Interviews and articles about the work of architect Dumitru Rusu and the B.A.C.U. Association on the protection of 20th-century socialist modernist heritage.
Press & Interviews
| Date | Publication | Article |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 2019 | Scena9 | Ultimii martori ai istoriei artei monumentale din România (Romanian) |
| 6 Aug 2018 | The Guardian – Cities | Socialist modernism: remembering the architecture of the eastern bloc |
| 6 Oct 2016 | CNN Style | Saving the socialist architectural legacy |
| 25 Sep 2016 | ArchDaily | Socialist Modernism on Your Smartphone: This Research Group is Raising Funds for a Crowdsourcing Mobile App |
| 19 Aug 2016 | The Calvert Journal | Socialist Modernism photography series seeks to save Eastern Bloc architecture |
| 18 Aug 2016 | Dezeen | Photography series aims to preserve Eastern Bloc architecture |
| 2016 | LEAF Review, no. 22 | In from the cold – built space in the Communist era (interview by Greg Noone) |
| 2015 | Le Courrier des Balkans | Patrimoine : « il est urgent de sauver l’architecture moderniste socialiste » (French, PDF) |
| 18 Jun 2014 | VICE România | Modernismul socialist trebuie prezervat la fel de bine ca arhitectura interbelică (Romanian) |
Awards
- 2018 – AFCN Awards Gala (4th edition): Prize for Innovative Solutions in Heritage Promotion, awarded to the B.A.C.U. Association for the project “Socialist Modernism in Romania and the Republic of Moldova”.
Heritage Protection Results
- 2022 – State Circus, Chișinău: listed as a historic monument by decision of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, following the listing dossier prepared by B.A.C.U.
- 2022 – Hotel Național, Chișinău: listing unanimously approved by the National Commission of Historic Monuments of the Republic of Moldova; awaiting the Parliament’s decision.