Sochi

Here, a large sanatorium complex would grow out of an unrealized private project.

Here, a departmental health resort would become one man's principal architectural work.

This is where the theme of grand resort plans that outlived their initiators comes to an end.

Here, the world of the independent resort guest will collide with the hotel’s military role.

Here, it becomes clear where the transformation of Sochi into an all-Union health resort was managed from.

Here, the resort first appears as a state project designed for arrivals by sea.

Here the resort’s ceremonial culture gives way to dangerous work behind the scenes.

Here, an architectural choice explains how a touring city worked.