Post-Modernism in the Architecture of Medium-Room Residential Buildings in the Regions of Russia

The article provides an overview of postmodern architecture on the example of medium-rise urban residential buildings in large cities in various regions of Russia. At present, postmodernism in Russian regions continues to play a significant role in the design and construction of residential buildings in historical city centers, while architects strive to tactfully fit into the historical context, since here the problem of combining old and new architecture remains paramount, which is one of the most important in the theory and practice of the latest Russian architecture. There is still a need to comprehend creative approaches to the design of urban dwellings from the point of view of its competent inclusion of the building into the historical environment. Using the method of comparative analysis, it becomes possible to identify the architectural features of middle-rise residential buildings. Consideration of specific domestic examples allows us to determine the main directions of the search for leaders of postmodernism. It is determined that postmodernism as a multi-vector style allows an architect in each case to take into account regional conditions and not disturb the existing historical environment with a new object. Stylistic searches in all six directions identified by the theorist of postmodern architecture C. Jenks, associated with the appeal to historicism, partial historicism, neo-traditionalism, contextualism and metaphor in the design of residential buildings according to individual projects, are noted.

E.O. SHIROKOVA, Master of Architecture (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (65, Il'inskaya Street, Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russian Federation)

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