The Museum of Architecture. Shchusev is a unique exhibition devoted to the work of Boris Moiseevich Iofan - outstanding Soviet architect, off of his creative career which was in the 30s of last century

BORIS IOFAN with the participation of DM Iofan,
A. Baranovsky , Ya Popova, SA Gelfelda,
P. Zenkevich. The project of the International Pavilion of the USSR Exhibition in Paris in 1937
Perspective. 1936-1937
Paper, pencil, pastel, charcoal. 134 x 206
From the collection of the Museum of Architecture
them. Shchusev < br /> Source: muar.ru

Museum of Architecture. Shchusev, December 21, 2011 - February 26, 2012
st. Vozdvizhenka, 5

suite in the main building of the State Museum of Architecture. Shchusev is a unique exhibition devoted to the work of Boris Moiseevich Iofan - outstanding Soviet architect, the rise of creative career that was in the 30s of last century.

author of the famous residential complex «House on the Embankment," a government sanatorium "Barvikha" Pavilion of the USSR to the International Exhibition in Paris in 1937 with a sculpture of the "Worker and Collective Farm Girl» VIMukhina , the Institute of Oil and Gas. Gubkin, the initial project of Moscow State University. MV University at Sparrow Hills (which served as the basis for the project LV Rudnev), Institute of Physical Culture in Izmailovo and many other projects and facilities, Iofan down in history primarily as the architect adopted to implement, but has not implemented an ambitious project of the Palace of Soviets.

Palace of Soviets was to become not only a central city dominated by high altitude, which would be oriented perspective and layout of the streets surrounding neighborhoods, but also the tallest building in the world. This project required the Palace of Soviets, Moscow the advent of high-rises, which were conceived as a satellite building of the Palace of the Soviets in the city structure. And just flared up the Great Patriotic War froze the construction site, which worked on the implementation of an industry for the production of special steel and special brick, reconstructed streets of Moscow, torn down and erected the building. The exhibition which brings together a unique graphics, photographs, textiles and designs, first introduced one of the largest graphic works depicting the Palace of Soviets, restored especially for the anniversary exhibition of the author.

The exhibition is widely represented such significant Moscow architecture for objects such as multi-residential complex on the street. Serafimovich the cinema "Drummer," Variety Theatre (former club them. Rykov AI), a store, a kindergarten and a developed structure of public services and Medical Health Office of the Kremlin "Barvikha" , reflecting the trend of innovative 1920s in architecture. The exposition includes more than 100 graphic works by BM Iofan not only creates a more complete picture of the creative evolution of the master, but also allows for a fresh look at the little-known architect and construction projects of the 1920s and 1960-70s.

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Boris M. Iofan was born in Odessa in 1891. He graduated from the Odessa Art School. Then he studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Rome, where he began his independent architectural practice. In Italy is a number of his buildings, such as the Chapel Ambrogio, a power plant in Tivoli, etc. In 1924, Boris Iofan returned to Russia where he was able to a number of major projects, including innovative for its time, "House on the Embankment," sanatorium "Barvikha" and brought him international fame and draft the Palace of Soviets of the USSR pavilions at international exhibitions in 1937 and 1939 in Paris and New York. He died in 1976 in "Barvikha».

Source : muar.ru