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
A. V. Ginzburg, E. I. Nikolaeva, E. A. Borovikova, A. S. Starostina.
The Way the Narkomfin Building was Constructed: Myths and Restoration Practice. Soviet Avant-Garde Construction Technologies in the 1920s
In 2020, the first scientific restoration of the Narkomfin building was completed. The article summarizes the studies that preceded the actual restoration process, which allowed architects and engineers to understand the construction technologies applied by the Avant-Garde architects. The obtained data deconstructs the popular myth of poor quality of materials used and technological mistakes made by the architects. It also enables us to speak of the construction technologies of 1920s as of the basis for modern functional architecture.
Keywords:
M. Ya. Ginzburg, I. F. Milinis, S. L. Prokhorov, the “Tekhbeton” partnership, Narkomfin building, construction technologies, constructivism.
Ginzburg Aleksei Vladimirovich,
International Academy of Architecture, professor; Moskow Architecture Institute (State Academy), professor; Union of Architects of Russia board member; “Ginzburg Architects” LLC, partner.
E-mail: ginzburg@ginzburg.ru
Nikolaeva Elena Ilyinichna,
Honorary restorer of the city of Moscow, member of the section of architecture of the Scientific and Methodical Council of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation; “PF-GRADO” LLC, chief designer.
E-mail: nikolaeva2952@gmail.com
Borovikova Ekaterina Alexandrovna,
1st category engineer in the field of objects of cultural heritage preservation; “PF-GRADO” LLC, chief project engineer.
E-mail: ale-vereshhagin@yandex.ru
Starostina Anna Stanislavovna,
art historian, independent researcher.
E-mail: anna. s.starostina@gmail.com
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