A. V. Shchusev and the Competition for V. I. Lenin Library
Abstract
The history of the competition for the new building of V. I. Lenin Library is presented. The article features the three winning projects of the competition. The article tells about the protest of architects against the style and the ideas of the opportunistic projects. It points out the contrariety between the projects by Shchusev and Shchuko at the first and the second stages.
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Mestnov, A. (1928). Konkurs na sostavlenie proekta novogo zdaniya biblioteki im. V I. Lenina [Competition for the project of the new building of V. I. Lenin Library]. Stroitelstvo Moskvy, 6, 3-4.
Sovremennaya arkhitektura [Modern Architecture]. (1929). 7, 19.
Stroitelstvo Moskvy [Construction in Moscow]. (1929), 7, 22.
How to Cite
KHMELNITSKY, Dmitry.
A. V. Shchusev and the Competition for V. I. Lenin Library.
project baikal, Russian Federation, n. 59, p. 76-81, mar. 2019.
ISSN 2309-3072.
Available at: <http://www.projectbaikal.com/index.php/pb/article/view/1435>. Date accessed: 11 july 2020.
Published
2019-03-14
Copyright Notice
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)