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ArchDaily and Strelka Mag Launch a Publishing Platform for Emerging Architects

Maria Erman — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000

ArchDaily and Strelka Mag have launched a jointly curated section that will host projects of emerging architects and offices that promote new design ideas and bring about positive transformations in their cities.

The Rise and Fall of Danchi, Japan’s Largest Social Housing Experiment

Tatiana Knoroz — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 04:00:00 +0000

Japanese mass housing from the 1960s is a fascinating cross-cultural experiment that merged Western and Soviet modernist typologies with traditional Japanese elements. Once a symbol of a new “modernized” way of life, it has since become a burden for Japanese society. Current living conditions in these housing estates are unsuitable for elderly residents and have given rise to the phenomena of kodokushi—lonely, unnoticed deaths inside of the apartments. Researcher and photographer Tatiana Knoroz explores the tragic fate of this modernist project in her essay for Strelka Mag.

ArchDaily & Strelka Award

María Francisca González — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 07:30:00 +0000

ArchDaily, Strelka KB and Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design announce an open call for a joint award to celebrate emerging architects and new ideas that transform contemporary cities. Apply before July 10.

The New Normal: Benjamin Bratton on the Language of Hybrids

Benjamin Bratton — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 10:15:00 +0000

The New Normal, a three year-long educational programme at Moscow's Strelka Institute of Architecture, Media and Design, is focused on "the opportunities posed by emerging technologies for interdisciplinary design practices." In this short essay, taken from a new book of the same name, course director Benjamin Bratton lays out the thesis behind the project.

Examining the Constructed World of the Blockbuster Movie "Ghost in the Shell"

Strelka Magazine — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 04:00:00 +0000

In this article, originally published by Strelka Magazine and translated into English by Alexandra Tumarkina, Anton Khitrov sits down with Julia Ardabyevskaya to analyse the urban environment and spectacular world that the blockbuster movie Ghost in the Shell creates.

10 Architecture Books to Look Forward to in 2017

Strelka Magazine — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 04:00:00 +0000

In this article, originally published by Strelka Magazine, journalist and writer Stanislav Lvovskiy recommends ten forthcoming books (which will be published this year) on architecture and urbanism written by leading experts and scholars.

How to Change Cities With Culture: 10 Tips Using UNESCO

Strelka Magazine — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 08:00:00 +0000

This article, written by Svetlana Kondratyeva and translated by Olga Baltsatu for Strelka Magazine, examines the most interesting cases of the role of culture in sustainable urban development based on the UNESCO report.

The Hidden History of St. Petersburg's Leningrad-Era Avant-Garde Architecture

Strelka Magazine — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 04:00:00 +0000

While Yekaterinburg’s avant-garde architecture is the city’s hallmark, and Moscow’s avant-garde is the subject of arguments, in Saint Petersburg the prominence of the style and its influence are somewhat harder to identify. Some researchers even suggest that the avant-garde is an “outcast” or a “non-existent style” here, and its presence in has remained largely unrecognized. Alexander Strugach sheds light on this phenomenon:

How a Group of "Partners in Crime" Restored Yekaterinburg's Constructivist-Era White Tower

Strelka Magazine — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 05:30:00 +0000

In August of this year the White Tower, one of Yekaterinburg’s signature Constructivist-era buildings, opened its doors to the public for the first time. Polina Ivanova, Director of the Podelniki Architecture Group gave Strelka Magazine insight into how the practice got its hands on the tower, and launched it as the city's latest cultural venue.

Moscow Has a New Standard for Street Design

Strelka Magazine — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 04:00:00 +0000

Earlier this year the development of a new Street Design Standard for Moscow was completed under a large-scale urban renovation program entitled My Street, and represents the city's first document featuring a complex approach to ecology, retail, green space, transportation, and wider urban planning. The creators of the manual set themselves the goal of making the city safer and cleaner and, ultimately, improving the quality of life. In this exclusive interview, Strelka Magazine speaks to the Street Design Standard's project manager and Strelka KB architect Yekaterina Maleeva about the infamous green fences of Moscow, how Leningradskoe Highway is being made suitable for people once again, and what the document itself means for the future of the Russian capital.

Has "Terror" Been an Important Factor in Shaping Russian Cities?

Strelka Magazine — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 04:00:00 +0000

In this interview Nadya Nilina, a Russian architect, urban planner and educator specialising in large-scale masterplanning and historical preservation, traces the formation of Russian discourse on urbanism and discusses what goals might be set for the future of urbanisation in the country.

A Soviet Utopia: Constructivism in Yekaterinburg

Strelka Magazine — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 04:00:00 +0000

Developed early on in the Soviet era, and fully subordinate to Soviet ideology, the Constructivist movement was intended to form the foundations of a brave new world. The introduction of the Five-Year Plans coincided with the time when Constructivism was adopted as the official architectural style in the USSR. These circumstances allowed many architects to implement daring projects across the entire Soviet Union, and the Urals became one of the biggest magnets.

À La Izba and Faux Stone: Moscow's Age of Wooden Architecture

Strelka Magazine — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 04:00:00 +0000

A total of 150 eighteenth and nineteenth century listed wooden buildings remain under protection in Moscow today. Modern city dwellers see only remnants of pre-revolution Moscow, which stayed almost entirely wooden until the early seventeenth century. This is one of the reasons why the Museum of Architecture and Kuchkovo Pole publishing house have joined forces to release a two volume set named Wooden Russia: A Glance Back From the 21st Century.

Strelka Institute and ArchDaily Partner to Share Critical Commentary on Russian Urbanism

James Taylor-Foster — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 04:00:00 +0000

We are pleased to announce a new content partnership between ArchDaily and Moscow's Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design in which we will share a collection of critical essays, interviews and articles on urban events, studies in urbanism, and urban technologies which are currently taking place in Russia. ArchDaily's Editors will be working closely with those of Strelka Magazine, which was launched in 2014, to translate and publish ideas and opinions from their expert team of local writers.