Soviet Bus Stops

　　繼第一部獲得國際讚譽的《Soviet Bus Stops》，攝影師Christopher Herwig本次不僅前往喬治亞、烏克蘭，更前往了第一本攝影集未包含的俄羅斯本土。跨越了9,000公里的路途，為讀者蒐集更多奇特的公車站建築。

　　除了精彩的照片，本書邀請到重量級建築師與評論家Owen Hatherley為本書撰寫前言，為讀者提供更完整的時空背景與建築風格的解析。絕對是喜愛《Soviet Bus Stops》的讀者不可錯過的續集作品，讚嘆於建築風格的多樣之美。(文/博客來編譯)

On the heels of his bestselling Soviet Bus Stops, photographer Christopher Herwig locates fresh wonders of the Soviet vernacular in Georgia, Ukraine and Russia itself

After the popular and critical success of his first book, Soviet Bus Stops, photographer Christopher Herwig has returned to the former Soviet Union to hunt for more. In this second volume, as well as discovering new stops in the remotest areas of Georgia and Ukraine, Herwig turns his camera to Russia itself. Following exhaustive research, he drove more than 9,000 miles from coast to coast across the largest country in the world, in pursuit of new examples of this singular architectural form.

A foreword by renowned architecture and culture critic Owen Hatherley reveals new information on the origins of the Soviet bus stop. Examining the government policy that allowed these small architectural forms to flourish, he explains how they reflected Soviet values, and how ultimately they remained--despite their incredible individuality--far-flung outposts of Soviet ideology.

The diversity of architectural approaches is staggering: juxtaposed alongside a slew of audacious modern and brutal designs, there are bus stops shaped as trains, birds, light bulbs, rockets, castles, even a bus stop incorporating a statue of St. George slaying the dragon. An essential companion to the first volume, this book provides a valuable document of these important and unique constructions.