avant-garde modernism

KHARKIV 1930: UKRAINIAN WINNERS OF THE FORGOTTEN WORLD-LEVEL COMPETITION

The article examines a little-known event of world level that took place in Ukraine during the heyday of modernism in 1930: a competition for the design of the Sovereign Ukrainian Theatre of Mass Musical Action for Kharkiv. About 100 projects sent from abroad: from 9 European countries, as well as from the USA and Japan, were an obvious confirmation of its significance. 

SELECTED ISSUES OF PRESERVING THE HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT OF RESIDENTIAL COMPLEXES OF THE 1920S-1930S IN UKRAINE

The article raises some topical issues of preservation and regeneration of the historical environment of residential complexes of the avant-garde modernism period in Ukraine, in particular the deplorable condition of multi-story apartment buildings of the 1920s and 1930s. The reasons for the disfigurement of their authentic appearance by residents (extensions, glazing of balconies, partial "insulation" of facades, etc.) are revealed.