Chisinau: Architectural Guide
Chisinau is a city whose architecture bears the marks of dramatic political and social change. Once part of the Russian Empire, later Romania and subsequently the Soviet Union, Moldova’s capital was radically reshaped during the second half of the twentieth century.
Focusing on the post-war Soviet period, this architectural guide traces the city through Stalinist grandeur, Soviet Modernism, Postmodernism, Brutalism and its industrial expansion. Across photographs, architectural studies and critical essays, it reveals how the ambition to build a new city was inseparable from the attempt to create a new kind of society.
Further essays explore Chisinau’s cinemas, residential microraions and everyday urban life between 1945 and 1989, offering a layered portrait of a city whose modern architecture remains closely intertwined with its history.
Details
Author
Stefan Rusu
Additional contributors
Vlada Ciobanu, Irina Dubinschi, Anastasia Felcher & Vitalie Spranceana
Publisher
DOM publishers
Format
Softcover
Pages
288
Images
400
Dimensions
5.3 × 9.7 inches
ISBN
978-3-86922-548-7
Place
Chisinau, Moldova
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