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Imagining Ukraine's Future: 6 Unbuilt Projects from the ArchDaily Community

Antonia Piñeiro — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000

The context of the ongoing war marks Ukraine's place in the international consciousness. Architecture, however, most often transcends the span of a human life and can therefore be a tool for imagining the future. The practice of architectural design, whether speculative, conceptual, or practical, serves as a means of bringing to life ways of living and interacting beyond our current realities. In this selection of conceptual projects submitted by ArchDaily readers, we see material, spatial, and symbolic strategies that seek to address contemporary contexts in the residential, educational, and commercial sectors.

Mitte Café 2.0 / LIS design studio

Valeria Silva — Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Named Mitte - German for "center"-this project marks the second collaboration with our long-standing clients, the Pavlenko brothers, Artem and Mykhailo. Located on Kniazia Romana Street in the historic core of Lviv, the venue occupies a space with a layered history: formerly a residential apartment, later a barbershop, and now reimagined as a modern city café. While the previous venue of the same name was the brothers' debut, this project serves as a "Mitte 2.0." Effectively, this signifies the organic expansion of the network: the first location operates within a new residential development on Knyahyni Olhy Street, while this second outpost anchors the city center. Separated by three years, the two venues differ in menu but are united by a philosophy of spatial compactness and a shared approach to service.

Cultural Venues, Fresh Perspectives on Public Space and One Month until the Winter Olympics: This Week’s Review

Antonia Piñeiro — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:30:00 +0000

This week's news compilation brings together current discussions around public and collective space, cultural infrastructure, and long-term urban transformation across diverse geographic contexts. From shared management models redefining public space ownership in cities such as Paris and New York, to large-scale event-driven initiatives linked to Milano Cortina 2026 and the World Urban Forum in Baku, the selected projects and initiatives highlight how governance, culture, and infrastructure intersect in contemporary practice. These themes are further developed through a mix of strategic planning processes, including international test planning efforts in Northern Lviv, and built projects spanning education, culture, and temporary architecture, from a new dental teaching facility in Blantyre, Malawi, to restored and newly opened cultural venues in the United States and Taiwan, and adaptive reuse interventions showcased at the Chicago Architecture Biennial. The international examples outline an architectural landscape shaped by reuse, public engagement, and the evolving role of design in responding to social, cultural, and institutional frameworks.

Bauhaus Earth Announces 2025 Experimental Fellows to Investigate Earth's Role in Contemporary Design

Maria-Cristina Florian — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Maria Lisogorskaya and Kaye Song from the London-based collective Assemble, along with Lviv-based architects Anna Pomazanna and Mykhailo Shevchenko, have been announced as the 2025 Experimental Fellows at Bauhaus Earth. Selected from 120 submissions, their projects are set to explore earth as a material in contemporary architecture. The annual Bauhaus Earth Fellowship program was established in 2022 by architect Prof. Regine Leibinger. It aims to support diverse projects that explore new modes of practice across various geographies, that can contribute to ecological and social resilience. Fellows receive financial support, mentorship, and access to a network encouraging collaboration among architects, manufacturers, and local stakeholders.

Сukiernia Pastry Shop / YOD Group

Paula Pintos — Sat, 11 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000

This project is the transformation of an iconic Lviv pastry shop that has been existing since 2000. Work on the project began with a search for new meanings and symbols for Cukiernia. It was important to preserve the DNA of the place, delicately defining the continuity of tradition as one of its core values.

Ateliers Nadvorie / Sadovsky & Architects

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 02:00:00 +0000

About. Ateliers Nadvorie completes the final stage of the Nadvorie complex, a space dedicated to contemporary culture. Within this proposal, a new pedestrian entrance from Pekarska Street and the university park has been established. This multifunctional building encompasses a diverse range of spaces, configured as a creative center with both independent and shared studios, a residential studio structure, an active ground floor with commercial areas, workshops, and administrative facilities for the entire Nadvorie complex.

Square Tower of the Lviv Citadel / Architecture Studio Symmetry

Andreas Luco — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Architectural Studio Symmetry recently completed work on the restoration project of the square tower of the Lviv Citadel. The tower was built in the 1850s as part of the Citadel defense complex on one of the Lviv hills. At that time, Lviv was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Venetian Arsenal was the model of the architectural style for the Austrian military construction, in particular on the objects of the Galicia-Carpathian line. The neoclassical tradition formed the basis of the romantic-medieval stylization of Austrian military buildings in the middle of the 19th century, such as the military arsenal in Vienna, the Home for the disabled in Lviv, and the Lviv Citadel.

U-RE-HERIT Aims to Redefine Contemporary Cultural Preservation and Restoration in the Context of Ukraine

Nour Fakharany — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 06:30:00 +0000

An International European cultural project, U-RE-HERIT, launched an initiative to protect Ukraine’s architecture, heritage, and memory. This wide consortium of architectural institutions came together to reach a common goal of preserving Ukrainian culture. With the ongoing crisis, the project aims to address heritage as a resource for cultural, social, environmental, and economic recovery. Moreover, the project hopes to redefine local cultural identity and rebuild the city with the sensitivity of collective memory.

