: . This ongoing research, titled “Insular Modernism,” aims to identify and document the artefacts and current state of socialist architecture that overlap a number of cities associated with the Silk Road narrative. An impressive network of roads and former trade nodes are currently involved in the BRI. Thus, the journeys and images are an attempt to unfold ongoing political and cultural influence that continue to cross and nourish the region. . Ştefan Rusu, "Knots, Stones, and Passes," e-flux Architecture, "New Silk Roads," February 2020. . e-flux.com/architecture/new-silk-roads/313105/knots-stones-and-passes/ . #eflux #efluxarchitecture . #insularmodernities #nationalmodernism #decolonisingmodernity #socialistarchitecture_tajikistan #socialistarchitecture . #socialistarchitecture_tajikistan #socialistarchitecture #insularmodernities #socialistcity_dushanbe #socialistcityandurbanism #dushanbe #tajikistan #archdaily #dezeen #sovmod #sovarch #sovietarchitecture #соварх #совмод #архитектура #модернизм #соцарх #соцархитектура #socialist #socialistcity . #stefanrusuprojects #stefanrusu . ©insularmodernities . (at Dushanbe, Tajikistan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8qwPdSpHMo/?utm_medium=tumblr

: . "This visual essay was assembled out of partly spontaneous and short, and other carefully planned and longer trips through Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The images swing between urban “archaeology” and documentary photography in order to build a comprehensive archive and understanding of post-Soviet road infrastructure, including post-industrial urban transformations in remote and high-altitude cities and villages in mountains or desert areas." -- Ştefan Rusu, "Knots, Stones, and Passes," e-flux Architecture, "New Silk Roads," February 2020. . e-flux.com/architecture/new-silk-roads/313105/knots-stones-and-passes/ . . #eflux #efluxarchitecture . #insularmodernities #nationalmodernism #decolonisingmodernity #socialistarchitecture_uzbekistan #socialistarchitecture #modernismtour_uzbekistan #modernismtour #modernism #khiva #bukhara #kyzylkumdesert #kyzylkumuzbekistan #socialistcity #architecture #architects . #stefanrusuprojects #stefanrusu . ©stefanrusu . (at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B91_tcpJMbU/?igshid=1jhy9131ydp9

: . This ongoing research, titled “Insular Modernism,” aims to identify and document the artefacts and current state of socialist architecture that overlap a number of cities associated with the Silk Road narrative. An impressive network of roads and former trade nodes are currently involved in the BRI. Thus, the journeys and images are an attempt to unfold ongoing political and cultural influence that continue to cross and nourish the region. . Ştefan Rusu, "Knots, Stones, and Passes," e-flux Architecture, "New Silk Roads," February 2020. . e-flux.com/architecture/new-silk-roads/313105/knots-stones-and-passes/ . #eflux #efluxarchitecture . #insularmodernities #nationalmodernism #decolonisingmodernity #socialistarchitecture_tajikistan #socialistarchitecture . #socialistarchitecture_tajikistan #socialistarchitecture #insularmodernities #socialistcity_dushanbe #socialistcityandurbanism #dushanbe #tajikistan #archdaily #dezeen #sovmod #sovarch #sovietarchitecture #соварх #совмод #архитектура #модернизм #соцарх #соцархитектура #socialist #socialistcity . #stefanrusuprojects #stefanrusu . ©insularmodernities . (at Dushanbe, Tajikistan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8qwPdSpHMo/?igshid=mqfk9wht7ajr

