The architecture of the residential town for employees of the Ludvig Nobel plant in St. Petersburg: 1885–1917

Abstract

The article discusses the evolution of the architecture of the residential town for employees of the Ludvig Nobel plant in the period from 1885 to 1917, representing transition from the tradition of rental housing to city-block housing construction in St. Petersburg. This development served as a prototype for the further development of residential complexes in the post-revolutionary period.

Keywords

• planning structure
• residential development
• architectural complexes
• l.i. nobel