EXHIBITIONS

PAPER ARCHITECTURE

The PAPER ARCHITECTURE movement started in Russia in 1980s in opposition to severe stagnation in Soviet life and architecture at that time. A small group of Russian students at Moscow Architectural Institute and recent graduates managed to find an escape from the professional crisis by participating in international competitions. In all, more than fifty awards were given to their projects. By 1985 the movement won enough competitions to get recognition in Russia and abroad. First 'Paper Architecture' exhibition was assembled in 1984 in Moscow: the first significant publication appeared in 1985.

The term 'paper architecture' was used in the 1980s by most architects in order to distinguish this new wave from the 'official Soviet architecture'. The name Gorbachev was unknown yet, contacts with West were limited, and definition 'paper architect' sounded like 'theoretical architect'. It did not sound like total rejection of the existing architectural practice, or , even worse, the Soviet regime itself. For the projects demonstrated significant departure from the 'approved' style. Moreover, the stylistic, visual, and philosophical approach to seemingly formal architectural program (Glass Tower, for example), allowed the authors to create complex conceptual statements on a single sheet of paper.

The watercolors, ink drawings, etchings, serigrapgs, shown in this collection are, on the one hand, works of art in their own right, and, on the other hand, accumulations of design energies aiming to expand future.

 

  
  Paper Architecture. Neue Projekte Aus Der Sowjetunion
  Deutsches Architekture Museum, Frankfurt am Main
   
   
   
   
 
The Paper Architecture exhibition was organized by Deutsche Lufthansa AG in cooperation with the Soviet Association of Architects. The exhibition traveled to Paris, Frankfurt, Cologne, Zurich, Milan, London, and USA.
     
 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

     

1994

    
     
    Utopia Factory, Russian Visionary Architecture in the XX Century
    State Museum of Architecture, Moscow
     

1992

    
     
    Paper Architecture. Alma Mater
    Moscow Architectural Institute
     

1991

    
     
    Vision von Raum
    Galarie Gmurzynska, Cologne
     

1990

    
     
    In de USSR en Erbuiten
    Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
     

1989

    
     
    Architecture et Utopie
    Pavilion de l'Arsenal, Paris
     
    Paper Architecture. Neue Projekte Aus Der Sowjetunion
    Deutsches Architekture Museum, Frankfurt am Main
     

1988

    
     

 

    
   
  Fantasy vs Utopia
  Palazzo dell'Arte
  XVII Triennial di Milano
   
   
   
     
    Architecture De Papier D'URSS
    Las Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris
     

1987

    
     

   

    
   
  1-st Exhibition of Young Moscow Architects
  Pavilion on Patriarshii Ponds, Moscow
   
 
 
   
   
   
   
    The Soviet Union Fare
    Central Exhibition Pavilion, Prague
     

1986

    
     
    Soviet Art Exhibition
    'The Manezh' Exhibition Hall, Moscow
     

1985

    
     
    Biennale Interarch '85
    Sofia
     

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