Lighthouse (2016)
On the In the square by Lybidska metro station there is an extraordinary modernist building with an even more fascinating history. It's called the Light Music Theatre and is part of the building of the Institute for Technology and Economic Information.
The theatre was designed by abstract artist and architect Florian Yureev. In the 1950s architects were encouraged to be multi-disciplinary. Yureev was a musician and in 1956 developed an idea around colour-music which he said was a new creative discipline. His concept was to build a music performance hall where the walls would continuously change colours to suit the mood of a piece of music. He believed that colour was the key to improving the appreciation of music.
Yore won an architect's competition with this design. The prize was that the building would be constructed. But the design was too radical for many city councils in the Soviet era, and Yureev had to fight for many years until the project was realised. However, while the building was completed the compromise was that the colour DJ booths and lighting was replaced by a Soviet mural of soldiers, and the room was used as a lecture hall for the institute.
Some concerts are held here on an infrequent basis. The Flying Saucer as it became known locally remains a world-class example of Soviet modernist architecture. http://www.archdaily.com/614062/superstructure-11-projects-that-defined-kiev-s-soviet-modernism
TIP: If you want to build your own light music instruments check out this fascinating article by Roberta Reeder and Claas Cordes: http://www.vasulka.org/archive/Writings/LightMusicSoviet.pdf
What's your favourite piece of modernism in Kyiv??
Flying Saucer
KYIV DESTINATION: The Light Music Theatre
On the In the square by Lybidska metro station there is an extraordinary modernist building with an even more fascinating history. It's called the Light Music Theatre and is part of the building of the Institute for Technology and Economic Information.The theatre was designed by abstract artist and architect Florian Yureev. In the 1950s architects were encouraged to be multi-disciplinary. Yureev was a musician and in 1956 developed an idea around colour-music which he said was a new creative discipline. His concept was to build a music performance hall where the walls would continuously change colours to suit the mood of a piece of music. He believed that colour was the key to improving the appreciation of music.
Yore won an architect's competition with this design. The prize was that the building would be constructed. But the design was too radical for many city councils in the Soviet era, and Yureev had to fight for many years until the project was realised. However, while the building was completed the compromise was that the colour DJ booths and lighting was replaced by a Soviet mural of soldiers, and the room was used as a lecture hall for the institute.
Some concerts are held here on an infrequent basis. The Flying Saucer as it became known locally remains a world-class example of Soviet modernist architecture. http://www.archdaily.com/614062/superstructure-11-projects-that-defined-kiev-s-soviet-modernism
TIP: If you want to build your own light music instruments check out this fascinating article by Roberta Reeder and Claas Cordes: http://www.vasulka.org/archive/Writings/LightMusicSoviet.pdf
What's your favourite piece of modernism in Kyiv??
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