Over the past few years, a series of exhibitions and monographs have prompted a rediscovery of socialist modernism, its powerful expression and exoticism stirring significant interest. The recently published photo book Concrete Siberia. Soviet Landscapes of the Far North by Zupagrafika casts a new light on this relatively unexplored chapter of architecture history by showcasing the Soviet architecture of Siberia's major cities while providing an insight into a little-known landscape. The book presents the architecture and urban environment of six Siberian cities: Novosibirsk, Omsk, Krasnoyarsk, Norilsk, Irkutsk and Yakutsk, through the lens of Russian photographer Alexander Veryovkin, bringing about a new-found perspective on post-war architecture.
For the second year running, the ambitious architecture festival takes place in the centre of Russia, in Siberia, Krasnoyarsk. Teams from different parts of the country will be competing with each other in building of the best installation.
Festival is open for each desiring, not only for professional architects and students. We are strongly belief that everybody should participate in forming of a new environment. All installations are temporary, and festival environment is an experiment that should transform the space filling it with activities and experiences.
Last year the festival took place in a small unknown even by locals “Unnatow”