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 73
M. S. Stieglitz.
The Main Power Substation of the Volkhovskaya HPS as an Example of Neo-Romanticism in the Industrial Architecture of the 1920s
Neo-Romanticism in the pre-revolutionary industrial architecture was embodied in the buildings of the first Soviet power station — Volkhovskaya HPS. The main step-down substation on Polyustrovsky Prospect is a vivid example of neo-Romanticism. In this building, O. R. Munz, a well-known architect and theorist, who belonged to the older generation of Soviet architects, combined rationality and romanticism, reminiscent of the architecture of northern Italy. The location of the complex in a faceless urban environment resulted in the lack of popularity of this remarkable building.
Keywords:
neo-Romanticism, brick style, Rationalism, Volkhovskaya hydroelectric power station, substations, O. R. Munz, industrial architecture, 1920s.
Stieglitz Margarita Sergeevna,
Dr. habil. (Architecture), RAASN corresponding member; Scientific Research Institute of the Theory and History of Architecture and Urban Planning (branch of the Central Institute for Research and Design of the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation), principal research fellow.
E-mail: mstig@mail.ru
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