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This ongoing research, titled “Insular Modernism,” aims to identify and document the artefacts and current state of socialist architecture that overlap a number of cities associated with the Silk Road narrative. An impressive network of roads and former trade nodes are currently involved in the BRI. Thus, the journeys and images are an attempt to unfold ongoing political and cultural influence that continue to cross and nourish the region.
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Ştefan Rusu, “Knots, Stones, and Passes,” e-flux Architecture, “New Silk Roads,” February 2020.
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: . This ongoing research, titled “Insular Modernism,” aims to identify and document the artefacts and current state of socialist architecture that overlap a number of cities associated with the Silk Road narrative. An impressive network of roads and former trade nodes are currently involved in the BRI. Thus, the journeys and images are an attempt to unfold ongoing political and cultural influence that continue to cross and nourish the region. . Ştefan Rusu, "Knots, Stones, and Passes," e-flux Architecture, "New Silk Roads," February 2020. . e-flux.com/architecture/new-silk-roads/313105/knots-stones-and-passes/ . #eflux #efluxarchitecture . #insularmodernities #nationalmodernism #decolonisingmodernity #socialistarchitecture_tajikistan #socialistarchitecture . #socialistarchitecture_tajikistan #socialistarchitecture #insularmodernities #socialistcity_dushanbe #socialistcityandurbanism #dushanbe #tajikistan #archdaily #dezeen #sovmod #sovarch #sovietarchitecture #соварх #совмод #архитектура #модернизм #соцарх #соцархитектура #socialist #socialistcity . #stefanrusuprojects #stefanrusu . ©stefanrusu . (at Dushanbe, Tajikistan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8qwPdSpHMo/?igshid=3lulsn804en9

: . "This visual essay was assembled out of partly spontaneous and short, and other carefully planned and longer trips through Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The images swing between urban “archaeology” and documentary photography in order to build a comprehensive archive and understanding of post-Soviet road infrastructure, including post-industrial urban transformations in remote and high-altitude cities and villages in mountains or desert areas." -- Ştefan Rusu, "Knots, Stones, and Passes," e-flux Architecture, "New Silk Roads," February 2020. . e-flux.com/architecture/new-silk-roads/313105/knots-stones-and-passes/ . . #eflux #efluxarchitecture . #insularmodernities #nationalmodernism #decolonisingmodernity #socialistarchitecture_uzbekistan #socialistarchitecture #modernismtour_uzbekistan #modernismtour #modernism #khiva #bukhara #kyzylkumdesert #kyzylkumuzbekistan #socialistcity #architecture #architects . #stefanrusuprojects #stefanrusu . ©insularmodernities . (at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B91_tcpJMbU/?igshid=116ngbc4mdpc7

: . "This visual essay was assembled out of partly spontaneous and short, and other carefully planned and longer trips through Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The images swing between urban “archaeology” and documentary photography in order to build a comprehensive archive and understanding of post-Soviet road infrastructure, including post-industrial urban transformations in remote and high-altitude cities and villages in mountains or desert areas." -- Ştefan Rusu, "Knots, Stones, and Passes," e-flux Architecture, "New Silk Roads," February 2020. . e-flux.com/architecture/new-silk-roads/313105/knots-stones-and-passes/ . . #eflux #efluxarchitecture . #insularmodernities #nationalmodernism #decolonisingmodernity #socialistarchitecture_uzbekistan #socialistarchitecture #modernismtour_uzbekistan #modernismtour #modernism #khiva #bukhara #kyzylkumdesert #kyzylkumuzbekistan #socialistcity #architecture #architects . #stefanrusuprojects #stefanrusu . ©stefanrusu . (at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B91_tcpJMbU/?igshid=fnxx2epyf8bo

: . "This visual essay was assembled out of partly spontaneous and short, and other carefully planned and longer trips through Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The images swing between urban “archaeology” and documentary photography in order to build a comprehensive archive and understanding of post-Soviet road infrastructure, including post-industrial urban transformations in remote and high-altitude cities and villages in mountains or desert areas." -- Ştefan Rusu, "Knots, Stones, and Passes," e-flux Architecture, "New Silk Roads," February 2020. . e-flux.com/architecture/new-silk-roads/313105/knots-stones-and-passes/ . . #eflux #efluxarchitecture . #insularmodernities #nationalmodernism #decolonisingmodernity #socialistarchitecture_uzbekistan #socialistarchitecture #modernismtour_uzbekistan #modernismtour #modernism #khiva #bukhara #kyzylkumdesert #kyzylkumuzbekistan #socialistcity #architecture #architects . #stefanrusuprojects #stefanrusu . ©stefanrusu . (at Kyzylkum Desert) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8qvgTeJHLZ/?igshid=17n3nlfgy1zns