 International Show, but the edifice itself is at present in a very poor condition. The author reflects on the issue that the industrial complex, taking into account its functional specialization, may be reconstructed for other purposes.
Keywords
Leningrad Avant-Garde, industrial architecture, meat processing plant, Constructivism, production process.