City of artists

Aeroport District, Russia

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

The City of Artists is a rationalist housing estate built in 1930 in Moscow's Aeroport District, exemplifying the modernist architectural principles that defined Soviet residential planning in the early Soviet period. Designated a regional cultural heritage site in Russia, the complex reflects the streamlined geometric forms and functional design characteristic of 1930s rationalism, an approach that prioritized efficient, austere construction and geometric clarity. The estate survives as an architectural landmark documenting a formative moment in Soviet urban design and workers' housing development.