The Kharkiv School of Architecture is celebrating a prosperous year of academic and international achievements. In addition to hosting the nominated projects of the 2019 EU Mies Awards, the school has completed its first year of BA in Architecture. To celebrate these milestones, the school has organized a double exhibition showcasing the works of first-year students, as well as displaying the projects of Europe's most innovative architects.
By bringing together these two exhibitions, the school built a link between two generations of architects: The Mies Award, where the best works of the current European architects and designers are displayed, and the school's “Open/Work” exhibition, a glimpse into the innovations of future Ukrainian architecture.
The "Open/Work" exhibition showcases all the projects done by the future architects throughout their first year, which includes models, drawings, photographs, sketches, prototypes, and failed experiments. The students have worked under the guidance of Outpost Office (based in Columbus, Ohio), exploring design techniques and methodologies of Ukrainian and international architecture. The undergraduates integrated items borrowed from all around the school and produced a suspended field of objects in the school’s grand hall, acting as a floating archive of their unique and dynamic accomplishments.
The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2019 exhibition displays 383 architecture projects nominated for the prestigious award. This year, Transformation of 530 Homes – Grand Parc Bordeaux by Lacaton & Vassal architects, Frédéric Druot Architecture and Christophe Hutin Architecture was selected as the winner. The group of architects were awarded for renovating three social housing blocks in Bordeaux and radically improving the space and quality of life of its occupants in an economic way.
Ukraine is the biggest country participating in the EU Mies Award, with the sixth highest population, which implies that architecture here is essential to embody the country’s values, its civic values which are common with the rest of Europe. The way we build is a reflection of the way we live, and the complexity of Ukraine’s history has allowed the construction of many fascinating layers on which today’s architects continue designing through their own acquired experiences. - Ivan Blasi, Curator of prizes and programmes at the Mies van der Rohe Foundation
The Kharkiv School of Architecture was founded in 2017 in the Ukranian city of Kharkiv, and is the first architecture school established in the country since its independence in 1991. Its aim is to "train the new generation of skilled and curious architects, who will propel Ukraine’s built space into the next epoch". Its 3.5-year-long BA program launched in September 2018 under the supervision and collaboration with Ukrainian and international experts. The school is also planning to launch a 2-year-long MA program in September 2020.
The Kharkiv School Team
Founders: Oleg Drozdov, Vsevolod Kozhemyako, Serhii Probylov, Seyar Kurushtov, Oleh Mikhailenko, Oleksandr Cherepynsky, Taras Sitenko, Kostyantyn Stetsenko, Denis Paramonov
Rector: Svitlana Rybalko
First Vice Rector: Oleksandra Naryzhna
First Vice Rector Assistant: Olha Oryshchenko
Education Programs Coordinator: Yevheniia Dulko
BA Program Director: Kuba Snopek
Humanities Block Curator: Lawrence Barth
Technical Block Curator: Oleg Drozdov
Skills Block Curator: Alexandra Nikitenko
0 Year Curators: Anastasiia Paliy (Kharkiv), Oleksandr Shevchenko (Kyiv)
Public Program Coordinator: Alina Yesaian
Media Manager: Julia Mikhailenko
xLAB: Olena Chernyshova
Projects Assistant: Lina Polyaska
Lawyer: Olena Kupina
Marketologist: Dmytro Zayets
Library: Shorena Gvimradze
Tutors and lecturers
BA Program
Studio: Alina Yesaian, Oleksandra Naryzhna, Alexandra Nikitenko, Kateryna Yolkina (Drozdov & Partners).
Skills: Yaroslav Yakovlev, Alexandra Nikitenko, Andriy Pavlov, Oleksii Lyakh.
Technical: Oleh Drozdov (Drozdov & Partners), Alexandra Nikitenko, Andrey Bidakov.
Humanities: Dmytro Zayets, Svitlana Shlipchenko, Borys Filonenko.
Invited tutors: Laurian Ghinitoiu, Simone de Iacobis & Małgorzata Kuciewicz (Centrala), Lonny van Ryswyck & Dries van Wagenberg (Atelier NL), Roman Sakh, Kostiantyn Kuchabskyi, Sergiy Ilchenko, Erik Herrmann & Ashley Bigham (Outpost Office), Maria Tselik, Markus Lähteenmäki, Michał Murawski, Vitaliy Pravyk (Drozdov & Partners), Ignas Uogintas (DO Architects), Eugen Friedlieb, Kateryna Shumihina, Anastasiia Paliy.
0 Year
Oleksandr Abrosimov, Igor Chekachkov, Mykita Khudyakov, Oleksandra Krivtsova, Oleksii Leskov, Oleksii Lyakh, Oleksand Manukyans, Maria Norazyan, Iliya Pavlov, Dasha Pirogova, Yuriy Poluyanov, Roman Sakh, Oleksandr Shevchenko, Oleksandr Sindnev, Anastasiia Strizhevska, Maria Tselik, Alexandra Nikitenko, Yaroslav Yakovlev, Dmytro Zayets, Borys Filonenko, Yevheniia Dulko, Oleksandra Naryzhna, Anastasiia Paliy, Oleksandr Abrosimov, Alevtina Kakhidze, Dasha Pirogova, Zhenya Gaydamaka, Snezhana Chernetskaya, Kostiantyn Kuchabskyi, Oleksiy Panchenko, Vlada Dumenko.
Network of Experts
Evgeny Asse, Ganna Bondar, Christianna Bonin, Catriona CheyneAnderson Inge, Vera Leonova, Stijnie Lohof, Tommy Makyanen, Evgen Medresh, Robert Mull, Nadya Nilina, Evgeniy Shirinyan, Petro Tarchinskiy, Mario van Schaik, Evert Verhagen, Bohdan Volynskyi.
