Book — 1.2.2021

At the Core of Architectural Education

Text Esa Laaksonen

The interesting history of the short-lived art school Vkhutemas, which operated in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s, is discussed in detail for the first time ever in a book by architect Anna Bokov.

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Published in 2 – 2021 - Tradition and Renewal

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