Zupagrafika "The Tenants: Concrete Portraits of the Former Eastern Bloc" - product description "The Tenants" is a unique, anniversary publication, released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Zupagrafika studio, which gives voice and face to the residents of modernist housing estates in the former Eastern Bloc and Yugoslavia. This extraordinary photographic album is the result of a decade of travels by the authors through 37 cities—from Berlin to Norilsk and Yakutsk. The project sheds new light on prefabricated concrete architecture, placing its residents at the center of attention. Its 112 pages feature moving portraits of individuals holding miniature paper models of their apartment buildings, creating an intimate relationship between individuals and the monumental concrete mass. The book documents over 40 housing estates, chronicling their condition—from their prime, through thermal modernization, to demolition. A foreword by sociologist Maciej Frąckowiak and a detailed architectural index detailing the history of each featured structure. Discover the human face of concrete on a unique journey from Almaty to Warsaw. Also check out other albums and books on architecture available in our collection . Author - Zupagrafika David Navarro & Martyna Sobecka Publisher — Zupagrafika © 2022 Binding - hardcover with cloth spine Language - English A special anniversary edition celebrating 10 years of Zupagrafika Unique portraits of residents with models of their homes from 37 cities of the former Eastern Bloc Photographic documentation of architecture from cities such as Moscow, Berlin, Tbilisi, Warsaw and Kiev Maciej Frąckowiak's sociological prologue examining the relationship between man and place Detailed architectural index with historical facts about each building An elegant publishing form with a cloth spine Number of pages: 112; format: 24 x 17 cm The perfect gift for lovers of documentary photography, urban planning and sociology.
