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Color sampling
Sunny coloring of the shopping center facades, designed by "Sergei Kiselev & Partners” for the South Butovo, surprisingly fine matches the character of the surrounding landscape - fresh, natural, not totally occupied by new urban housing developments.
Sergey Kisselev & Partners
  • July 15, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
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Mitigating Contrast
Green spaces are very valuable in large cities. ADM bureau project of a mixed-use complex which includes a hotel, apartments and office spaces is being completed within one of such "oases" in Moscow, on the bank of Khimkinsky water basin.
ADM
  • July 13, 2009
  • Anna Gerasimenko
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Center of Perm
Administration building of Perm city has developed into a complex of the urban center in Ilya Utkin’s project. It combines the three themes: administrative building, office towers and a new traffic interchange, into a single austere Art Deco ensemble.
U-Studio
  • July 6, 2009
  • Julia Tarabarina
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Front line architecture
Modern Ostozhenka has many titles. The most known is the "Golden Mile" and conservancy area of modern architecture. The first says it’s a heart of the most expensive and the most elite real estate, and the second one symbolizes the place where we take foreigners who need a proof that housing in Moscow is not always a kitsch. But Ostozhenka is not just a street, but a district among it and Prechistenskaya bank line. There are a lot of genuine antiques, much of ridiculous kitsch, but it is lacking a quality of modern architecture, rather it was. "Sergei Kiselev & Partners” designed an emphatically modern and stylish building for one of the oldest and famous streets in Moscow.
Sergey Kisselev & Partners
  • July 2, 2009
  • Anna Martovitskaya
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Story of the form
Numerous awards and popularity of the project of flower-villa in Turkey inspired architects from bureau of Vissarionov to experiment with private housing, this time located nearby Moscow. Authors believe the contest project of the house-transformer, a futuristic model of mobile, smart house, was the incubator of the ideas.
Architectural bureau of Yuri Vissarionov
  • June 29, 2009
  • Natalia Koriakovskaia
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Islands over the sea
Studio of A.Asadov have recently designed for Sochi one of their most daring and even most fantastic projects – hotels-islands raised upon supports above the water surface. These complexes are able to compete with the project of “Federation Islands”, plus solve a number of issues of the resort and future Olympic Games city. But the question is – will they dare to build them?
ASADOV architects
  • May 4, 2009
  • Anna Gerasimenko
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Routine of the world behind a mirror
Construction project of the new buildings for IMET RAN will probably remain on paper. But it is remarkable because vividly represents the new wave of contextual architecture – large mirror-buildings which “absorb” surrounding, reflect it and create “another”, theatrical reality of the city.
Sergey Kisselev & Partners
  • April 14, 2009
  • Julia Tarabarina
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Pacified contrast
“Le Grand” building is interesting with its intricate approach to the context, it takes a few traditional ideas at a time, intensifying them with hi-tech metal. Contrast of the new and the old. Sited on Nevsky prospect. But the contrast is quieted and that is the highlight of the building.
Evgeniy Gerasimov & partners
  • March 26, 2009
  • Julia Tarabarina
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Eco-techno-park
Recently the Town Planning Department of Cheboksary city passed the reconstruction project of territory of research and production complex “Elara”, designed by A.A. Asadov's architectural studio. In Cheboksary city there will be built a modern technopolis which will gather science laboratories and processing departments with as “green” architectural solution as possible.
ASADOV architects
  • March 25, 2009
  • Anna Gerasimenko
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European embankment
In St. Petersburg, on the 10th march, there was announced the winner of the international contest on the project of an unprecedentedly huge for our times of the “real” (survived the crisis) objects – the mixed-use complex European Embankment. The winner project considerably ahead from the rest was designed by the studios of Evgeny Gerasimov and Sergey Tchoban.
Evgeniy Gerasimov & partners
  • March 18, 2009
  • Julia Tarabarina
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Fusion and parting
Development history of the “Fusion-park” project is a fine example how architecture depends from idea. First, the main was a museum, and mixture of forms was the theme. Then, after the museum was enclosed in body of the building, the image of complex has changed: “fusion” was replaced by opposition of “residential theme” and “work theme” in the two nearby buildings.
