‘Sleeping districts’ of Moscow,Plattenbautenof East Berlin, modernist estates of Warsaw, Kyiv`sBrezhnevki:although these are home to the vast majority of city dwellers, post-war suburbs of central and eastern Europe have been invisible for decades.
Eastern Blocks by Zupagrafika is a photographic journey through the cityscapes the former Eastern Bloc, inviting readers to explore the districts and peripheries that became a playground for mass housing development after WW2, including objects like Soviet ‘flying saucers’, houses ‘on chicken legs’ or hammer-shaped tower blocks.
Showcasing modernist and brutalist architecture scattered around the cities ofMoscow, (East) Berlin, Warsaw, Budapest, KyivandSaint Petersburg,the book contains over 100 photographs taken by Zupagrafika throughout the last decade as a reference archive for their illustrated kits and books, with special contributions by local photographers. Divided into 6 chapters,Eastern Blocksincludes a foreword by writer and journalist Christopher Beanland, informative maps, index of architects and informative texts on the featured cities and constructions.
Contributors: David Navarro & Martyna Sobecka (Zupagrafika): photography, texts and edition Alexander Veryovkin: commissioned photography Balázs Csizik: commissioned photography Christopher Beanland: foreword
This second volume of Zupagrafika’s Eastern Blocks expands the photographic survey of concrete suburbs across the former Eastern Bloc. Stretching from Ukraine...