Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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At SPbPU onII All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference "Innovative Approaches in Urban Development: Science, Education, Practice" A project session entitled "High-Rise Construction in the Leningrad Region" was held. The event was organized by the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University's Institute of Civil Engineering for senior undergraduate and graduate students from specialized universities in St. Petersburg.
The co-organizers were the Arch-Event Association of Architects and the Council for Architecture and Urban Development of the Leningrad Region and Northwest Russia under the Union of Architects of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. The session partner was the company Rechnoy Fasad. The curator was Maria Drebezgova, Associate Professor at the Institute of Contemporary Art's Higher School of Design and Architecture.
Before the project began, participants attended introductory lectures from leading practicing architects from Moscow and St. Petersburg. Anton Nadtochiy, an architect and member of the Moscow Union of Architects, presented a paper titled "New Urban Planning Approaches and High-Rise Construction," in which he outlined contemporary trends in urban fabric formation. Anna Shtepa, chief architect of Apex Design Bureau, revealed the intricacies of "Design Features of High-Rise Urban Complexes at the Initial Stage," focusing on engineering and technical aspects.
A separate lecture by Natalia Furman, Director of the Architecture and Design Department at SM Arkitekter, was devoted to the influence of architectural structures on the image of territories. Using practical examples, the lecturer demonstrated how an innovative approach can transform ordinary buildings into a magnet.
Following the lectures, teams of students from the Institute of Social Studies of St. Petersburg Polytechnic University and St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPbPU) began working on two development sites: in Kudrovo (Zanevskoye Settlement) and the southern part of Murino. Over the course of four hours, under the guidance of experienced architects and university professors, the participants developed and formulated their territorial development concepts.
The SPbPU teams were led by Arseniy Mamoshin, chief project architect at the Mamoshin Architectural Studio, and Oleg Manov, head of the FUTURA-ARCHITECTS studio. The teams were mentored by Galina Bardina and Alexandra Zatsepina, senior lecturers at the Higher School of Industrial, Civil, and Road Construction.
The team, supervised by Galina Bardina, presented a concept that envisions forming an architectural ensemble from several volumes, varying in number of stories. The design is based on constructivist principles, inspired by the Leningrad avant-garde, with an emphasis on the geometric purity of form.
The team, supervised by Alexandra Zatsepina, based their composition on the principle of hyperbole: the concept begins with horizontal elements and progresses to a dominant vertical feature. This helps seamlessly connect the existing development with the new high-rise.
Upon completion of their work, the students presented their projects to the session's expert council. The experts noted the high professional level and diversity of approaches. They also praised the students' insightful assessment of the role of the designed skyscrapers in the agglomeration development of two adjacent constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
The students proved they have the courage to dream and the talent to transform those dreams into architecture. The task of professionals is to teach them to live up to this courage in the face of the real urban fabric, noted the organizers from Arch-Event in their closing remarks.
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