DAGOpen OÜ Wins Architectural Competition to Design Modern Family Home in Ukraine Crisis

Nour Fakharany — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 05:30:00 +0000

DAGOpen OÜ has just won the architectural competition for a standard design of Ukrainian Family houses, with their design “Hata.” The competition invited 17 designs from Estonian and Ukrainian architects to design “a standard project for modern family-type small group homes to be built in Ukraine”. The architecture of Ukraine directly inspired the winning design and addressed the spatial decisions made to attend to the crisis.

Shigeru Ban Designs Cross-Laminated Timber Hospital for Ukraine

Maria-Cristina Florian — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:30:00 +0000

Shigeru Ban has announced the intention to collaborate with the municipality of Lviv to design an expansion of the Lviv hospital. As the largest hospital in Ukraine, this unit has witnessed an increase in the number of patients since the beginning of the war, leading to the need to increase the capacity of the institution. Shigeru Ban’s proposal uses cross-laminated wood and joints inspired by traditional wooden construction techniques to create a safe and welcoming environment for healing and recuperating.

Guculska Apartment / replus design bureau

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0000

Guculska apartment is a project by the Replus bureau that rethinks traditional Hutsulian ethnic style within the neo-renaissance Austrian environment.

One Year of War in Ukraine: Humanitarian and Cultural Initiatives to Help a Country in Crisis

Maria-Cristina Florian — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 07:30:00 +0000

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, a major escalation of the conflict dating since 2014. Now, a year later, the war is still ongoing. Both soldiers and civilians have fallen victim, while millions of others have become refugees, fleeing to safer areas across Europe or within Ukraine. What was instilled was a severe humanitarian and refugee crisis. The hostilities have also threatened Ukraine’s cultural and architectural heritage, as museums, monuments, and historical landmarks have become targets.

“Our Projects Lead to Discoveries”: In Conversation with Oleg Drozdov

Vladimir Belogolovsky — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 03:30:00 +0000

Earlier this year the unprovoked barbaric Russian invasion of neighboring independent Ukraine forced millions of people to flee their cities and the country in search of safety. I talked to one of Ukraine’s top architects, Oleg Drozdov, who was forced to relocate his practice and architecture school he co-founded in Kharkiv, to Lviv, 1,000 kilometers to the west, next to the Polish border. His staff and professors — many of them assume both roles — resumed their work just weeks after the war broke out.

Memorial to the Heavenly Hundred Heroes / Guess Line Architects

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000

This minimalist space conveys the spirit of modernity and perpetuates the memory of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred who sacrificed their lives during the Revolution of Dignity. In the competition, the task was to choose a neglected site in the center - the historical part of Lviv, which is part of the UNESCO zone. This is a complex terrain with large level variations (more than 10 meters). After analyzing the relief, we tried to inscribe the space in the historically formed environment, thus dividing it into different level zones.

Drozdov & Partners is Transforming Schools into Temporary Shelters for Internally Displaced People in Ukraine

Dima Stouhi — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 06:30:00 +0000

One of the most urgent problems faced by Ukrainians today is the unsettled situation faced by displaced citizens, along with the challenge of returning to the cities they were forced to abandon earlier this year. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has shared that efforts to rebuild Ukraine will require ‘colossal investments’, and as leaders gather to work out ‘Marshall plan’ to rebuild the country, local architects have already begun developing emergency housing, healthcare, and educational facilities in cities further away from the Russian border.

UNESCO Expresses Deep Concern Over Ukrainian Landmarks and Takes Action to Protect Endangered Heritage

Andreea Cutieru — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 05:30:00 +0000

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has expressed concern over the damage caused to historic landmarks in Ukraine and called for the protection of its cultural heritage. At the same time, the organization has taken action within its capabilities to help safeguard the endangered sites. Ukraine is home to seven World Heritage sites, including the 11th-century Saint-Sophia Cathedral and the entire ensemble of the Historic Centre of Lviv. In addition, several sites in the recently damaged cities of Kharkiv and Chernihiv were on the tentative list for potential nomination to World Heritage status.

Radio Garage / studio architecture & design O.M.SHUMELDA

Valeria Silva — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000

The municipal space "Radio Garage" is a media art center, an experimental gallery for temporary exhibitions in the focus of radio art, sound art, VR-art, interactive media.

MAD Bars House / YOD Group

Valeria Silva — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 02:00:00 +0000

MAD Bars House is a six-storey venue with a unique concept that is reflected in its interior. It gathered 5 bars and restaurants under one roof. The higher the floor, the higher the alcohol percentage in beverages they serve.