Architectural preservation group Arkhnadzor said Monday that demolition at the constructivist-era Dynamo football stadium as a part of ongoing building work was against the law. Architectural preservation group Arkhnadzor said...
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Group Seeks Greater VVTs Protection
Architectural preservation group Arkhnadzor has called for the All-Russia Exhibition Center, or VVTs — which they refer to as Moscow's "Soviet Versailles" — to receive increased legal protection ahead of a $1.5 billion...
Moscow Is Unlovable and Unlivable
... with improving life in the city and rooting out predatory practices. At first, such activities were brutally put down. Lyudmila Melikhova, an activist defending the city's heritage, was run over by a truck across the street from the Moscow School of Architecture in 2009. Blue Buckets — the movement poking fun at official cars with their blue flashing lights — has been hounded by the traffic police. Defenders of the Khimki forest just outside Moscow have been harassed and beaten up. But...
Sokolniki Snow City Showcases Sculpture, Design
With winter having finally arrived, a new city has sprung up within Moscow, made entirely of ice and snow. Located in Sokolniki Park, Moroz City (Frost city) claims to be the first-ever snow city in Russia. The architectural feat required 500 blocks of ice, 1,000 blocks of snow and more than 100 architects, sculptors, artists and volunteers from all over Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Serbia, Belarus and Finland. With winter having...
Exhibits
.... Timiryazevskaya, then bus 87 or 206 to Gostinitsa Molodyozhnaya. Ticket office open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Mon. and Tues. 977-0044/88, www.kovcheg-art.ru M&J Guelman Gallery at Winzavod Center of Contemporary Art: New In Praise of Folly or the Architecture of Russian Capitalism (Pokhvala Gluposti ili Arkhitektura Russkogo Kapitalizma): paintings and graphics by Diana Machulina, to March 12. Located at 1 4th Syromyatnichesky Pereulok, Bldg. 6. M. Chkalovskaya, Kurskaya. Noon to 8 p.m., closed...
Q&A: Yury Luzhkov Says He's a Completely Free Man
... will come in. And they may not come from Moscow. What will that mean for reducing Moscow's density? Q: How come, when you go to London, you see historical buildings preserved, but in Moscow there is construction chaos? A: Moscow has always been an architecturally eclectic city. Arseny Morozov's mansion is a typical example. When he built it, his mother said, "I used to be the only one who knew you were an idiot. Now all of Moscow knows." Today the mansion is considered a source of delight...
Churov Shares Election Photo Tips
... media organizations, including state television's Channel One and NTV , posted videos of the class, which was held in the hall of the Central Elections Commission. Apart from photography, Churov is keen on history, military history and the history of architecture. He is not the only prominent Russian political figure who can skillfully wield a camera, however. President Dmitry Medvedev and Sergei Yastrzhembsky, former aide to president Boris Yeltsin, have made photography their hobby. A photo of...
Whidden, David
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A View from Above on Russia's Northern Capital
... Seventeen local photographers — both professionals and amateurs — took part in the exhibit, which comprises 44 works. Looking at some of the breathtaking works, it is at times difficult to recognize the city. The play of light, beautiful architecture, even old and quite rundown buildings look authentic and inspiring, evoking a feeling of romance and not unpleasant melancholia. A background for the photographs has been provided by the young artist Yelena Kovalyova, whose graphic ink-painted...
Family Center Slated for Moskva-City
... center and occupy an area of 230 square meters. Workshops are targeted at children aged three to 13 years old, and a single lesson costs from 500 rubles. “Our most popular lessons are ceramics and the potting wheel, the Children and Buildings architectural workshop and the Black Triangle workshop on the history of 20th-century art,” public relations director Tatyana Kovrigina said. “Parents often come with children less than 5 years old, but we are situated in Winzavod, so there...
Kaminova, Anna
... Euro RSCG, HAVAS group)<br>management of the projects (conceptualization, strategy development, brand positioning, product launch, development of visual identity, corporate identity, packaging, design objects, organizing collaborations, architectural concepts and merchandising) meeting with clients to determine the brief; development and preparation of technical specifications, conducting brainstorming; presentation of ideas to the client search...
An Ambassador's Daughter's Shots from 1930s
... has traveled to the dacha where her mother spent time relaxing during her time in Russia and has even gone so far as to knock on doors of old buildings that resembled those in her mother's photographs. "Understanding … the house and the architecture, understanding the history of it is a really wonderful thing for a story," Grosjean said about her research. "You get to understand a plot when you get to understand what a building looks like." Indeed, Grosjean hopes to put...
Exhibits
... noon to 6 p.m. 695-8119, www.rozaazora.ru RuArts Gallery: Naked Bohemia (Golaya Bogema): works by Sergei Borisov, to Feb. 25. Located at 10 1st Zachatyevsky Pereulok. M. Kropotkinskaya. Noon to 8 p.m. Free admission. 201-4475, www.ruarts.ru Shchusev Architecture Museum: Yelena Tsikhon shows Northern scenes in photographs, to Feb. 19. Located at 5 Vozdvizhenka. M. Biblioteka Imeni Lenina, Arbatskaya, Alexandrovsky Sad. Ticket office open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Mon...
Q&A: With Bribery, Spaniard Finds It Takes Two to Tango
... business administration and management construction 1995 — Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain), degree in civil engineering, specializing in structures and bridges Work Experience 1995-98 — Polytechnic of Engineering and Architecture (Spain), architect/consultant 1998-2003 — Comsa (Spain), senior project manager, construction manager and regional director 2003-Present — Roca Group (Russia), including senior investment analyst (2003-07); business development...
Voronezh: A Former Fortress That Keeps Bouncing Back
... local universities attract medical and agricultural students from African and Latin American countries. What to see if you have two hours Walk across the city's main Prospekt Revolyutsii to admire historical buildings from tsarist Russia and more modern architecture such as the Voronezh Shut Puppet Theater. Built in 1984, the theater looks like a monument in its own right with puppet characters on top of its columns. In front of the building stands a sculpture of a lonely dog in honor of a Gordon setter...
Tyumen: The Quiet Powerhouse of Russia
... business in the city? A: We have a food processing industry. And there is the construction industry, although it is struggling at the moment. Q: What would you recommend to see in Tyumen? A: I am originally from Tyumen and am wildly in love with the old architecture of the city. On many private houses we have the most original and interesting woodwork. This should produce a particularly long-lasting impression on any foreign visitor. — Howard Amos If you feel like venturing a bit further and...
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