The Development of Architecture in the 20th Century
... weather out and formed the structure of the buildings. The taller the building was, the thicker the walls had to be at the base to support the vast weight above them (unless architectural devices such as domes and vaults were employed in combination with buttresses, as in ecclesiastical or large pub ...
... weather out and formed the structure of the buildings. The taller the building was, the thicker the walls had to be at the base to support the vast weight above them (unless architectural devices such as domes and vaults were employed in combination with buttresses, as in ecclesiastical or large pub ...
Russian neoclassical revival
Russian neoclassical revival was a trend in Russian culture, mostly pronounced in architecture, that briefly replaced eclecticism and Art Nouveau as the leading architectural style between the Revolution of 1905 and the outbreak of World War I, coexisting with the Silver Age of Russian Poetry. It is characterized by merger of new technologies (steel frame and reinforced concrete) with moderate application of classical order and the legacy of Russian empire style of the first quarter of 19th century.Revival school was most active in Saint Petersburg, less in Moscow and other cities. The style was a common choice for luxury country estates, upper-class apartment and office buildings; at the same time it was practically non-existent in church and government architecture. Neoclassical architects born in the 1870s, who reached their peak activity in 1905-1914 (Ivan Fomin, Vladimir Shchuko, Ivan Zholtovsky), later became leading figures in stalinist architecture of the 1930s and shaped Soviet architectural education system.