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Crumbling avant-garde buildings being given a new lease of life
03-04-2012
The fate of dozens of Russian and Ukrainian avant-garde buildings dating back to the 1920s and 1930 is today hanging in the balance. They are often crumbling, generally in a dilapidated state. And yet some of them, such as the Shukhov Tower and Gorky Park in Moscow, are real masterpieces of early Soviet architectural heritage. The EU- funded CIUDAD programme intends to shed light on their importance for Europe’s cultural heritage, including by developing tourist routes to show off the buildings. After all, Moscow’s 20th century architecture is part of Europe’s heritage, and preserving it is important both for the city and for Europe as a whole. But there’s another reason for preserving them, which is that these unique buildings can be a powerful agent for stimulating economic development and for promoting social and cultural growth within communities.
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