Creative Union ‘Reserve’
  • March 16, 2009
  • Julia Tarabarina
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A fairytale place
Kempinski hotel complex in Nizhni Novgorod is bright and diverse. Its architectural image is deep with its color, ornament, and is built around a golden tree with a firebird. It is easy to tell ornamental and fair specific of the place. So fantastic and colourful Nizhni Novgorod appears city according to the architects SPeeCH.
SPEECH
  • February 25, 2009
  • Julia Tarabarina
Colorful soul
Construction of “Centre of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology” was started last year. Since it was approved by the Prime Minister, Putin, it has become quite popular. Must say, architecture of the centre, no doubt, vital from the medicine point, seems special - its colorfulness does not only entertain children but everything is planned so that it gives hope for recovery.
ASADOV architects
  • February 18, 2009
  • Anna Gerasimenko
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A square symphony
Playing with scale and simple forms, Nikolai Lyzlov managed to transform atrium of an office building into something Cyclopean and bewitching, a fantasy of Piranesi. They planned to realize the building, but the crisis changed plans and probably it will remain on paper. It would be interesting to see it constructed. However the project seems to be interesting on paper as well. Like Piranesi’s.
Architectural workshop Lyzlov («AML»)
  • January 29, 2009
  • Julia Tarabarina
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A high-rise symbol of the People's Friendship
Vissarionov’s bureau have designed a public and business centre in Ufa, which includes the two biomorphic towers and a “folded” basis, laid on the bank of Belaya river. It occupies a city block and creates a strong town-planning accent of this part of the city.
Architectural bureau of Yuri Vissarionov
  • January 21, 2009
  • Natalia Koriakovskaia
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Rule of a garden
Project of the residential complex for 20 thousand people “Gardens of cultures” has the three components: urban conveniences, nature and allusions to architecture of various European countries. That is not easy. But it appears to be achievable and even possible to create a balanced image which smartly applies classic methods within modernism.
SPEECH
  • January 14, 2009
  • Anna Savkina
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Gostiny Dvor by Lavra
Ilya Utkin chose urban regeneration for the reconstruction project of rough modernist building of “Mir” cinema built right opposite to Troitse-Sergieva Lavra in 1970. The building will be entirely transformed and become more like a Central Russian bazaar. Though the building will change, the aim is different. It would transform a part of Zagorsk town back into Sergiev Pasad. But the project will not be realized.
U-Studio
  • December 30, 2008
  • Anatoly Belov
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Architect’s yacht
Boris Levyant, the architect, has designed a yacht. Its first model will soon be completed in Holland, then the boat will be mass-produced; the web-site about the new yacht is available and suggests an interesting video
  • December 29, 2008
  • Julia Tarabarina
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Pimenov fogginess
The two buildings, designed by Sergey Kiselyov’s studio in the project of regeneration, by the Pimen church in Novye vorotniki, reconstruct the volumes of the wooden small houses demolished in 1930s. This is why their above-ground constructions are desperately small, and shows how the surrounding area has grown in its height for the last 80 years. The architectural solution, on the contrary, is quite modern: stylized concrete "trees" on facade, glass, and grass on their roofs.
Sergey Kisselev & Partners
  • December 24, 2008
  • Maria Fadeeva
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Architecture of future: “Aerohotel”
On “Arabia-Expo” exhibition organized in Moscow in autumn, architects from A.Asadov’s studio showcased their most fantastic projects, including those designed for the Middle East. One of them is the conceptual project “Aerohotel”, a parking station for flying hotel-dirigible. It will be placed in the height of a 14-story building over the Persian Gulf.
ASADOV architects
  • December 18, 2008
  • Anna Gerasimenko
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Towers in Aptekarsky Ogorod
This autumn studio of A.Asadov has developed a number of variants of the construction project in the place of former “Aptekarsky Ogorod” by Moscow-City. Here is the review of the concept’s evolution.
ASADOV architects
  • December 5, 2008
  • Anna Gerasimenko
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More than an office
It is a very neat and small building. In spring it was miniature by Moscow standards, and now it is a perfect fit as it is time of such constructions: neat and not ambitious. At the same time the project is not at all plain, and to see how those qualities merge in a single construction, we are going to consider more closely.
