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Split Level: Segmented Russian Rock Dwelling Bridges Lake & Cliff

Steep sites with limited buildable areas have always proved challenging for architects, but this home aims to navigate rocky terrain by breaking up a single dwelling into stair-connected ...

Nesting Architecture: Folding Models of Eastern Bloc Buildings

This series of recycled cardboard models references both the functional styles of postwar Soviet architecture as well as the Russian tradition of handcrafted nesting dolls. In ...

Hidden Depths: Architectural Illusion Unfolds Underground

Facade or fantasm, this series of images presents an alluring picture of the layers - perhaps even literal  levels - of  history that lies beneath aged and famous buildings. Blending ...

Alternative Matryoshka (Nesting) Dolls Embrace Modernity

As the popularity of Matryoshka nesting dolls has grown, more people are interested in making their own customized sets. Kits are now commercially available to allow any artist or DIY crafter to ...

Matryoshka (Nesting) Dolls: Hidden Russian Treasures

Matryoshka, or Russian nesting dolls, were born in 1890 in a children's educational workshop near Moscow. The workshop was developed by Sava Mamontov, an industrialist and patron of the arts. ...

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