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INTOURIST
2010-11-11
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Demolishing Moscow
News about demolitions costantly come from Moscow, were the efforts of citizens and organizations as Arhnadzor, can’t stop the pressure of real estate market oligarchy, of which the main esponent is the wife of the mayor itself. No surprise that in this situation, organs due to preserve architectural heritage, as the Moscow heritage committee (Moskonansledie) […]
2010-08-02
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Moskonansledie
The main goal of our third and conclusive visit to Moscow was to meet and interview some representatives of Moscow Government, and namely Moscomansledie, the municipal agency in charge of preserving cultural heritage in the Russian Capital. It is the only relevant actor in the story of the Narkomfin, which we did not have the […]
2010-08-02
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Back to Moscow
We are back again to Moscow. This time hot weather is accompanying us; an unusual hot season slows down even the constant flux of Muscovites in the streets. The Narkomfin itself seems to suffer even more the brightness of the sun light in the cracks of the walls. The big trees around the building are […]
2010-07-10
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The construction of Narkomfin
2010-07-06
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NY_interview with Yekaterina Milyutin
2010-07-03
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Lefevbre in Belgrade
In 1986 Henri Lefebvre participated together with the architects Serge Renaudie and Pierre Gilbaud to an international competition to remake New Belgrade. Recently published by the artists Sabine Bitter and Helmut Weber, the text accompaning the plans is extremely interesting for several reasons. First of all, because it provides a wonderful summa of Lefebvres urban […]
2010-07-01
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Hotel Yugoslavia
Hotel Yugoslavia is one of the most interesting and representative architectures of Novi Beograd. The beautiful hotel is out of service at the moment. It is still in a good shape, and most of the original furniture is in place. It has been bought by an international chain, and is waiting to be redeveloped starting […]
2010-06-22
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Belgrade Workshop
Belgrade. Capturing the breath of the white city. An experience of collaborative urban survey. The workshop will allow the students to develop a specific personal exercise, but it is aimed at the coordinated production of a common outcome, adopting an independent / social media attitude to report our exploration of Belgrade. No object better than […]
2010-06-20
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Architectural review n.1357
2010-05-11