Authors

Afanasyeva Elena A., Ponomareva Darya V.
A concept for the development of Kunche Street, Kazan: synthesis of the place’s unique features

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №4 (92) December, 2025

Kunche Street is located in the Staro-Tatarskaya sloboda in Kazan. Despite its significant historical and architectural potential, the street is a little-visited public space. The concept for the development of Kunche Street was initiated by the «Old Town» Prefecture in order to increase the attractiveness of the street for visitors and residents of the city. The article studies the reasons for the low popularity of the street. The natural landscape, urban planning, architectural, ethno-cultural and historical features of the place are revealed. The basis of the concept is a synthesis of the most significant features: orientation to the embankment of Lake Nizhny Kaban, historical development of public and recreational functions on the lake and coastal areas. In the concept proposed for the development of Kunche Street, the street space is visually extended in the direction of the lake. A small bridge connects the embankment with a new, but historically determined point of attraction – an observation deck on the upper level and a pier at water level. The stylistic and color scheme of the new facility, the proposed landscaping elements and the historically formed space of Kunche Street are combined into a visually integrated structure. The new facility can become a recreation area and the basis for a variety of events that can attract guests and residents of the city to the expanded space of Kunche Street.

Afanasyeva Elena A.
Architectural appearance and preservation of the identity of historic center quarters: the case of Gorshechnaya Sloboda in Kazan)

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №4 (88) December, 2024

The article examines problems associated with changes to the architectural appearance and preservation of the identity of a historic urban center using as an example the reconstruction of the former Gorshechnaya Sloboda in Kazan (a fragment bounded by the streets Shchapova, Nekrasova, Butlerova, Mayakovskya, and Pushkina). Stages and specifics features in the development of this area throughout the 18th-20th century are outlined. Changes to the architectural appearance and components of the area’s identity were surveyed in the field and studied by methods of retrospective and urban planning analysis. The contents of the area’s local identity were established through description of the physical natural components (terrain and landscaping); man-made components (architecture and planning); and intangible components (prevailing types of activity, significant events and personalities, and toponyms). The surviving and lost components of the Gorshechnaya Sloboda identity were revealed by comparative analysis of data from the Russian, Soviet and modern periods. The results of the study are compared with the modern model of Kazan’s historical settlement identity. The contribution of the former Gorshechnaya Sloboda to the preservation Kazan’s historic center identity is determined.

Aitov Ramil R., Afanasyeva Elena A.
National identity colors of the historical city blocks of Kazan

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №4 (84) December, 2023

The research is devoted to the architectural identity of historical blocks in Kazan, the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan. The paper raises the issue of national identity regarding the city blocks in the Old Tatar settlement and explores the history of the architectural environment and gradual decay of its identity, including the national one, by the end of the 20th century. The system of national color identifiers of Tatar architecture is described. The possibilities of their use on different types of buildings and structures are discussed. The experiences in developing and implementing various color solutions in the reconstruction of buildings in the Old Tatar settlement are reviewed. The color environment of the area during reconstruction is analyzed. Productive methods for professional interpretation of national color traditions in the urban environment are revealed. The study has enabled recommendations to be formulated for the development of color solutions for the historical part of the Old Tatar settlement in Kazan with the aim of recreating the national identity of the architectural environment.

Afanasyeva Elena A.
FEATURES OF STUDENT'S INDEPENDENT WORK IN THE STUDY OF ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHICS AND MODELING

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №3 (51) September, 2015

The research subject was the independent work of students-architects in courses "Architectural graphics" and "Modeling". The aim of the research was to investigate the psychological regulation of independent work. The process of independent work is seen as the formation of a system of students’ self-regulation in an educational activity. Components of the system are: motivation, orientation in the situation, prediction of actions and their consequences, goal setting and planning, decision making, performance evaluation, self-monitoring and correction action. It is found that the content of the system components in accordance with the specifics of subjects. Lists the factors in the successful formation of all components of the system of self-regulation, discovered the possibility of external influence on enhancing the effectiveness of independent work.