We have already reported that the MARCH school is opening a new project, within the framework of which young architectural firms will be invited to defend their manifestos in a discussion with renowned critics and theorists of the subject. The project was initiated jointly with the school administration by the Praktika Moscow architectural bureau. Recently the names of the first participants became known and, accordingly, their manifestos, which we publish. Everyone is invited to listen and participate in conversations. Discussions are grouped in two and will take place on April 10 and 17 in the premises of the MARSH school (Moscow, Artplay, Nizhnyaya Syromyatnicheskaya, 10, p. 2).
April 10th
Arkhpole will defend its views on the profession in a discussion with Vlad Savinkin and Vladislav Kuzmin
Manifesto of "Archpolya":
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SMOOTH ARCHITECTURE
ARCHPOLE started with a dream - to build your own city. As a young team and embarking on the path of design, we realized that we need to start with small forms, study materials at the micro level, which should later become the foundation of our dreams. Also, the foundation of any city is a business that creates jobs, which means a community that needs its space. Thus, today we get to know the world by building our own business. Any architectural project for us is a school in which, according to the same principle, we structure our knowledge from less to more.
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Then, April 10th
Arch group will talk with Elena Gonzalez
Arch Group Manifesto:
[Arch group has existed since 2008. There are 15 architects in the bureau. Leaders - Mikhail Krymov and Alexey Goryainov]
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In any project there is a super task to which you need to find a super solution. Our goal is to constantly search for the ultimate task, even in the simplest projects. The magic of architecture lies in the fact that it is always possible to find it. Revealing it, solving and implementing a project is like turning water into wine or the action of a philosopher's stone. We view each project as a miracle reinforcing our belief in architecture. Besides, architecture for us is a way to make life more interesting.
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17 april
The project group "EIGHT" will discuss with Sergei Sitar
Manifesto of the EIGHT group
[Founded in Vologda by young professionals in the field of architectural design, environmental design, marketing and urbanism]
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In times of trouble, naivety is
the most precious treasure
this is a magic cloak, hiding the dangers.
EM. Remarque
Naivety is one of the main qualities that allows an architect to move forward. If you are naive, then you are moving away from the generally accepted framework and stereotypes, you are not afraid to do and, like a ship, set out on an open voyage.
Naivety allows you to move among icebergs, and icebergs no longer seem so scary, because naivety sees only what is above the water.
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Also
17 april
The Praktika Architectural Bureau will speak with Evgeny Ass
Manifesto of the Archbureau "Praktika"
[Founded in 2009; now the bureau employs six people who are mainly involved in public spaces: reorganization of industrial zones and landscaping of parks]
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Do we have a fulcrum? Yes - if we create it ourselves.
Today, when tradition turns out to be untenable, and the experience of the last decade does not offer meaningful ideas for development, we ourselves are looking for the basis for what we do. We formulate our own set of principles, a coordinate system that gives internal selection criteria in the design process.
Relying on principles, teamwork, reflection and improvisation instead of focusing on creating an architectural masterpiece - these are components of a personal strategy that enables us to realize our understanding of the profession and solve the urgent problems of today. From the design of monuments, we move on to the design of the environment.
All this is nothing more than a search for normality in a situation where normality is perceived as a challenge.
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Discussions start - 19:00
