Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering –
An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
Project team
Students from the Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering are developing a design for the second phase of the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) campus on Russky Island in Vladivostok as part of the interuniversity competitive educational program "Project Bureau." The program was organized by the public-law company "Ediny Zakaznik" (Unified Customer) on behalf of the Russian Ministry of Construction.
The student team is supervised by Alexandra Masyonene, senior lecturer at the Department of Information and Mathematical Modeling Technologies at St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.
Work on the project began as part of the "Project-Based Activity" elective course at the Project-Based Learning Educational Center (PBL) at SPbGASU. The first draft was presented in December 2025, after which the team began refining and improving it.
After successful defense of projects within the framework of the elective course The Center for Professional Development (OCPD) continued its collaboration with the students, providing support for their further development. The team plans to submit the project to a competition and then defend it as a comprehensive final thesis.
The project is significant in scale and complexity. The total development area is approximately 76,000 square meters. The campus includes:
Superior hotel-type dormitories for 3,000–4,000 people; a public building – a creative ideas center.
In addition, design documentation for the “PD” stage is being developed for one section of the hostel with a capacity of 300–350 rooms.
What makes this project unique is that it requires participants to possess not only architectural training but also the ability to work at the intersection of several professional disciplines. Designing a campus on a seismically hazardous site with complex terrain requires a comprehensive approach, encompassing architecture, urban planning, residential and public space planning, functional zoning, engineering design, consideration of economics and regulatory requirements, and the use of modern digital modeling tools.
For students, participation in the program becomes a full-fledged professional experience, allowing them to work on real-world problems at the national level.
As Alexandra Masionienė notes, the key value of the project lies in its practical focus:
"For students, this is an opportunity to go beyond the academic assignment and engage in a real professional process. It's important not only to propose an architectural concept but also to consider the specific features of the site, the functional structure of the campus, and environmental requirements. This is a comprehensive project that fosters responsibility for the decisions they make."
According to the professor, modern design is impossible without an interdisciplinary approach: "Today, architecture is developing in conjunction with digital modeling, analytics, and teamwork. It's important for our department to show students how information modeling technologies are becoming part of real-world practice."
Inna Sukhanova, Director of the Project-Based Learning Educational Center, also emphasized the significance of the work accomplished: "During the development phase, the team considered several architectural solutions and consulted with faculty from the Department of Architectural Design. The team included students from the Faculty of Architecture, the Faculty of Civil Engineering, and the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering. They accomplished a great deal of work, and we eagerly await the results of this large-scale project."
Please note: This information is raw content obtained directly from the source. It represents an accurate account of the source's assertions and does not necessarily reflect the position of MIL-OSI or its clients.