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Constructivist architecture
I noticed this article after you added it to the template Modernarch. I am very impressed, and hope you continue working on it to the point of featured article. Two things to take in mind though is it does not have footnotes or  references the addition of which will greatly improve the article. Let me know if there is anything I can help with in finding your way around Wikipedia. Regards, DVD+ R/W 20:17, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I'd like to second that - fantastic work - maybe you'd be interested in joining the WikiProject Architecture, Kind regards --Mcginnly | Natter 23:15, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

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Welcome back
Hi Owen, welcome back - we thought we'd scared you off with praise and kindness - trust you are well. This month I've mostly been - out:- User:Mcginnly/Sandbox/Barcelona Images, User:Mcginnly/Sandbox/London_Images--Mcginnly | Natter 14:45, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

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Chernikov image
Hi Owen, nice to see you've returned and are working on the refs. Take another look at Image:Chernikhov hammer&sickle.jpg, esp. the talkpage. Jmabel proposed that this might be PD-Russia which would be an improvement on the licensing. If it makes sense, please change the template to this. Regards, DVD+ R/W 19:39, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'm glad that is settled. At some point I'm going to move the public domain ones to the Commons (or you can do that if you want) so that they can be more easily used in articles in other languages. DVD+ R/W 19:56, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry to bother you again but could you take another look at Image:Vesnin-pravda-s.jpg and other pics you've uploaded to see if they are PD-Russia and retemplate them? I'll bring them over to the Commons tonight, I'm eager to see Russian versions of these articles. DVD+ R/W 20:15, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
 * And two more tips for now: try to minimize the lists - as they are unneccessary once the figures are already mentioned or linked in the text (but like a grocery list, if it is helpful in organizing use it - remembering though that it is not itself what you are after); and expand the lead section. Happy editing, DVD+ R/W 20:57, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Constructivism
Hi Owen, no problem - I'll be adding some more as and when I find them. I wonder if we should give a brief introductory contextual paragraph, rather than starting the article in 1919 with the tatlin tower. Frampton gives a quite a good write up of pre-constructivist russia context so I might add that. I've also been doing some wider reading - my excellent "dictionary of modern thought" portrays constructivism (include art rather than just architecture) as "'applied a three-dimensional cubist vision, inspired by the sculptor Alexander Archipenko and Picasso's reliefs of 1912-1914, first to wholly abstract non-objective 'constructions' within a kinetic element (1914-1920) and thereafter to the new social demands and industrial tasks of the time. It was thus made up of two threads 1) the concern with space and rhythym expressed by Anton Pevsner's and Naum Gabo's Realist manifesto and 2) a tussle within the Education Commissariat between supporters of 'pure art' and a more socially-oriented group headed by Alexei Gan, Alexander Rodchenko and his wife Varvara Stepanova who wanted this art to be absorbed in industrial production." The "tussle" is implicit in the article so far, but perhaps we should make it more overt. A mention of the Proletkult would be useful too I think. --Mcginnly | Natter 19:24, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

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Architecture bulletin
Thought you might be interested in receiving this. If you don't like it just delete it. Cheers. --Mcginnly | Natter 22:47, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

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Did you know...
Hey Owen, did you know that you can get new articles such as these put on the main page? Simply follow the instructions at Template talk:Did you know and list the article there suggesting a fact from the article and perhaps an image. Let me know if you would like any help with this. One tip is to use a few inline cites in each article, one per paragraph if possible. D. Recorder 20:34, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Well Owen, I went ahead and added a few cites to both articles and nominated them for DYK. Feel free to edit or rewrite either my additions to the articles or the nomination "hooks", which can be found here Template_talk:Did_you_know and Template_talk:Did_you_know. Regards, D. Recorder 01:29, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

