The main event of the Perspektiva festival held by the Union of Moscow Architects this year was an open architectural and urban planning competition of ideas for the development of public spaces in the center of Moscow as a tourist and recreational zone. The organizer and founder of the competition was the CMA, supported by the Moscow Government, the Moscow Committee for Architecture and Urban Planning, and the State Unitary Enterprise NIiPI of the General Plan of Moscow. Leading Moscow architects, representatives of the Moskomarkhitektura and the State Unitary Enterprise NIiPI of the General Plan of Moscow took part in the evaluation of the competitive works. The jury was headed by the Chief Architect of Moscow Sergey Kuznetsov.
At the suggestion of the Moskomarkhitektura and the Research and Development Institute of the General Plan of Moscow, the participants of the Perspektiva festival, within the framework of the competition task, developed the concept of “humanizing the environment” in the historical center of the capital. In total, more than 100 architects took part in the competition, who completed a total of 35 projects.
To immerse themselves in the problems of the topic under study, within the framework of the 1st stage of the competition, the organizers held lectures, presentations, round tables and excursions to the territories proposed for design for its participants. At the second stage, within a month, the contestants, individually or under the guidance of curators, explored pedestrian routes, interviewed residents, and studied traffic flows. Having considered the works submitted for the competition, the expert commission recommended 28 projects for public protection.
The works were evaluated in two categories: individual and team projects. In individual work, one or several authors carried out the project independently, without the help of a curator. Teamwork was carried out under the guidance of curators - experienced Russian architects. Note that the first prize in the "Individual work" nomination was not awarded at the competition.
II prize in the category "Individual work"
The concept of development of public spaces on the site, which includes Lubyanskaya, Novaya, Staraya squares and Ilyinsky square
Denis Khokhlov, Alexander Veretelnikov
The authors propose to combine the now scattered pedestrian areas from Lubyanka to Kitay-gorod to create a single tourist and recreational zone. To do this, it is proposed to block the passage connecting Lubyansky Proezd and Novaya Ploshchad in order to unite Lubyanskaya Square with the pedestrian zone around the Polytechnic Museum, as well as the passage to Ilyinskiye Vorota Square and Kitaygorodsky Proezd in order to extend the pedestrian zone to Slavyanskaya Square. On Lubyanskaya Square, it is proposed to organize a 5-level public area, consisting of a 2-level ground part and an underground space, combined with the metro lobby and pedestrian crossings.
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II prize in the category "Individual work"
Pedestrian River Project
Olga Mikhaleva
The goal of the project is to create a new pedestrian infrastructure that would connect city spaces separated by traffic flows. Five squares - “berths”, each with its own set of functions, form the basis of a new socio-cultural landscape: Teatralnaya, Manezhnaya, Sapozhkovaya, Borovitskaya, Revolutions. The concept is based on the actualization of the memory of the Neglinka River, in the place of the channel of which they appeared. The author proposes to lay a route here, uniting the currently existing theaters and museums.
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1st prize in the category "Teamwork"
Project "Center of Moscow - Tourist Cycle City"
The team of authors: Olga Grosheva, Kristina Vinogradova, Evgenia Berkut, Alexander Antonov, Alexander Kazachenko, Ksenia Barsegyan, Anna Marushchak, Alya Sheiner, Ksenia Sidorenko, Anastasia Bakaldina, Alina Maul. Curator: Alexey Nevzorov
The project involves the creation of a network of cycling tourist routes around the Kremlin, Kitay-gorod and part of Zamoskvorechye. Particular attention is paid to the functioning of the system in the winter and the creation of a convenient infrastructure. Separately, the territory of the Kremlin embankment, which will become accessible to tourists and city dwellers, is considered due to the introduction of a bicycle path. It is proposed to open an additional exit from the Borovitskaya metro station, oriented towards the Aleksandrovsky Garden in order, firstly, to make Borovitsky Hill pedestrian, and secondly, to open a new beautiful view of the Kremlin.
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II prize in the category "Teamwork"
Project: "Bridge of MSTU"
Author: Maria Tuchina. Curator: Oscar Mamleev
It is proposed to create a public space for students - a pedestrian bridge across the Yauza River, connecting the M. Bauman and Lefortovo park. This bridge will become not only a place for recreation and leisure (there will be shops and a cafeteria, amphitheaters for recreation, lectures and film screenings, descent to the water, pontoons, green areas for recreation), but also ensure the safe transit of pedestrians and cyclists between the banks of the river.
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Prize for originality
Neglinka project
Authors: Arseny Khechinashvili, Andrey Stenyushkin. Curator: Petr Vinogradov
The authors propose to uncover a section of the Neglinka river bed in the area of Borovitskaya Square with an entrance to the Aleksandrovsky Garden - with a total length of no more than 300 m, to clear it archaeologically and, where possible, to carry out reconstruction. It is supposed to leave the river in a brick collector, but build passages to it, organize illumination there with the help of skylights and ventilation, as a result, creating a new space for residents and guests of Moscow.
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Best Presentation Award
Project "Organization of the pedestrian zone of Bolshaya Dmitrovka street"
Author: Ksenia Zotova. Curator: Sergey Popadyuk
A little over a year ago, Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street became a pedestrian street. The project proposes to recreate its historical appearance using environmental design methods. Three components were identified in the project: historical and architectural research, design of elements of environmental design and a scenario for acquainting pedestrians with the history of the street.
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Award for the best solution for a pedestrian zone
The project “Tape structure as an element of communication between public spaces. Ilyinsky square and its surroundings"
Authors: Yana Ostapchuk, Denis Sorokin, Anna Tuzova. Curator: Vsevolod Medvedev
The authors have developed multifunctional "ribbons" that should connect the space of the Ilyinsky park with the surrounding objects: the territories from Zaryadye to Lubyanskaya square, in order to combine the main walking and tourist routes. At intersections with roads, the "ribbons" are transformed into bridges, creating convenient crossings.
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Best Landscape Design Award
Project "Barrier-free and permeable environment, city modification and connectivity, orientation issues"
Authors: Maxim Matveev, Daria Lyubakova. Curators: Rustam Kerimov, Alexey Polishchuk
The authors chose Slavyanskaya Square and the adjacent territories as the design object. Thinking over the new square, the architects relied on the existing axes connecting the top of the park with the churches of All Saints on Kulishki and the Life-Giving Trinity in Nikitniki. The existing slope is emphasized by a number of terraces - viewing platforms. They are presented in the form of "clean" planes, accentuated by natural materials.
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Best Research Paper Award
Project "Moscow 24"
Authors: Alexander Kuznetsov, Anastasia Kucherova, Angelina Sviridova, Anna Neizvestnaya, Svetlana An, Tatiana Starchenko. Curator: Elena Vlasova
The authors investigated the methods of creating a hybrid environment of Moscow, “living non-stop”. According to the project, "a city center that never sleeps will become dynamic, safe and accessible 24 hours a day."The new urban environment is seen as "a smart hybrid of public and private, open and inaccessible, providing maximum comfort for all its users."
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He received a special prize from Tsinko RUS, a partner of the Union of Moscow Architects, for the development of the idea of operated roofs. the project “Concept of a new pedestrian infrastructure“Upper Moscow”(authors: Polina Korochkova, Elena Shilova, Polina Yavna; curator: Vsevolod Medvedev).
