Hidden urbanism : architecture and design of the Moscow metro, 1935-2015 / Sergey Kuznetsov, Alexander Zmeul, Erken Kagarov ; edited by Philipp Meuser and Anna Martovitskaya.

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Kuznet︠s︡ov, Sergey, 1977- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
  • English
  • German
Published/​Created
  • Berlin : DOM Publishers, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
351 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 31 cm + 1 poster

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    The moscow metro comprises a route net-work with a total length of 320 km and is the most facinating underground transportation system in the world. Each year more than 2,4 billion passengers use almost 200 stations wihch are rich in architectural design. The aim is for a further 80 km - that is a quarter of the current network - to be connected by 2017. the metro of the russian capital is thus on the threshold of an enlargement which be the largest in its history. This elaborately designed illustrated book focuses on the architecture and its associated design from the signage. to the logo branding, to the many printed materials. Three text contributions conseder the underground world of traffic engineering in terms of construction history and both from the point of view of the chief architect of Moscow and from the point of view of the design bureau which lent the metro its unmistakable character.
    Notes
    Includes indexes.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Infrastructure of a hidden urbanism: introduction / Philipp Meuser, Anna Martovitskaya
    • The symbol of the dynamic capital: a new image for the Moscow Metro / Sergey Kuznetsov
    • Underground art: picture essay / Alexander Popov
    • Excavating underground archives: architectural history of the Moscow Metro / Alexander Zmeul
    • Maintaining the underground: picture essay / Alexander Popov
    • Identity, branding and signage: the corporate style of the Moscow Metro / Erken Kagarov
    • Ticket art: collection / From the Archives of Art. Lebedev Studio
    • Index of stations and architects
    • Notes
    • Authors and editors.
    Other title(s)
    Architecture and design of the Moscow metro, 1935-2015
    ISBN
    • 9783869224121 ((cl.))
    • 3869224126 ((cl.))
    LCCN
    2016419328
    OCLC
    946288428
    International Article Number
    • 9783869224121
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