Theorist

El Lissitzky

1890–1941 Russian Constructivism, Suprematism & design
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Fantasy Production Representation Sign

Details

Nationality
Russian

Classifications

Holder
Individual
Source of authority
Reason
Subject
Human centred
Political position
Subaltern resistant
Mode of transmission
Text drawing
Knowledge type
Propositional
Epistemic cluster
Western philosophical

Notes

Existing node augmented: dossier adds the Prouns and the Wolkenbügel ('cloud-iron' horizontal skyscrapers, 1923–25, unbuilt).

Connections

Referenced by

Sources

  1. El Lissitzky. Russia: An Architecture for World Revolution. MIT Press, 1970.
  2. Sophie Lissitzky-Küppers. El Lissitzky: Life, Letters, Texts. Thames & Hudson, 1968.
  3. in Crysler, Cairns & Heynen (eds), The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory, SAGE, 2012 — export p. 17 of 20

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "El Lissitzky." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/el-lissitzky/. Accessed July 17, 2026.