Description
| Product ID: | 9780500343555 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Stalin's Architect |
| Subtitle: | Power and Survival in Moscow |
| Authors: | Author: Deyan Sudjic |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The first biography to trace the remarkable life and career of Ukrainian-born Boris Iofan, beautifully illustrated with many of Iofan’s previously unseen sketchbooks and photographs from private collections. This is a history of architecture, politics and power. Boris Iofan (1891–1976) made his mark as Stalin’s architect, both in the grand projects he achieved, such as the House on the Embankment, a megastructure of 505 homes for the Soviet elite, and through his unbuilt designs, in particular the Palace of the Soviets, a baroque Stalinist dream whose iconic image was reproduced throughout the Soviet Union. Iofan’s life and designs offer a unique perspective into the politics of twentieth-century architecture and the history of the Soviet Union. |
| Imprint Name: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-04-28 |