Education
SpecialtyArchitecture of residential and public buildings
QualificationArchitect (Sverdlovsk University of Architecture, 1987)
Teaching
- Underground urbanism
- Typology of architectural and constructive design
- Computer design
- Basics of architectural and building structures
- Theory of architectural and building design
Professional interests
- Scientific research
- Curriculum development
- Improvement of teaching methods
- Active teaching methods
- Academic programmes development including active teaching methods.
Research interests
- Architecture of the Baltic region at the turn of the 19th - 20th centuries
- Art noveau architecture
- Architecture of the Baltic countries and Russian North-West
- Modern architecture
- History of architectural education
- Architectural psychology
- Ecology of architectural space
Scientific conferences
Olga Ushakova has participated in more than 20 scientific conferences.
Professional organizations
- Member of the Union of Architects of Russia (1997)
- Member of the Union of Artists of Russia (2011)
Publications
Olga Ushakova is the author and co-author of more than 15 published scientific and educational works, including three textbooks (co-author).