Disurbanism

Krutikov

7 years ago 3 min read Disurbanism Cities Soviet Constructivism

Arguably, the most radical realisation of a floating city is Georgii Krutikov’s City of the Future project from 1928. In the first of two post about Krutikov, we well examine the City

Khidekel

11 years ago 4 min read Architecture Cities Disurbanism Utopias Art Urban theory

Earlier this year, Floating Worlds and Future Cities [http://russianamericanculture.com/events/exhibitions/floating-worlds-and-future-cities-the-genius-of-lazar-khidekel-suprematism-and-the-russian-avant-garde/] , an exhibition and symposium in New York, brought into focus the largely forgotten figure of Lazar Khidekel [http://www.

The death of Kosmograd

12 years ago 5 min read Disurbanism Space

Baikonour is dying. > "Kosmograd was a dream, Colonel. A dream that failed. Like space. We have no need to be here. We have an entire world to put in order."

Manhattan-ization

13 years ago 3 min read Architecture Cities Disurbanism Books New York

> "How do I get to Broadway? ...I want to get to the center of things" "Walk east a block and turn down Broadway and you'll find the

Red Mars 2

13 years ago 12 min read Cities Disurbanism Utopias Books Space

> "In the bottomless night, glowing brightly out there, Is Mars, my native red star. But the pull of the Earth is heavy to bear And its atmosphere weighs on my heart.