On March 26, the results of a closed competition for the project of the Museum and Educational Center of the Polytechnic Museum were summed up in Moscow. The portal "Archi.ru", like a week earlier, published all six projects, but now - with an indication of the authorship and a brief description of each. The jury and the Board of Trustees recognized the winner of the project of the team "Massimiliano Fuksas Architetto" (Italy) and "Speech" (Russia), which the press has already dubbed "blue crystal" and "iceberg". The implementation of the project, according to Vesti, is estimated at $ 180 million, and the completion of construction is scheduled for 2017.
Meanwhile, the chief architect of the capital spoke about the importance of introducing competitive practice in an interview with Kommersant. Noting that tenders not only improve the quality of architecture, but are also a "professional lift" for architects, the official noted that at the moment investors have to be persuaded to participate, since the advantages of tenders (including a reduction in the number of subsequent approvals) are not yet obvious. As for the existing urban environment, and more specifically, the "Luzhkov heritage", Sergei Kuznetsov unequivocally stated that even if the total demolition of everything built under the former mayor was possible, he would oppose: "Many things that are initially perceived aggressively, over time will look different. A city is a much more complex organism than a thing that meets the taste of today's consumer, it has its own history and its own scars. " In addition, Kuznetsov criticized the program for the construction of 200 churches in the capital: “Any religious building should be born naturally, and not according to any plan for the forced placement of 200 objects. To me this message seems strange in itself."
Interestingly, Kommersant also reported on a letter sent by 15 Orthodox organizations to the Moscow mayor's office, accusing municipal deputies of disrupting the program to build 200 churches.
In the meantime, municipal deputies and Orthodox activists are discussing what will still be good for the townspeople, proactive officials do not sit idly by. The Village spoke with one of them. Karima Nigmatulina, appointed and appointed less than two months ago. about. Director of the Research and Development Institute of the General Plan, said, in particular, that she preferred to work at the Institute because of “patriotism and love for the motherland” to a career as a scientist in the United States, and she sees her main task as “the Institute continued to participate in projects, which determine the development of Moscow”.
Architect Yuri Grigoryan spoke about his cooperation with the General Planning Institute in the development of a ZIL reconstruction project, as well as possible prospects and options for implementing the project in an interview with "Arhnadzor". In his opinion, “ZIL is a very strange and mysterious product on the investment market. the phased development of the peninsula itself could be an interesting social and cultural pilot project for a new urban planning policy."
Speaking of the city planning policy of the capital, RBC daily reported that the law on simplified land acquisition in New Moscow was adopted by the State Duma in the third reading. The final version contains a number of improvements, including limiting the validity period of the simplified procedure until January 1, 2020.
The topic of heritage preservation this week was also presented in the press, not only in the capital, but also in the regional.
Novaya Gazeta SPb reported on a meeting held in St. Petersburg of representatives of city protection movements who came from more than a dozen Russian cities. City advocates from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Vologda and other regions discussed the successes and problems of their activities, shared their experience in solving difficult situations and came to the conclusion about the need for further consolidation of actions.
The Kultura TV channel this week published alarming news about the ongoing, despite the court's decision, work in the security area of the Arkhangelskoye museum-estate. The chairman of the council of the Moscow VOOPIiK drew the president's attention to the problem, - RIA Novosti was told.
In Nizhny Novgorod, activists fought all week for a historic building, which, according to an independent expert examination, should be included in the register of heritage sites. Architectural critic Marina Ignatushko on the pages of the "Political News Agency" cites the chronology of the destruction of the house, which, according to the "Rossiyskaya Gazeta", is currently temporarily suspended.
And "Izvestia" this week reported that the Ministry of Culture is developing a bill on insurance of cultural monuments. Some experts are skeptical about the initiative, noting that it is problematic to insure priceless monuments at an adequate cost, and the law is most likely lobbied by insurance companies.
