An important portfoilo on modernist architetcure - constructivism, 2nd series. BADOVICI, Jean. L'Architecture russe en U.R.S.S. 2e série Éditon Albert Morancé, ca. 1931 Second series. Portofilo with 32 pages, text (by Jean Badovici) and plans + 50 black-and-white plates. The portfolio is complete. Issued in a cloth backed folder, missing ribbons. Conditon: Foxing present throughout the portfolio. RARE. Low reserve price. Jean Badovici was a Romanian architect and architecture critic active in Paris. He studied architecture in Paris after World War I. Jean Badovici gained reputation for analyzing and supporting avantgarde architecture. He was an influential critic and mentor of international modern architecture in France since he began editing the magazine L'architecture Vivante in 1923. He convinced the publisher Albert Morance of the importance for such an avantgarde magazine which ran from 1923 till 1933. L'Architecture Vivante became immediately an influential mouthpiece of the International style (Bauhaus, Constructivism, De Stijl). Jean Badovici’s impact on the world of architecture extends beyond his buildings and writings. His mentorship, critical voice, and visionary editorial work played a crucial role in shaping the modernist movement in France and beyond.