Gosplan garage (c. 1936) photographer unknown; architect: Konstantin Melnikov
Burevestnik factory club
Burevestnik factory club
Bus garage (Bakhmetievsky)
Bus garage (Bakhmetievsky)
Club of the Dorkhimzavod chemical plant
Club of the Dorkhimzavod chemical plant
Gosplan (State Planning Committee) garage
Gosplan (State Planning Committee) garage
Rusakov club
Rusakov club
Truck garage
Truck garage
All photos taken in Moscow © Yuri Palmin
GosPlan Garage (1934-1936) by Konstantin Melnikov
Konstantin Stepanovich Melnikov (Константин Степанович Мельников; 1890-1974) was a Russian architect and painter.
His architectural work, compressed into a single decade (1923–1933), placed Melnikov on the front end of 1920s avant-garde architecture.
Although associated with the Constructivists, Melnikov was an independent artist, not bound by the rules of a particular style or artistic group.
In 1930s, he refused to conform with the rising Stalinist architecture. [Stalinist architecture is a term given to architecture of the Soviet Union between 1933 and 1955. Very very huge, with excesses!]
Main building of the Moscow State University: Stalinist architecture
Konstantin Melnikov withdrew from practice and worked as a portrait painter and teacher until the end of his life.
Source: wikipedia Konstantin Melnikov
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Twelve beautiful black and white photos of Konstantin Melnikov's buildings by Yuri Palmin, a Russian architectural photographer.
All photos taken in Moscow © Yuri Palmin
GosPlan Garage (1934-1936) by Konstantin Melnikov
