UNKNOWN ST. PETERSBURG, THE. Architecture from 1917 to 1956

Author: Mørch, Andreas Trier
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 2003
No. of pages: 158
Illustrations: 226 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 12”x 9 1/2”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 8787136473
Biblio/Bio: Bibl.
Code: 5652

Price: $105.00

The book’s purpose is to identify, analyse and make accessible a number of outstanding works from a neglected period in the history of architecture. The author, who is both an architect and excellent photographer, gives an account of the architectural ideals and realities in St. Petersburg in the first half of the 20th century. The aim is to present a picture of what by Danish standards is a paradoxical and quite fascinating era in the history of architecture, one when political ambitions were almost inversely proportional to economic resources. 51 striking buildings have been selected - presented is the collection of material which took place on site, comprising of photographs of the individual buildings, architectural drawings and analyses of the buildings. Register of buildings and architects included.