SPbGASU creates new public spaces for the region's residents
The fifth national forum “Environment for Life: City and Water", which took place in Nizhny Novgorod on 25–26th August, summarized the results of this year’s project competition for creating a comfortable urban environment organized by the Russian Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities. The project developed by Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering and ‘Kremlin Studio’ LLC is among the winners.
The project team
A new public space will appear in Kommunar
The project team of architects included Aleksandr Demin, Associate Professor at the Department of Architectural Environment and Landscape Design and General Director of ‘Kremlin Studio’ LLC; Svetlana Bochkareva, Chief Architect of SPbGASU (project consultant); students of the Department of Architectural Environment and Landscape Design Sofya Shishkina (graphic design), Darya Barkeeva (layout, graphic design, 3D visualizations), Yulia Mikhno (3D visualizations), Anna Goldobina (graphic design, 3D visualizations), Varvara Shipitsyna (3D visualizations); architects Julietta Bobrova and Alyona Yegorova (3D visualizations).
The authors have designed the 'Izhora' public space for the town of Kommunar in the Leningrad Region. Residents of Kommunar will have new playgrounds and sports grounds, a walking and cycling route, catering outlets and sports equipment rentals. It will be possible to relax and do sport near the Izhora River. And representatives of the younger generation will get a modern urban laboratory for master classes, meetings, and lectures. The project is to be implemented in 2022.
The All-Russian competition for the best projects to create a comfortable urban environment has been held by order of the President of Russia since 2018. It is part of the federal programme "Creating a Comfortable Urban Environment" within the national project "Housing and Urban Environment".
The projects submitted for the competition are aimed to improve towns with the population of up to a hundred thousand inhabitants, as well as historic settlements of federal and regional significance. The prize fund is 10 billion roubles, which is distributed among 160 winners.{gallery name="ДАС08"}
"It is important to create a new urban environment in Russian towns. We do it for everyone, first of all for our children, and for our country as a whole. We just need to work together, listen to the people, and make our dream a reality. Our architects and builders are capable of implementing the most daring, most interesting projects to improve the quality of people's lives," emphasized Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the plenary session of the forum.
Text: Tatyana Petrova
Photos provided by authors of the projects
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