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Igor Ivanov, Yulia Yankovskaya, Mikhail Vilensky, Fyodor Perov, and Olga Kokorina in Magnitogorsk
The XXXIV International Competition of the Best Graduation Theses in Architecture, Design, and Art was held at the G. I. Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University from September 22–28.
Forty-seven architectural schools from Russia and neighboring countries participated. More than 400 works were presented across various areas of architectural and design training. The most extensive exhibitions were presented by the Moscow Architectural Institute (MARCHI) and St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPbGASU).
The graduates' work from the undergraduate and graduate programs was presented by faculty members of the Faculty of Architecture: from the Department of Architectural Design – Associate Professor, PhD in Architecture Fyodor Perov, Associate Professor Igor Ivanov, and Associate Professor Olga Kokorina; from the Department of Urban Planning – Head of Department, Professor, Doctor of Architecture Yulia Yankovskaya and Associate Professor, PhD in Architecture Mikhail Vilensky; from the Department of Architectural Environment Design – Head of Department, Associate Professor, PhD in Architecture Maria Granstrem and Associate Professor Yan Korzhempo; from the Department of Architectural and Urban Heritage – Associate Professor, PhD in Architecture Natalia Dubrovina; and from the Department of Landscape Architecture – Associate Professor Ksenia Yakovleva and Assistant Anna Lapkina.
Our university submitted 49 final qualifying theses, all of which were awarded first-place diplomas from the Interregional Public Organization for the Promotion of Architectural Education (MOOSAO). Furthermore, our graduates' theses received additional awards and diplomas from the competition's partners.
In addition to the competition events, the organizers offered participants the opportunity to learn about the work of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, take a tour dedicated to Magnitogorsk's Soviet architectural heritage, and visit the archaeological site of the ancient city of Arkaim.
"This year, SPbGASU confirmed its high status as a leading university in the field of architectural education in the Russian Federation. It's important for our teachers to attend these types of competitions to showcase their teaching staff's outstanding achievements and learn about Russian and international trends in architectural and design education," noted Yulia Yankovskaya.
Awards for representatives of SPbGASU
The following final qualifying works were nominated for a medal from the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences: "Ecoparks as Elements of the Urban-Ecological Framework of the Volga River Delta" by Daria Chernyshova, a Master's student in the Department of Urban Planning; "The Academic Campus of the Arctic University, Naryan-Mar" by Alexey Matveenko, a Master's student in the Department of Architectural Design; "Restoration and Adaptation of Estate Development in the Vyborg District of the Leningrad Region" by Ksenia Gnevasheva, a Master's student in the Department of Architectural and Urban Heritage; and "Preservation of Noble Estates of the 18th and 19th Centuries in the Modern Development of St. Petersburg" by Ulyana Shvedova, a Master's student in the same department.
RAASN diplomas were awarded to the bachelor's theses of architectural design department graduates Sofia Yarueva ("Project for a public center with a hotel in Kirovsk," the project also received a Lazar Khidekel Prize diploma) and Yuliana Noskova ("Renovation of the port-industrial zone in Perm. Cultural and leisure center").
The Union of Architects of Russia awarded diplomas to the works of Daria Ivanova, "Concept for the Renovation of an Industrial Area on the Coast of the Amur Bay in Vladivostok," Elizaveta Khalilova, "Natural Scientific and Tourist Complex, Kandalaksha, Cape Monastyrsky Navolok" (both from the Department of Architectural Design), and Kazbek Tkhostov, "Formation of a System of Multifunctional Public Spaces in Small Towns and Rural Settlements of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania" (Department of Urban Planning).
Anna Varankina was awarded a diploma from the Union of Designers of Russia for her work "Strategy for the Spatial Development of the Baltic Spit" (Department of Urban Planning).
Yulia Semenova, a graduate of the Department of Architectural Environment Design, was awarded a diploma from the National Academy of Design for her final thesis, "Renovation of Coastal Areas in the Context of the Historically Established Urban Environment of Vyborg."
Vasily Matovnikov, a graduate of the Department of Urban Planning, received a diploma from the Moscow Union of Architects for his work "Urban Planning Organization of Peripheral Transit-Oriented Zones (using the example of the territory in the southern part of Volgograd)" and Lev Svetlichny, a graduate of the Department of Architectural Design, for his work "Multifunctional Cultural and Business Center, St. Petersburg, Porokhovye District."
