The energy of Modernism and in particular the radical tendencies such as Futurism, in combination with the revolutionary energy of Russia, during which the radical architects and artists were at the helms of culture for some years, in architecture, in the framework of Constructivism, had rather more powerful reflections, full of innovations in form. The factor of height was a significant fac- tor in this. Although most of the high-rise buildings of this period remained mostly on paper, they are among the most artistic examples in Modernism. Undoubtedly, the fact that they were not speculative, and their quest for reflecting the slogans related to the building of a new and revolutionary society was the reason for this artistic superiority. In common with Futurism, expression of the sense of movement as well as the industrial aesthetic were axi- omatic to Constructivism.
THE CONSTRUCTIVIST URGE FOR HEIGHT
Right and above - Lissitzky, project for Moscow Lenin Institute, 1927
به كارگيرى شكل بال هواپيما در طراحى انتهاى ساختمان- ليونيدوف Leonidov - inspiration from the aeroplane wing in the design of the tower
THE CONSTRUCTIVIST INDUSTRIAL TENDENCY
These two “ towers” are not actually very high in meters. However, the energy in the vertical axis in each case is considerably greater than many tall buildings. High-tech buildings also utilize the glass and steel of industrial buildings, however, with meager energy! In fact, the buildings of this period are the most energetic ever seen, undoubtedly indebted to a great extent to the energy of the revolution at the time.
N. Ladovskij - Project for a chemical products factory, 1923
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The primary characteristic of this tower is its asymmetrical nature, which is achieved by the spiralling up of its struc- ture.
V. TATLIN - MONUMENT TO THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL, 1920
1932 ،گنريخ لودويگ پروژه براى مرحله سوم مسابقه معمارى كاخ شوراها GENRIKH LUDWIG, 1932 Entry for the third stage of the Palace of Soviets Competition