soviet architecture Archives

Soviet Mosaics in Central Asia: The stories of Tashkent and Almaty

October 1, 2024

Pieter Wijfker examines the legacy of Soviet mosaics in Central Asia, starting with the cities of Almaty and Tashkent.

Charming Brutalism. An interview with Zupagrafika

July 24, 2023

In their interview with Laura Cogo, the founders of the publisher and design studio Zupagrafika explore the history and legacy of brutalism.

Colonising Culture: ideology, modernity, and the Soviet circuses of Central Asia

September 16, 2022

In the mid-1920s, the borders of the five Soviet republics of Central Asia – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – were created by the newly established Soviet state. [...]

Colonial Pasts, Contested Futures: the disparate legacies of Soviet architecture in Estonia

June 30, 2022

An architectural expose of Estonia's post-Soviet heritage, by Joshua Bean.