

The word translates to the act of demolishing or tearing apart an existing structure, implying an act of rebellion. Misconceptions surrounding deconstructivism may be the result of the terminology itself. Save this picture! © Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, under CC BY-NC 2.0 license. However, these radical structures, as well as hundreds of others, never saw the light of day, and were left as sketches with an intriguing conceptual approach that was yet to be explored. Aleksandr Rodchenko presented an experimental design for a radio station that portrayed all sorts of geometric experimentation and irregularity. Vladimir Tatlin designed a bent monument trapped inside a twisted frame for the Third International in 1919. Geometry, whether in art or architecture, became irregular.

Architecture was seen as a high form of art, influencing and being influenced by society, and so, social revolution = architecture revolution. Post war, Russia was undergoing radical changes and revolutions, and the impact of these revolutions on architecture was inevitable.

Their critical point of view and experimentation with forms disturbed the traditional perception of architecture and opened people’s eyes to the endless possibilities of breaking architecture rules.
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Image © Peeradontax | Shutterstockĭuring the First World War, Russian avant-gardists, known as Russian Constructivists, broke the rules of classical architecture and composition and presented a series of drawings that defied the “geometric norms” at the time. Save this picture! Parc de la Villette / Bernard Tschumi Architects.
