Zupagrafika "Brutal East II" - product description "Brutal East II: Build Your Own Concrete Eastern Bloc" is the next installment in a remarkable, interactive journey through the architecture of the former Eastern Bloc and Yugoslavia. Zupagrafika Publishing returns with a sequel to its bestselling project, inviting you to discover the most controversial and visionary structures that shaped the landscape of cities behind the Iron Curtain. The book combines historical album art with modeling, presenting "space-age" hotels, monumental prefab housing estates, and brutalist skyscrapers from cities such as Moscow, Tbilisi, Kyiv, and Berlin. The first part contains chapters enriched with photographs, interesting facts, and a prologue by architectural historian Alexander Ostrogorsky. The second part features nine unique, self-assembly building models that will allow you to bring icons of postwar modernism straight to your desk. Discover the power of concrete and build your own piece of the Eastern Bloc. Also, check out our other unique albums and creative books. Author - Zupagrafika David Navarro & Martyna Sobecka Publisher — Zupagrafika © 2021 Hardcover , 72 pages Language - English An interactive album documenting the brutalist and modernist architecture of Central and Eastern Europe. 9 precision models for assembly requires only glue , including Hotel Salute Kiev and Buzludzha Bulgaria Detailed historical descriptions and facts about the construction of individual buildings Unique photographic and graphic documentation from the Zupagrafika studio Prologue by Alexander Ostrogorsky High-quality hardcover edition measuring 24 x 30 cm A perfect gift for history enthusiasts, urban planning enthusiasts and design collectors.
