Thirteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices

Abstract

The beginning of the twentieth century passed under the slogans of the ideas of revolutionary and architects as Tatlin, Leonidov, Ginzburg, Melnikov, the Vesnin brothers, and others, who developed the concept of constructivism. Constructivism, which appeared on the fragments of the Russian Empire after the October Revolution and grew up in the cradle of the Russian avant-garde ideas. They became widespread throughout the world and they are an international heritage that inspires architects to this day for freedom and fearlessness. Concepts developed by constructivists influenced future generations of the stars of world architecture: Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas. The end of the twentieth century ended up in the postmodern, a trend in architecture that received worldwide distribution. Postmodern originated in the environment of vernacular commercial and residential development in the USA. It won the global distribution, became the sublimation of all the styles and approaches of the past. Being Russian and having lived in the USA for some time, it seems to be interesting to compare the beginning and end of the development of the architectural ideas of the twentieth century. The purpose of this work is to analyze and find similarities and differences in the architectural approach between constructivism and postmodernism styles by comparing the masterpieces of both styles. This study will be useful for designers and architects interested in the history of architecture. It will help to reveal the essential similarity between these styles and reveal the transformation of the main design elements.