{"product_id":"9788493923181","title":"Georgii Krutikov: The Flying City and Beyond","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIn 1927, while a student of architecture at the Moscow Vhutemas, Georgii Krutikov presented a vision for a flying city. More than just a flight of architectural fancy, Krutikov’s flying city was a utopian dream, a plan to solve the seemingly intractable problems of overcrowding and resource depletion by moving humanity’s living quarters to space. Inspired in equal parts by sci-fi dreams of space travel and the revolutionary idealism that still percolated in the Soviet Union at that time, Krutikov created an incredible amount of detailed information about his city: sketches, drawings, plans, and more.\u003cp\u003eKrutikov’s flying city has been cited as a major influence on Russian modernism for decades, yet little has been written about the design, its creator, or his subsequent architectural career. This beautifully illustrated book fills that gap, presenting a detailed study of Krutikov’s scheme and its underlying ethos, then tracing Krutikov’s later work as an architect. It will interest—and amaze—all fans of the avant-garde, architecture, and Russian history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenov Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056096166128,"sku":"9788493923181","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9788493923181_p0.jpg?v=1763745900","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9788493923181","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}