New East Digital Archive

Brutalism

Ukrainian label PODYH is turning Kyiv’s modernist masterpieces into garments

Ukrainian label PODYH is turning Kyiv’s modernist masterpieces into garments

Kazakhstan’s Medeu open-air stadium hosts one of the highest ice rinks in the world | Concrete Ideas

Kazakhstan’s Medeu open-air stadium hosts one of the highest ice rinks in the world | Concrete Ideas

The story behind Tallinn’s concrete concert hall that’s become a Hollywood backdrop | Concrete Ideas

The story behind Tallinn’s concrete concert hall that’s become a Hollywood backdrop | Concrete Ideas

This colossal Soviet-era resort in Tajikistan is the dream late summer escape | Concrete Ideas

This colossal Soviet-era resort in Tajikistan is the dream late summer escape | Concrete Ideas

Documenting Prague’s maligned socialist architecture — one photo at a time

Documenting Prague’s maligned socialist architecture — one photo at a time

Skopje’s eccentric post office is testament to the city’s turbulent history | Concrete Ideas

Skopje’s eccentric post office is testament to the city’s turbulent history | Concrete Ideas

The grit and glory of New Belgrade’s communist architecture

The grit and glory of New Belgrade’s communist architecture

Eastern Bloc architecture: sci-fi cinemas | part 10

Eastern Bloc architecture: sci-fi cinemas | part 10

Eastern Bloc architecture: monumental museums and memorials | part 6

Eastern Bloc architecture: monumental museums and memorials | part 6

How Slovakia’s Soviet ties led to a unique form of sci-fi architecture

How Slovakia’s Soviet ties led to a unique form of sci-fi architecture

Eastern Bloc architecture: futuristic hotels and avant-garde resorts | part 1

Eastern Bloc architecture: futuristic hotels and avant-garde resorts | part 1

The Calvert Journal and ArchDaily launch new series celebrating socialist architecture

The Calvert Journal and ArchDaily launch new series celebrating socialist architecture

Bring socialist modernism home with these miniature, build-your-own tower blocks

Bring socialist modernism home with these miniature, build-your-own tower blocks

Brutalism meets fairytale chic with these lamps made from moss, crystals, and concrete

Brutalism meets fairytale chic with these lamps made from moss, crystals, and concrete

What’s behind the recent craze for Yugoslavia’s modern architecture?

What’s behind the recent craze for Yugoslavia’s modern architecture?

One photographer finds the poetry in post-Soviet urban chaos 

One photographer finds the poetry in post-Soviet urban chaos 

After overthrowing its government and changing its name, North Macedonia faces up to the urban crisis in Skopje

After overthrowing its government and changing its name, North Macedonia faces up to the urban crisis in Skopje

See Central Asia’s unique Soviet architecture in all its brutal glory

See Central Asia’s unique Soviet architecture in all its brutal glory