Sector 4 in Bucharest, Romania. Chief architect Calin Alexandrescu. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Communist-era architecture Blog Posts
Blocul Rotund MF-1
Blocul Rotund MF-1 (Block Crayon/The Pencil) in Constanţa, Romania. Completed in 1987. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Culture Centre
Culture Centre in Visaginas, Lithuania. Completed in the 1970s. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Apartment Building
Apartment Building on the edge of Velenje, a medium-sized city in Slovenia. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia​.
Radio Television of Kosovo
Radio Television of Kosovo building in Pristina, Kosovo. Completed in the 1970s. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Contemporary Art Centre
Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania. Former Exhibition Palace. Completed in 1967. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Children’s Maritime Military Health Resort of Insured Persons
Children’s Maritime Military Health Resort of Insured Persons in Krvavica, Croatia. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Former Water Tower Rotating Restaurant
Former Water Tower Rotating Restaurant in Brăila, Romania. Completed in the 1980s but now abandoned. Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Hotel Traian
Hotel Traian in Brăila, Romania. Completed in 1971 by architect, L. Durbaca. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Expocenter of Ukraine (Pavilion 23/Science)
Expocenter of Ukraine (Pavilion 23) in Kyiv, Ukraine. Completed in 1958. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Cartoon Hotel
Cartoon Hotel in Razgrad, Bulgaria. Completed in 1983. Formerly Hotel-Restaurant Razgrad. Brutalist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Arsenal Gallery
Arsenal Gallery in Poznan, Poland Completed in 1962. An example of modernist, Communist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.