Soviet Bus Stops Volume II

Christopher Herwig, FUEL, Damon Murray , Stephen Sorrell

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Fuel
01 October 2017

Individual photographers; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; History; Buses, trams & commercial vehicles: general interest

A follow-up to the hugely successful Soviet Bus Stops, with new photographs of bus stops in Russia, Crimea, Georgia and Ukraine.

Christopher Herwig has an insatiable appetite for ‘Soviet Bus Stops’. After the popular and critical success of his first book, Herwig has returned to the former Soviet Union to hunt for more. In this second volume, as well as discovering new stops in the remotest areas of Georgia and Ukraine, Herwig turns his camera to Russia itself.

Following exhaustive research, he drove 15,000 km from coast to coast across the largest country in the world, in pursuit of new examples of this singular architectural form. A foreword by renowned architecture and culture critic Owen Hatherley reveals new information on the origins of the Soviet bus stop. Examining the government policy that allowed these ‘small architectural forms’ to flourish, he explains how they reflected Soviet values, and how ultimately they remained – despite their incredible individuality – far-flung outposts of Soviet ideology.

The diversity of architectural approaches is staggering: juxtaposed alongside a slew of audacious modern and brutal designs, there are bus stops shaped as trains, birds, light bulbs, rockets, castles, even a bus stop incorporating a statue of St George slaying the dragon.

Essential companion to the first volume, this book provides a valuable document of these important and previously overlooked constructions.

By: Christopher Herwig, FUEL
Edited by: Damon Murray, Stephen Sorrell
Imprint: Fuel
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 160mm, Width: 200mm,
Weight: 610g
ISBN: 9780993191183
ISBN 10: 0993191185
Publication Date: 01 October 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Soviet Bus Stops Volume II

"Constructed as subtle acts of ingenuity amidst pervasive state control, these bus stops stand as testaments to individual creativity.--Myrto Katsikopoulou ""Design Boom"""