Architecture of Russia 2024, April
The founders of the acclaimed ARX awards, awarded for the first time this year, held a press conference
On November 9, the correspondent of the Agency for Architectural News visited one of the most high-profile Moscow construction projects - the Federation Tower as part of an excursion organized by the Freedom of Access project
The ARX awards winners were announced an hour ago. We publish a list of awardees
We bring to your attention a few photos and impressions of the ARX awards
An exhibition of nominees and laureates of the Yakov Chernikhov Prize has opened today in the stylish and cozy hall of the NCCA. The chairman of the international jury, Elia Zengelis, at a press conference before the opening of the exhibition, said that he considers the prize established by the Chernikhov Foundation even more important than Pritzker
On the evening of November 14 at the Russian Academic Youth Theater (formerly the Central Children's Theater), the Yakov Chernikhov International Prize in the field of conceptual architecture “Challenge of Time” was presented for the first time. The ceremony was a whole theatrical performance that began with the very approach to the theater
Residential complex "Europe City" revived at least three things: the former industrial area on the outskirts of the Petrogradskaya side, classical methods of building urban development and established ideas about panel architecture
It seems that the same story begins with this project as with the previous high-profile works of Sergei Skuratov - he thoroughly collects awards, for six months already two, a 1st degree diploma at Arch-Moscow in early June and now, a few days ago - the ARX awards for the best project. According to the expert of this nomination Evgeny Ass, Skuratov's projects invariably "keep the bar" of architectural quality
On November 23, at the Pushkinskiy cinema, the 5th architectural award ceremony, established by the Salon-press publishing house and the Salon-interior magazine, took place. As the host Leonid Yarmolnik said, this event is not just a protocol event, but a meeting of like-minded people, professionals and creators united by the spirit of art
Dmitry Alexandrov presented a project for the reconstruction of the building of the turn of the 20-30s, located next to his own building Georg Plaza
Yesterday, November 29, the first meeting of the CitySphere city club, organized by the Rosbalt agency for new solutions to city problems and establishing contacts with the authorities and business for their implementation, took place in the Savoy hotel restaurant
On November 30, at a public council under the mayor of Moscow, the project of a new cathedral of the Conception Monastery was adopted: on the site of the pseudo-Gothic temple of M.F. Kazakov will build a stylization under the "XVI-XVII century". There are also two stadiums (A. Bokov, D. Bush)
The final month of autumn turned out to be a particularly rich harvest for the presentation of awards, of which two are completely new, immediately loudly declared themselves. The second noisy topic of the month was the discussion of Gazprom tower projects - the winner was announced on December 1
Bavykin's office building for Avtozavodskaya Street is an immersion in the architectural language of Ilya Golosov, either as a joke or seriously demonstrating the classic origins of the search for the famous avant-garde artist
The new version of the building of Vladimir Plotkin's "tennis club" inherits the old one, but completely changes its architectural image
The construction of a shopping center designed by Vladimir Plotkin is nearing completion on Kutuzovsky Prospekt. This building promises to be an attraction and is the best fit for its function, literally embodies it. Such a store does not need additional billboards, it is itself a billboard, better than many
On the Garden Ring, not far from the Kurskaya metro station, the construction of a tax inspection building designed by Vladimir Plotkin is nearing completion
Http: //skuratov-arch.ru The site has two features - ideological and structural. It's raining on its front page, rustling to the music
Felix Novikov - on how to finish building the Palace of Pioneers
At the Public Council under the Mayor of Moscow, held on December 27, Norman Foster presented a revised draft of Zaryadye, which suited everyone and was adopted. They also considered a project for the improvement of the tourist zones of the Moscow center of M.M. Posokhin, a rehabilitation center on Rublevskoe highway, a public and residential center next to Dynamo and winter gardens for the City
Preliminary results of the 2007 review voting have been announced: the list of the “Review Council”, “Public Recognition” and the press jury. Everyone who got there will be awarded with diplomas of the competition
The meeting considered: a project by Vladimir Plotkin for Bolshaya Pochtovaya, a new building of the Tretyakov Gallery in Lavrushinsky, a hotel in Kapotnya, the development of Sofiyskaya embankment and a temple for 2500 parishioners for Biryulyovo
