Derzhprom

Architecture · 1925–1928 · Kharkiv · Eastern Europe & Russia

The first Soviet reinforced-concrete high-rise: linked blocks joined by bridges over the streets

Author: Serhiy Serafimov, Samuil Kravets, Mark Felger
Style: Constructivism — Art as engineering: form follows structure, and buildings and posters build a new way of life
Century: 20th century

Made around the same time (±30 years)

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