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Inhabited Island

Inhabited Island

With a story about the concept of regeneration of the historical center of Vyshny Volochok, developed by the bureau "Sergey Skuratov Architects", we open a series of publications about the projects of the participants of the Russian pavilion exposition at the XII International Biennale of Architecture in Venice. Sergey Skuratov is the only member of the "Russian architectural team" who, in the process of working on the project, reworked the curatorial task, changing both the location of the object and its functional content

Generation 19. Graduation Projects Of The Berlage Institute

Generation 19. Graduation Projects Of The Berlage Institute

In July of this year, presentations of the nineteenth generation graduation projects were held at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam (this is how Berlage calls the graduates of students)

In The Earthly Circle

In The Earthly Circle

TPO "Reserve" was invited to the project to work on the image of one of the largest and most famous enterprises in Vyshny Volochok - the Ryabushinsky factory. The former textile production was transformed by the architects into the Museum of the Knowledge of the World and the Technological and Entertainment Park

Territory Development Plans

Territory Development Plans

Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas and Rocco Im presented their versions of the West Kowloon Cultural District project in Hong Kong

The Copper Competition Selects The Best Of The Best

The Copper Competition Selects The Best Of The Best

We continue to publish the projects of the participants of the international competition "Copper in European Architecture" held every two years

Openwork Patterns Of The Future

Openwork Patterns Of The Future

The architectural workshop "Evgeny Gerasimov and Partners" in Vyshny Volochyok got the "Parizhskaya Kommuna" factory. On its territory, the architects placed a congress center, a hotel, a residential building and an art school

Utopia In The Pavilion

Utopia In The Pavilion

On August 26, the opening of the exposition of the Russian pavilion at the XII Venice Biennale of Architecture took place. The project "Factory Russia", dedicated to the revival of industrial architecture and, more broadly, the public life of the city of Vyshny Volochok, a project that has intrigued the architectural community for more than six months, is finally presented to the audience

Bridge To The World Of Haute Couture

Bridge To The World Of Haute Couture

The SPEECH architectural studio has developed a concept for the regeneration of the Vyshnevolotsk garment factory "Aelita". Since this is an operating production, the architects decided not to repurpose it, but rather to support it by creating an outlet center next to the factory

Immersion In Architecture

Immersion In Architecture

Yesterday, on August 26, the Venice Biennale of Architecture opened for journalists in the so-called preview mode. The exhibition will be shown to the press for two more days, the Golden Lions will be handed out on Saturday, and from Sunday it will be available to everyone. We publish the first, brief overview of the main part of the exhibition. Kazuyo Sejima transformed the curatorial exposition of the Arsenal into one large architectural work dedicated to the creative interpretation of the space of the former Corderi; massive interiors about

"Triumphant" Way Out

"Triumphant" Way Out

In the past two weeks, the architectural community has revived with a number of significant, but mostly negative news, the main of which are the closure of Triumfalnaya Square for reconstruction and rumors about the abolition of Rosokhrankultura. The anticipated opening of the Venice Architecture Biennale, to which the main attention of architects is now riveted, smoothed the mood a little. More about this in a new press review

Sense And Sensibility On The Architectural Field

Sense And Sensibility On The Architectural Field

The President of the Venice Biennale Paolo Baratta said at the press conference that opened the exhibition that the main task of any exhibition is to evoke emotions in the viewer. If we proceed from this postulate, a little unexpected for the head of such an intellectual event, we can look at the main architectural exhibition from an unexpected angle

Architecture Is Like Air

Architecture Is Like Air

The "lions" of the XII Venice Biennale of Architecture were awarded

Alcon Trade System - The Best Again

Alcon Trade System - The Best Again

In April 2010, the winners of the “U-kon. Art project 2010 ". The Grand Prix of the competition was won by ZAO Alkon-Trade-System for the completed facades of the campus of the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo

On The Arrow In Venice

On The Arrow In Venice

Strelka Institute presented at the Venice Architecture Biennale

Collector's Apartment

Collector's Apartment

UNStudio has completed a small project in New York

Design Splatter

Design Splatter

The Sretenka design week festival kicked off in Moscow yesterday, September 4. During the week, exhibitions, lectures, master classes will be held in the Sretenka area, houses will be decorated with graffiti, and objects of contemporary art will appear on the streets

People Meet

People Meet

In conclusion of the review of Russian projects at the Biennale - a few words about the exhibition "Director's Office" and a few photographs taken on the opening day of the preview of the Binnale, August 26

Spatial Sensitivity

Spatial Sensitivity

In the Palazzo delle Espositioni in the Giardini Gardens, there are smaller but not significant projects of the main exhibition of the Venice Biennale "People meet in architecture"

Barn Design

Barn Design

One of the main events of the city festival Sretenka Design Week taking place these days was the summing up of the competition for the best project of a design museum in Moscow. The jury awarded the first place to the architects from Barnaul for their witty interpretation of village architecture and national character. This project and other works included in the shortlist of the competition can be seen at the exhibition in the VKHUTEMAS gallery until September 25

The Future As A Civic Duty, But Not Only

The Future As A Civic Duty, But Not Only

The pavilions of Italy, Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and France at the Venice Biennale quite freely interpret the theme set by the curator about meetings in the architectural space