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Hey Owen, I read on your blog that you just went on holiday- welcome back. I really like your blog by the way, your blog and BLDGBLOG have me wanting to start my own. Well, since you've done such a splendid job on constructivism related articles, I was wondering if you would take a look at VKhUTEMAS again, and edit as you see fit. I expanded it a bit a few weeks ago, and made a similar request of NVO last week, who just added quite a bit. Maybe you have a few paragraphs you can add? D. Recorder 03:58, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Vkhutemas tubular chair
Hello Owen, I have a quick question. I was wondering if you had anymore information about the chair in this picture Image:Vkhutein.jpg, namely who the designer was and in which studio at the school it was designed. Many thanks, D. Recorder 19:19, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Owen, and good choice for the lead image. Adding refs is vital if the article is going to make Featured article—which gets the article reviews while it is a candidate and more exposure by placing it on the main page for a day. Much of it is referenced already, so a few statements that aren't are fine, but the more references the better. I'm drafting paragraphs for the art and furniture departments, which is what the article needs next imo, and I should have something posted today. I'm finding it difficult as this seemed very multidisciplinary and the faculty very versatile, so that might be the focus of what I end up writing. Feel free to add ideas or contribute to this. By the way, do you know if the Obmokhu exhibition, whose picture you uploaded here was held at Vkhutemas? I found one source and one only that says it is. But no where else says where it was held. If it is said elsewhere or you know that it was at Vkhutemas, maybe that would be good to include. So far I've just focused on the writing of this article and not pictures, so thats something else to think about. Anyways, thanks, D. Recorder 20:33, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

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Hi Owen, I submitted Vkhutemas to FAC if you hadn't noticed. I find FAC to be an exhilarating process, I hope you don't mind and you enjoy it too, since you also contributed to this article. Feel free to comment there and continue editing the article. A reviewer brought one item to my attention that I wanted to ask you about, and I had one other similar question myself. From the section on the basic course, 1) the maximul - is maximul the correct word and should it be spelled maximal? I also noticed that each of these has a course description followed by the instructor, but 8) doesn't have the description. Did you accidentally omit it? And if so can you provide it? Many thanks, D. Recorder 19:23, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

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Hello Owenhatherley, I was wondering if you might want to help out with the El Lissitzky article, a featured article from some time ago that is currently looking at being delisted. What it seems like it needs is refs. I am going to try to add a few this weekend if I can. But I thought you might be interested in helping this article. Yours truly, dvdrw 19:50, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

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Vesnin brothers
Revised text in mainspace - TLDR, needs copyedit, trimming. TIA, NVO (talk) 19:07, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

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File source problem with File:Suetin.jpg
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File copyright problem with File:Scharoun_Siemensstadt.jpg
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Possibly unfree File:Cover127.jpg
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Fair use rationale for File:Cover127.jpg
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Fair use rationale for File:Cover141.jpg
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Fair use rationale for File:Flying City.jpg
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Non-free rationale for File:Red flag 1926.jpg
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File:Cohenhouse.jpg
Hi, I note you uploaded this media, would you mind expanding the fair use rationale so it addresses ALL 10 points of WP:NFCC?Sfan00 IMG (talk) 23:14, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use File:Cohenhouse.jpg
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Possibly unfree File:Van nelle.jpg
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File source problem with File:Narkmomfinfoto1.jpg
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File source problem with File:Mosselprom.jpg
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File source problem with File:Melnikov commisariat.jpg
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File:Nikolaev communal.jpg needs authorship information
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The media file you uploaded as File:Nikolaev communal.jpg appears to be missing information as to its authorship (and or source), or if you did provide such information, it is confusing for others trying to make use of the image.

It would be appreciated if you would consider updating the file description page, to make the authorship of the media clearer.

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File:Komarova comintern.jpg listed for discussion
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File:Melnikov pravda workers& listed for discussion
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File:Vesnin school.jpg needs authorship information
Dear uploader:

The media file you uploaded as File:Vesnin school.jpg appears to be missing information as to one (or more) of the following :
 * 1) The author or creators of the work, (including information as to the author's lifespan).
 * 2) Where and how this particular version was obtained.
 * 3) When the work was created,

If you did provide such information, it is currently confusing for others trying to make use of the image.

It would be appreciated if you would consider updating the file description page, to make the authorship of the media clearer.

Although some images may not need author information in obvious cases, (such where an applicable source is provided), authorship information aids users of the image, and helps ensure that appropriate credit is given (a requirement of some licenses).


 * If you created this media yourself, please consider explicitly including your user name, for which: will produce an appropriate expansion, or use the own template.

Please also add authorship and sourcing to other files you created or uplopaded. You can find a list of files you have created [ in your upload log].

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