Now in hardcover edition, this reprint of the catalogue which was published in conjunction with Imagine Moscow: Architecture, Propaganda, Revolution, a successful exhibition held at the Design Museum, London, in 2017. Marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution, Imagine Moscow explores Moscow as it was envisioned by a bold group of architects in the 1920s and early 1930s.

Focusing on six unbuilt architectural landmarks, the book explores how these schemes reflected changes in everyday life and society following the revolution. Large-scale architectural plans, models and drawings are placed alongside propaganda posters, textiles and porcelain, contextualising the transformation of a city reborn as the new capital of the USSR and the international centre of socialism. The book also includes essays by Richard Anderson, Jean-Louis Cohen and Deyan Sudjic, which address a range of important themes in early Soviet architecture that remain relevant today.

Featuring rarely seen material, this book – and the exhibition of the same title – portrays an idealistic vision of the Soviet capital that was never realised.

Now in hardcover edition, this reprint of the catalogue which was published in conjunction with Imagine Moscow: Architecture, Propaganda, Revolution, a successful exhibition held at the Design Museum, London, in 2017. Marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution, Imagine Moscow explores Moscow as it was envisioned by a bold group of architects in the 1920s and early 1930s.

Focusing on six unbuilt architectural landmarks, the book explores how these schemes reflected changes in everyday life and society following the revolution. Large-scale architectural plans, models and drawings are placed alongside propaganda posters, textiles and porcelain, contextualising the transformation of a city reborn as the new capital of the USSR and the international centre of socialism. The book also includes essays by Richard Anderson, Jean-Louis Cohen and Deyan Sudjic, which address a range of important themes in early Soviet architecture that remain relevant today.

Featuring rarely seen material, this book – and the exhibition of the same title – portrays an idealistic vision of the Soviet capital that was never realised.