The Tradition of Applications by Ceramic Panels on the Banks Facades in Nizhny Novgorod

The article focuses on the actual topic of using traditional decoration materials in Russian architecture for the formation of the artistic image of large public buildings. The authors turn to the analysis of ceramic panels on the facades of Nizhny Novgorod banks. Two main periods of their formation are considered – the turn of the 19th – 20th centuries, and the turn of the XX–XXI centuries. At this time that the main typological, compositional and artistic features of the architecture of banks were formed. A characteristic feature is an appeal to regional and national traditions, the preservation of the «spirit of the place». The article is accompanied by the author’s photos.

А.L. GEL’FOND, Doctor of Architecture (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )
O.V. ORELSKAYA, Doctor of Architecture (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (65, Ilyinskaya Street, Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russian Federation)

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