Tsentrosoyuz Building (Moscow, Russia) : View looking up the east elevation of the east wing, showing curtain wall of glass
- Creator:
- Le Corbusier, 1887-1965
- Published/Created:
- Myasnitskaya Street, Moscow, Rossiya, Russia
1928-1936 - Date Depicted:
- ca. 1990's
1900 AD - 1949 AD - Materials:
- concrete
red tufa - Notes:
- Le Corbusier was already known to committed groups of modern Russian architects through his publications, notably his design for the headquarters for the League of Nations. After a preliminary limited competition, in 1928 he was commissioned to design the headquarters of the Central Union of Consumer Operatives in Moscow, and with a team of devoted Russian colleagues produced the Tsentrosoyuz Building (1928-1936), Kirova St (now Myasnitskaya St), Moscow. During construction its function was changed to that of the Ministry of Light Industry, however, and the design was seriously compromised. Though designed as a representational building, with great collective areas celebrating the strength of the Soviet proletariat, most of its planned spatial features were omitted, as was the intended air-conditioning system similar to the one projected for the Cité de Refuge.
- Variant Titles:
- Centrosoyuz Building
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Russia -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Modern
Modernist - Culture:
- Russian
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-LC-TB-A9
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
public buildings: government office buildings (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors; engineering and industry; manufacturing construction buildings; public buildings; ministries curtain wall
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Module Two
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
ca. 1990's - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10164970
- PID:
- digcoll:1852196