SPEECH
  • December 4, 2008
  • Julia Tarabarina
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Stella Maris
Stella Maris house completed last year and marked by a number of awards, is now nominated for House of the Year 2009 from Petersburg award. Looking at this house, we reasoned that, Peter the Great would, possibly, like such idea of Petersburg’s contextualism
Evgeniy Gerasimov & partners
  • December 3, 2008
  • Anna Gerasimenko Julia Tarabarina
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The house which harmonizes contrasts
This house by the sea already has five different diplomas, newest of them is the golden diploma of "Zodchestvo"-2008. Such attention is not surprising: looking at this complex one will see that its architecture is not only charged by meanings, it easily applies techniques of the two opposite styles. Within a single ensemble the authors managed to harmonize techniques of the classics and modernism – a risky course, but in the end there is an austere, but harmonious image
Evgeniy Gerasimov & partners, Tchoban Voss Architekten
  • November 24, 2008
  • Julia Tarabarina
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The turning houses
Architects of PAM Vissarionov designed a residential complex for Volgograd in the shape of two elliptical towers, volumes of which look like they have been constructed of platforms pinned onto a single core and turned at different angles.
Architectural bureau of Yuri Vissarionov
  • November 20, 2008
  • Natalia Koriakovskaia
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The Anatomy of a City
Contest project of a block city around former airdrome in Kazan, designed by the architects of Asadov's studio, is built on the idea that a city is a living body – its city blocks remind biological "cells" thread on an axis of curved avenue
ASADOV architects
  • November 14, 2008
  • Anna Gerasimenko
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Silicon park in Siberia
Architectural concept of specific economical zone in Tomsk, completed by architects from ABD early this year, summarizes experience of construction of offices and business-parks which is considerable in this architectural company. From the combination of this experience and urban-planning task there shaped a "park of high technologies”, which combines capabilities of a fine modern office and popular today architecture with the old good idea of a garden-city
ABD architects
  • November 11, 2008
  • Julia Tarabarina
Report
Magic mountain
Presentation of the indoor resort project “Freestyle Park” by ABD bureau in the beginning of October took place in Russian pavilion of the Venetian architectural Biennial
ABD architects
  • October 22, 2008
  • Nina Frolova
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Framework house
On Nahimovsky avenue there will be constructed an office building in which its authors, architects from ABD, pushed together the two grounds – office style and stone-brick context. There appeared rough but irregular trellis-net with a glass volume and trees sprouting on its roof inside.
ABD architects
  • October 16, 2008
  • Julia Tarabarina
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Faster and faster it’s running
More and more new office centres are now located not far away from MKAD. It is quite spacious here, and the architect had a chance "to play" with large forms, not worrying how they will fit into the urban development. The context – observers as well – here will be cars passing by at high speed. Seemingly, this suggested the architectural solution of the administrative and business complex on the first kilometer of Rublevo-Uspenskoe highway. It shaped…even romantic
Sergey Kisselev & Partners
  • September 22, 2008
  • Anna Savkina
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Crystal structure
This building is like a huge crystal which is developing under the inner rules set by the module of its crystal structure. This allows it react quickly on all the restrictions of location, not changing and not losing its crystal appearance
Creative Union ‘Reserve’
  • September 17, 2008
  • Julia Tarabarina
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In the context of modernism
Vissarionov’s PAM have developed another "resort" project – a modernist residential complex for "Mamaika” area in Sochi. Three buildings which look like boomerangs on the plan, are placed up on terrace plateau-stylobate and are covered with “cellular cloths”
Architectural bureau of Yuri Vissarionov
  • September 16, 2008
  • Natalia Koriakovskaia
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Gates to the other side
For a few years now Kutuzovsky prospect has been growing in its height: "Edelweiss", “Miraks-plaza”, there emerge foundation ditches for realization the concept of overlapping of the Kiev railway. Though there are no clear results of the contest, organized by Moskomarchitecture in 2006, there are real construction works are being executed. Among them there is also the project of a hotel and business complex on the crossing of Poklonnaya street and 1812 goda street, designed by the studio of Pavel Andreev
Paul Andreev
  • September 15, 2008
  • Maria Fadeeva
Report
And the winner is Russia!
Vladimir Belogolovsky (New York, London) – for the catalogue of the Russian pavilion at 11th architectural biennale in Venice
  • September 5, 2008
  • Vladimir Belogolovsky