Ukrainian Modernism
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Dmytro Soloviov
160x200 mm hardback
240 pages
ISBN: 978-1-7398878-7-2
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Available late April
Includes 3 special Ukrainian Modernism postcards
10% goes to the British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal.
Ukraine’s modernist buildings are an extraordinary blend of function, avant-garde aesthetics and ingenious design, but despite these qualities, they remain largely unrecognised. This is a result of several factors, including the stigma of belonging to the Soviet era, corruption, neglect, as well as the ongoing threat of destruction from both unscrupulous developers and war. Photographer Dmytro Soloviov has crossed Ukraine documenting them to form the most comprehensive publication available on the subject.
With an introduction by renowned architecture critic Owen Hatherley, complete with historical images, cements these buildings in a cultural and political context.
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Dmytro Soloviov has travelled through Ukraine’s war-torn cities to capture the country’s rich architectural heritage amidst geopolitical instability.
A new publication by FUEL brings long-overdue attention to a period of architecture still largely absent from mainstream discourse. Compiled by photographer and architectural tour guide Dmytro Soloviov, the book offers a detailed visual survey of Soviet-era modernist architecture across Ukraine.