Housing Development in Tomsk-City in 1940-50s

This article presents the general stages of housing development during 1940-50s of the past century. The described historical events have influenced the architectural and constructional preferences. This period of the architecture development is divided into stages. This division is based on the Five-Year Plans of the country. Each stage has its definite characteristics and specific construction conditions. The first stage includes the building construction using the local building materials. At the next stages, industrial building materials are used. The period between these stages is characterized by refuse from the traditional methods of construction. The industrial methods for house building become dominant. The number of floors increases from two to five. It is shown that the building construction in Tomsk has not only features similar to that of Russia but also differences. The stages of the architectural development in Tomsk coincide with those in the whole country.

СССР, г. Томск, пятилетние планы, жилищное строительство, типовые проекты, специальные проекты, коммунальная квартира, местные строительные материалы, USSR, Tomsk, Five-Year Plan, building construction, typical projects, special projects, communal flat, local building materials

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