Metropolitan Architecture of Russia in the 1990s—2010s: From Post- to Neomodernism as the Main Vector
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The author divides postmodernist concepts that have influenced architecture into two groups: new postmodernist concepts and established concepts that have received new interpretations within postmodernism. This article focuses on the former, examining concepts such as pastiche, simulacrum, deconstruction, the fold, and the death of the author. In architecture, the postmodernist concepts of pastiche and simulacrum formed the postmodernist agenda proper. Underlying neomodernist discourse are deconstruction, the fold, and the death of the author, reflected in deconstructivism, nonlinear architecture, and minimalism. The influence of postmodernist concepts on Russian architectural practice is uneven: the period of the 1990s and early 2000s was dominated by pastiche and simulacrum, while deconstruction gave way to the fold in the late 1990s and 2000s. The leadership of various artistic forms in embodying a particular concept is demonstrated, particularly in architecture, where the concept of the fold, due to its specifically spatial and plastic nature, is most clearly reflected.
Source: Observatory of Culture
Author: Dmitry E. Fesenko
Institution: Moscow University for the Humanities
Language: English
Subfield: Architecture
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7202347494