Concrete Landscapes of the Former Eastern Bloc

Tbilisi

Brutalist housing estates and public buildings of the post-war Soviet era were built on a massive scale, often from concrete and prefabricated panels, to accommodate growing populations and to demonstrate power, socialist values, and modernity. Sometimes blocked in color or complemented by murals, these hulking structures largely emphasized monolithic forms, an unmissable PR message about communist ideology.

Chișinău

Eastern Blocks II, a new book by David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka, captures some of the stark concrete architecture.

Via : Colossal