Galina Balashova: Architect of the Soviet Space Programme
(Hardback, Bilingual edition)
Publishing Details
Galina Balashova: Architect of the Soviet Space Programme
By (Author) PHILIPP MEUSER
DOM Publishers
DOM Publishers
1st September 2022
Bilingual edition
Germany
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Transport industries
720.92
Physical Properties
Hardback
192
Width 245mm, Height 280mm
Description
This monograph on the work of the Russian architect Galina Balashova presents a unique collection of designs for Soviet cosmonautics.
These include plans and engineering drawings for Soyuz capsules and the space stations Salyut and Mir. Balashova acted as a consultant to the Buran program, the Soviet counterpart to the American Space Shuttle.
Trilingual in English, Russian, German.
Author Bio
Philipp Meuser, born in Hilden / Germany (1969), architect and publisher. Studied architecture in Berlin and Zrich with a focus on history and theory. Construction and consulting projects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Academic research on mass housing in the Soviet Union as well as publications on socialist architecture.