A number of works were awarded diplomas by regional branches of the Union of Architects: the diploma of the Nizhny Novgorod branch was awarded to Anna Kotlyagina’s final qualifying work, “Project for a museum complex in Krasnoyarsk incorporating valuable elements of historical development”; the Krasnoyarsk branch was awarded to Artem Martynenko’s “Museum and exhibition complex, Kovdor” and Alina Borisova’s “Project for a hotel complex, Kirovsk”; the Saratov branch was awarded to Arina Safronova’s “Technology park complex with waste processing functions. St. Petersburg, Yuntolovo district”; the Sverdlovsk branch was awarded to Victoria Ivanova’s “Residential quarter with a multifunctional tourist complex, Monchegorsk”, Evgeniy Maistrenko’s “Residential complex with a sports and fitness center. St. Petersburg, Porokhovye district” (all – Department of Architectural Design) and Yuliana Noskova’s “Renovation of the port and industrial zone in Perm”. The Cultural and Leisure Center (Department of Urban Planning); and from the Voronezh branch – projects by Timur Sibagatov, "Regional Scientific and Technical Cluster near the Yugorsky Highway in Surgut" (Department of Urban Planning) and Daria Kondratyuk, "Restoration and Adaptation of the Albrecht Estate Ensemble in the Village of Kotly, Kingisepp District, Leningrad Region" (Department of Architectural and Urban Heritage).
MARCHI diplomas were awarded to Maria Kotova for her work "Landscape Organization and Revitalization of the Arakcheev Barracks Complex in the Village of Medved, Novgorod Region" (Department of Landscape Architecture), Inga Khafizova ("Landscape Organization of the Industrial Park in Nizhny Tagil", Department of Architectural Environment Design), Sofia Patenko ("Project of a Museum and Exhibition Complex, St. Petersburg, Porokhovye District" (Department of Architectural Design), and Sofia Malysheva ("Project for the Development of the Northern Territory in the City of Syktyvkar. Innovative Cluster "Yugyd Tui" at the Data Center" (Department of Urban Planning).
Irina Ivashkina was awarded the Golden Trezzini International Prize Diploma in the Best Museum Project category for her work, "Ruskeala. Concept for the Museumification of a Marble and Lime Plant with the Development of Recreational and Tourist Infrastructure" (Department of Architectural Environmental Design).
The following graduates of the Department of Architectural and Urban Heritage were awarded the Diploma of the Union of Restorers of Russia: Arina Devyataykina (FQR "The Concept of Restoration and Adaptation of the Sokolov Flour Mill Building Complex in Samara"), Daria Kondratyuk ("Restoration and Adaptation of the Albrecht Estate Ensemble in the Village of Kotly, Kingisepp District, Leningrad Region"), Ksenia Gnevasheva ("Restoration and Adaptation of Estate Development in the Vyborg District, Leningrad Region"), Ulyana Shvedova ("Preservation of 18th-19th Century Noble Estates in the Modern Development of St. Petersburg") and Elizaveta Kosyakova "Preservation of Wooden Architecture in the Podporozhsky District, Leningrad Region".
Several graduate theses from the Department of Architectural and Urban Heritage have been awarded diplomas from the National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). These include Yulia Byzova's "Renovation of the A.A. Paramonov Tannery with a Development Concept for the Adjacent Territory in St. Petersburg," Ksenia Gnevasheva's "Restoration and Adaptation of Estate Development in the Vyborg District of the Leningrad Region," and Yulia Aitova's "The Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus with Renovation of the Adjacent Territory."
The Russian Association of Restorers non-profit partnership awarded a diploma to the works "Reconstruction and Development of the City of Priozersk in the Leningrad Region" by Marya Tyryshkina (Department of Urban Planning) and "Features of the Preservation and Development of Baltic Resort Cities in the Kaliningrad Region" by Evgeniya Saenko (Department of Architectural and Urban Heritage).
The National Association of Designers and Surveyors (NOPRIZ) recognized Sofia Patenko's work, "Museum and Exhibition Complex Project. St. Petersburg, Porokhovye District" (Department of Architectural Design).
The ANO "Re-Start" Center for the Development of Culture and Art of Restoration" awarded Olga Burdakova (Department of Architectural and Urban Heritage) her final qualifying work "Project for the Regeneration of the Historical Environment of the City of Lomonosov (Eleninskaya Street)".
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