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The Aesthetics of Power: Soviet Modernism Meets Uzbek Tradition in Tashkent’s Palace of Peoples’ Friendship

Camilla Ghisleni — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 07:30:00 +0000

Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan and one of the oldest cities in Central Asia, has long been shaped by a hybrid culture. Located at a strategic point along the Silk Road, the city developed an architectural tradition defined by inner courtyards, domes, decorative ceramics, and Islamic geometric patterns. The annexation by the Russian Empire in the 19th century introduced administrative buildings, orthogonal squares, and straight avenues, creating a dual urban fabric — between the “old” Eastern city and the “new” European one — in which contrasts and overlaps became the norm.

University of Idaho Central Credit Union Arena / Opsis Architecture

Pilar Caballero — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Inspired by the undulating landscape forms of the Palouse region, formed by the cataclysmic Missoula floods at the end of the Ice Age, the 4,000-seat multi-use Idaho Central Credit Union (ICCU) Arena was designed as a dramatic gateway to the University of Idaho campus. It serves as the home for the University’s basketball program and a gathering place for a variety of activities including athletic events, concerts, convocations, and campus programs.

Terekhovo Metro Station / Buromoscow

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Buromoscow designed the new Terekhovo station of the Big Circle Line of the Moscow metro. Big circle line (BCL) is a core project for the metro network development of the Russian capital. With its 71 kilometers of length and 31 stations, it is the longest circle line in the world. It will unload radial metro lines, save passengers up to 30 minutes on each trip, and bring public transport to the remote areas of Moscow.

Supermetall Offices / YoYo Bureau

Andreas Luco — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 01:00:00 +0000

The Supermetall cultural and business center, created on the territory of the Bardin Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy just off the Yauza river embankment, opened its doors in late 2021. The Supermetall complex includes numerous offices varying in size and layout, as well as cafes, restaurants, and what is referred to as the ‘workshop’ – a monument of Stalinist architecture, which in this new project serves as the representative lobby and the main public space of the entire complex.

Vavilova Apartment / Le Atelier

Valeria Silva — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000

An apartment in the south of Moscow is located in a new house among the buildings of the mid-20th century. Initially, we were faced with the task of making an apartment for two very noisy and active children and a married couple who spend a lot of time outside Russia. It was important for them to give the main space with a long corner window to the maximally open living room, where everyone will spend a lot of time together, as well as cook and watch a movie on a large projection screen. Customers came to us realizing that over the years of work we have formed our own language, which includes elements of amateur architecture, the beauty of randomness, and works with inexpensive materials, which we love to find new applications and see new readings of their meanings.

“Architecture is a Captivating Journey Through the Revived World of Drawing” In Conversation with Sergei Tchoban

Vladimir Belogolovsky — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 03:30:00 +0000

Sergei Tchoban (b. 1962, Saint Petersburg, Russia) graduated from the Repin Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture at the Russian Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg in 1986. He started his practicing career in Russia but left for Germany in 1991, becoming a managing partner of nps tchoban voss in Berlin in 1995. Since 2006, he also heads SPEECH, one of the leading architectural offices in Moscow. Apart from building his successful career of a practicing architect, he is a collector of architectural drawings, publisher, and museum owner.

GES 2 House of Culture / Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Paula Pintos — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000

When thinking about what kind of building would be perfect to create a space for contemporary culture, a power station comes to mind immediately! This is what RPBW found in Moscow: a magnificent historical power station built between 1904 and 1908. Thus, the GES-2 project transforms this building into a space conceived as an articulated experience going from visual to performing arts, passing through a civic free space destined for people.

Ordynka Apartments / Al Studio

Andreas Luco — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000

London-based AI Studio completes ORDYNKA, a high-end residential project in Central Moscow. ORDYNKA project occupies the site of a famous chocolate factory in the historic heart of Moscow. It consists of seven high-end residential buildings connected by a spacious internal courtyard. The original facades of the factory were renovated to retain their historical appearance.

KCAP Architects Unveils First 15-Minute City in Moscow

Dima Stouhi — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:30:00 +0000

KCAP Architects and Planners have unveiled the ZIL-South masterplan, a new residential district in Moscow built on the basis of a 15-minute city. The masterplan will be built on the largest brownfield area of the former ZIL industrial zone, and will feature more than 100 hectares of commercial and residential landmarks, public spaces, parks, landscapes, and interconnect routes alongside the Moskva River, all inspired by the area's pre-industrial past.

