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Warsaw Cutout Models Recreate Eastern Block Modernism

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 The ‘eastern block’ or ‘blok wschodni’ collection by zupagrafika recreates modernist buildings dating from the era of communist rule in the form of paper cut-out models.  the series is comprised of iconic examples of functionalist architecture, including the rotunda PKO as well as other less notable examples of the periods characteristic styling such as: za zalazna, brama, smolna 8 and mokotow and wielka plyta.
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model of the za zelazna brama with the real life version in the background
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assembling the rotunda PKO
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a fully assembled rotunda PKO, notice the detailed roofwork
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model of the smolna 8 mid assembly
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the entire ‘eastern bloc’ collection viewed from a street perspective
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smolna 8 model on location with the original
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detail of the smolna 8 model’s roofline
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the za zelazna brama from the street perspective.

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