The building, which should appear on the Mozhaisk highway, consists of an 11-storey "stone" arch and a futuristic object cut into it at right angles. The first impression is that in the ruins of the Roman aqueduct a portal opened, like a cinematic "star gate", and through it a glass "alien" entered our space
The new residential building "Avangard" in Cheryomushki is a very summer building, which is not harmed by the brightness of the decorative panels, but is helped
The new office complex "Hermitage Plaza" successfully combines a careful attitude to the context with a whole fan of technological and modern facade solutions
At the first meeting of the joint working group in 2007, the following were considered: a project of residential skyscrapers next to Moscow City, an office center at 2 Samotechny Lane. and the construction of a small building next to the Yesenin Museum
The small house combines the simplicity of a 60s modernist architecture with the technology of residential skyscrapers. This will make it possible, by fitting the building into a miniature plot, to keep the existing square almost intact, to illuminate the apartments well and provide residents with special opportunities in terms of free planning. The correspondent of the Academy of Sciences asked several questions to the authors
The microdistrict, the design of which is in the process of developing an idea, will be located in the north-east of Moscow behind the Botanical Garden. It consists of blocks-blocks with large courtyards, the silhouette and facades of which vary, making the development of a giant space of 25 hectares "more human". The correspondent of the Architectural News Agency asked a few questions to the architects
Today we became aware of an acute conflict related to the construction of the Federal War Memorial Cemetery - a team of architects "Mosproekt-4" under the leadership of A. Bokov, who won the competition of the Ministry of Defense to design the memorial, was actually suspended from work and is going to sue
A few days ago we wrote about a conflict related to the design of a federal memorial complex: the winning team of architects led by A. Bokov was actually removed from work, the author's idea was borrowed and distorted. On Tuesday, both parties involved in the dispute met with reporters and commented on their position
On January 31, an exhibition opened in the capital of the UAE, presenting an ambitious plan to create a new center for contemporary art in the capital of the Emirates, Abu Dhabi. One of the exhibition pavilions in it is designed by Russian architects Yuri Avvakumov and Andrey Savin
The meeting of the expert working group considered projects: houses in Khilkovsky lane. ("ABV"), hotels in Klimentovsky Lane, a complex in Spartakovsky Lane, reconstruction of residential buildings on B. Serpukhovskaya and buildings of the 1930s. on Dobroslobodskaya street
On Saturday in the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga region, the second festival "ArchStoyanie" was held, dedicated to the conceptual comprehension of winter and farewell to Maslenitsa. Bureau "Moscow", "Icing Architects" and the magazine "Project Russia" added to the remaining 13 objects of landscape architecture after the summer festival, three more, which at the end of the holiday were burned as "stuffed winter"
When Roman legionnaires deserved rest, they became veterans and received plots in the conquered lands. Now, to the south-west of Moscow, not far from the village of Khrustali, Yuri Vissarionov is designing a settlement for Gazprom's veterans - retiring employees of the corporation
The exhibition of applicants for the "Golden Section" award, which is now open in the CDA, is definitely worth seeing: the cut of the architecture that has grown on the construction boom of recent years turned out to be beautiful. This is, of course, the merit of the architects, but no less - of the organizers who decided to change the format of the review competition. The organizers kindly informed the correspondent of the Architectural News Agency about the composition of the jury, which will determine the winners of this year's "section"
ABD architects is famous for its very good knowledge of Western requirements for architecture and the ability to follow them in Russian conditions. It is symbolic that they are the ones who design the Western gate business center, the western gate of Moscow
The multifunctional complex, part of the transport hub near the terminal station of the "red line" metro station, combines laconic architecture, a complex system of organizing pedestrian and car flows, and an attentive attitude towards the people who will use this "hub"
This villa was originally designed for the House of the Future competition. The project, which did not reach the competition, but found its customer, was redesigned and built in the mountains of Turkey
When designing this house, the architects wanted to rethink the imagery of facade plaster. The result grew out of denial: the surface does not reveal, but "eats" the unloved material, turning it into something else, like a wind-blown limestone rock skeleton
The project of a village of four palace houses seeks to express the idea of architectural brotherhood and harmony in the language of classical forms