SANAA to Design Extension of Moscow’s Garage Museum of Contemporary Art

Dima Stouhi — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 08:00:00 +0000

The Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow, Russia has announced the construction of the Hexagon pavilion by SANAA (Sejima and Nishizawa and Associates). The major architectural project will increase the museum’s physical footprint through the reconstruction of the Hexagon pavilion adjacent to its current home in Gorky Park, and will include a new public courtyard, exhibition spaces, and café, all designed around the "organics of presence, loyalty to the principles of sustainable consumption, and the creation of an accessible environment".

UNStudio Designs Community-Oriented Residential Development in Moscow

Andreea Cutieru — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 05:30:00 +0000

UNStudio revealed its competition-winning design for K31 Courtyard, a residential complex in Moscow that fosters community-building in the context of a rapidly changing city. The proposal features a stepped podium and two towers and reinterprets Moscow’s typical courtyard block, aiming to create a new neighbourhood through various housing typologies, amenities, and outdoor spaces.

Bauman Loft / Nefa Architects

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 01:00:00 +0000

This project by NefaArchitects is located in a historical building of a tea sorting facility, freshly repurposed as a residential cluster. The building was designed in the early 20th century (before1917) and is an excellent example of the red brick industrial architecture of that era.

Endless Bookstore / Architectural buro A2M

Andreas Luco — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000

The renovation of the bookstore in the Jewish Museum in Moscow introduces new bookshelves and an elegant copper counter into the brick constructivist space originally designed by Russian avant-garde architect Konstantin Melnikov in 1926. The new bookstore is capable of displaying more than 2000 book titles and various kinds of souvenirs and providing storage for 8000 books.

LIPMAN ARCHITECTS to Design Garage Museum's 2022 Summer Cinema

Andreea Cutieru — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 03:30:00 +0000

The Garage Museum of Contemporary Art has announced the winning design for the 2022 summer cinema. Selected from 118 applications, the proposal created by Moscow-based practice LIPMAN ARCHITECTS (Dmitry Limpan, Angelina Yashkevich, Maria Oganian) features gabion walls filled with plastic water bottles, inviting conversation around topics such as material recycling and the environmental impact of temporary architecture.

Office Space Krunit / KPLN Architectural Bureau

Pilar Caballero — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 02:00:00 +0000

The construction was conceived as an office space first for high-tech and research-intensive industries. The research and production (R&D) cluster occupy an area of 6.7 hectares in the former silk factory. Today, it is a 5-storey building with a total area of about 13,800 square metres. "Krunit" is one of the first complexes designed specifically for the scientific and production activities of companies from the energy and medical fields. The main difference between "Krunit" and other office buildings is its dual functionality - office and production premises are located on separate independent floors.

The New Kremlin Museum Nestles a Contemporary Design Within a Historic Monument

Andreea Cutieru — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 05:30:00 +0000

The new Kremlin museum set within the UNESCO protected museum ensemble in Red Square nestles a contemporary structure within the vast courtyard of a 19th-century building. Designed by Moscow-based practices NOWADAYS office and Meganom, the project will house the vast Armory collection, of which only 30% is currently available to the public with the Kremlin walls. The refurbishment of the historic Middle Trading Rows building, together with the new extension, complement each other, creating a diverse and complex museum experience.

Caméo Moscow Villas / Architectural Bureau WALL

Valeria Silva — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 03:00:00 +0000

Caméo Moscow Villas are located in the Tverskoy district in Moscow, next to Mayakovskaya metro station. The total area of the object is 7,473.9 m2. The complex consists of 17 urban villas ranging from 230 to 445 m2: six villas with two floors and ten with three floors with open terraces on the top floors, as well as one grand villa. In the concept of Architectural bureau WALL, 17 villas tell the stories of 17 families with their own unique lifestyles and identities, set around an inner garden - an urban oasis.

Bar "Bell" / rogojnikov&sorokin

Alexandria Bramley — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 19:00:00 +0000

We were lucky to design the interior of a unique historic building. House of Count Orlov, late 18th century, architect M.F. Kazakov, built in 1880 - this is not just a story, in our case these are load-bearing walls a meter thick and vaulted ceilings made of ancient tsarist bricks. The philosophy of space has developed by itself - to preserve and embellish.