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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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Faculty and students from the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University's Institute of Civil Engineering actively participated in the 33rd International Architectural Festival "Zodchestvo. Russia" and the 9th International Festival "Our School," which took place in Moscow at Gostiny Dvor. Organized by the Union of Architects of Russia with the support of the Moscow Government, the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation, and the Moscow Committee for Architecture and Urban Development, the events brought together over 450 projects, including an exhibition of regional achievements, architectural firms, and manufacturers of innovative materials and technologies.
The Leningrad Region pavilion at the festival served as a platform for dialogue on the future of regional development. The Leningrad Region business program included thematic roundtables and discussions on improving the regulatory framework for urban development, developing the Leningrad Region's support centers, and applying artificial intelligence in urban planning. Marina Petrochenko, Director of the Institute of Strategic Studies, presented a paper entitled "Training Architectural Engineers at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University" at the open discussion "Education and Mentoring in Architecture: Sharing Experience and New Horizons."
Margarita Perkova, Director of the ISI Graduate School of Design and Architecture, moderated and spoke at the festival. In her address, she presented the joint monographs "Leningrad Oblast—A Territory of Prospective Development" and "Innovative Approaches in Urban Development: Science, Education, and Practice," and also summarized the results of the international competition of final qualifying theses, "ARCHIGRAD," organized by ISI in 2025. The monographs were also presented to the Governor of the Leningrad Oblast, Alexander Drozdenko.
Pavel Spirin, head of the Urban Planning Department at the Institute of Civil Engineering and Civil Engineering, moderated the sessions "Transforming Space: Innovative Approaches and Practices in Territorial Planning" and "Improving the Regulatory Framework in Urban Planning." Professor Ekaterina Voznyak of the Institute of Civil Engineering's Higher School of Design and Architecture presented a paper on "New Approaches to Preserving the Architectural Heritage of the Leningrad Region."
Tatyana Diodorova, Associate Professor at the Higher School of Design and Architecture, moderated the roundtable discussion "The Architecture of Experiences: The Creative Evolution of a Territorial Brand." Together with Pavel Kozlovsky, Chief Engineer of the SPbPU Research Laboratory for Strategic Development of Engineering Markets and co-founder of the "Paleopark of Russia" project, she presented the design for Russia's first paleontological park in Putilovo.
At the IX International Festival "Our School," Polina Shirokova and Alexander Kolosov, fourth-year students in the "Construction of Unique Buildings and Structures" program at the Institute of Social Studies at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, took first place with their project "Center for Supplementary Education in the Leningrad Region." The goal of the international architectural festival "Our School" was to identify the most effective and aesthetically pleasing solutions for creating a comfortable learning, development, and leisure environment for the younger generation, and to develop inclusive educational spaces for new-format schools and kindergartens.
The Zodchestvo Festival is a key platform for professional dialogue, where new standards of architectural and urban planning thinking are being shaped. It's especially important for the Institute of Civil Engineering that our students and faculty don't just participate in discussions—their projects become tangible solutions for the Leningrad Region and other regions. This confirms that we are training responsible professionals capable of working at the intersection of humanities, engineering, and digital competencies, emphasized Marina Petrochenko, Director of the Institute of Civil Engineering at SPbPU.
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