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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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Students from the Institute of Civil Engineering at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, led by ISI Associate Professors Maria Drebezgova and Alena Sheremet, and Assistant Victoria Pedenko, participated in the architectural design session "Molzavod: Starting Point," held in Gatchina. The workshop brought together leading experts in architecture, urban planning, cultural heritage preservation, and economics, practicing architects, and faculty and students from specialized St. Petersburg universities. Over the course of one day, the participants developed conceptual proposals for transforming the site and buildings into a modern cultural and social cluster.
The architectural session was organized by the Gatchina Municipal Administration and the ARCH-EVENT Association of Architects. The event, supported by the Council for Architecture and Urban Development of the Leningrad Region, the St. Petersburg Union of Architects, ALFRESCO and BERKANO, and the Leningrad Region Committee for Urban Development Policy, brought together teams from leading architectural universities in St. Petersburg: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II, and the St. Petersburg State Stieglitz Academy of Art and Design.
During the workshop, participants were tasked with conducting a comprehensive analysis of the site, including its historical and cultural context and current conservation regulations, and developing conceptual proposals for the functional content and architectural and spatial transformation of the site. Particular attention was paid to the methodology for working with industrial heritage, developing principles for careful reconstruction, and shaping a sustainable architectural vision.
The team leaders were Irina Barto, head of the Umbra architectural bureau; Tatyana Dmitrieva, head of the Formanorma architectural studio; Arseniy Mamoshin, chief architect of the Mamoshin architectural studio; and Evgeny Novosadyuk, architect and partner of the Studio 44 architectural bureau.
The expert evaluation of the projects was carried out by a council including representatives of government bodies of the Leningrad Region and the Gatchina Municipal District, as well as leading practitioners in the field of urban planning and architecture—members of the urban planning councils of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region and heads of architectural firms.
The team from the Higher School of Design and Architecture of the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University's Civil Engineering Institute successfully presented a concept for the development of the plant's territory and received a commendation from Igor Kulakov, Chairman of the Leningrad Region Committee for Urban Development Policy.
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