Bus Station in Vanadzor, Armenia. Completed in 1976. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former Soviet Union.
Architectonic Blog Posts
October Cinema
October Cinema in Minsk, Belarus. Constructed: 1975, the design is an example of modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Hotel Kazakhstan
Hotel Kazakhstan in Almaty. Constructed between 1974 and 1978. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR, now Central Asia.
Dnipropetrovsk State Circus
Dnipropetrovsk State Circus in Dnipro, Ukraine. Completed in 1980. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR
Philharmonia
Kyrgyz National Philharmonia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Completed in 1980. Brutalist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Concert Palace of Dushanbe
Concert Palace of Dushanbe in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Central Asia. Completed in1984; an example of Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Alfa Retail and Office Complex
Alfa Retail and Office Complex in Poznan, Poland. Constructed: 1963-72 and an example of modernist, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
House of Culture
The House of Culture in Knjazevac, Serbia was constructed between 1977 and 1981. A good example of Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex
Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, Armenia was completed in 1984. It’s also known as Demirchyan Arena or and Hamalir.
Western City Gate
Western City Gate in Belgrade, Serbia. Constructed between 1977 and 1980, the Brutalist building is more commonly known as the Genex Tower.
Kharkiv State Circus
Kharkiv State Circus in Kharkiv, Ukraine was constructed in 1974 and its concrete structure is typical in design of circuses built in the former USSR.
Slovak Radio Building
Slovak Radio Building in Bratislava, Slovakia. Completed in 1983. Modernist, Communist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.