Authors

Fedoseeva Darya V.
Reminiscences of Russian architecture in contemporary projects in Russia

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №3 (87) September 2024

The article investigates the use of Russian architecture images in contemporary projects in Russia. Recent examples demonstrate a trend towards embodying local memories and Russian architectural identities: many of the contemporary architects and designers incorporate traditional Russian art motifs into their works, using materials and techniques that allow them to create a unique and culturally significant aesthetics. The theoretical aspects of the phenomenon of memory and continuity in traditional Russian architecture are considered. Examples of contemporary projects with characteristic reminiscences – images of traditional housing, complex spatial compositions, borrowings of individual forms and techniques – are analyzed. Conclusions are drawn about the use of the cultural memory phenomenon in contemporary projects.

Fedoseeva Darya V.
Avant-garde architecture: a view through the prism of the memory phenomenon

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №1 (85) March, 2024

The article investigates the interaction between the memory phenomenon and avant-garde architecture by reviewing international and Soviet examples of how memory worked in the 1920-30s architecture, reminiscences of the avant-garde in the 20th-21st century architecture, and the latest inclusions of modernist and avant-garde architecture in current memory. Today, the avant-garde architecture occupies a place in the history of architecture not simply as a practice of denying the past and pursuing innovation, but as an era of fascination with great ideas based on a strong cultural foundation that made it possible to dream of the future. The avant-garde era played a great role in the formation of the entire architecture of the Modern Movement, and definition of the values and paradigms of modernity. The contemporary architectural avant-garde of the 21st century, for which one of the main tasks is the reception and translation of memory, serves as an embodiment of search for harmonious interaction between the past and the present. Examples are considered and conclusions are drawn about the nature of the interaction between avant-garde architecture and the phenomenon of memory.

Fedoseeva Darya V.
Slow architecture as a pathway to local sustainability

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №3 (83) September 2023

The article investigates the concept of slow architecture, which is becoming one of the ways to create a sustainable environment. The concept of slow architecture is associated with a critique of today's high-intensity urban life and overconsumption. Slow architecture includes interaction with local resources, use of traditional materials, contextual approach and climate considerations. At the same time, slow architecture is aimed at strengthening social ties, overcoming economic barriers, creating contemplative spaces on a human scale, integrated with nature or the urban environment. Examples of projects help demonstrate various aspects of slow architecture.

Fedoseeva Darya V.
Fala Atelier: naive architecture

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №1 (81) March, 2023

The article investigates the work of the contemporary architectural studio Fala Atelier, which belongs to the generation of metamodernist architects and has designated its work as “naive architectural practice”. The article shows the interpretations of naivety in culture and art that served as a basis for the work of the studio. The formal, spatial, environmental, visual qualities of their projects and illustrations are reviewed, revealing the architectural aspects of Fala Atelier’s “naivety”. The paper defines the characteristics of the architectural practice of Fala as a metamodern phenomenon. Understanding the tendencies of metamodernist architecture is important for further development of the theory and practice of architecture.

Danilova Elina V., Fedoseeva Darya V.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PALIMPSEST CONCEPT IN ARCHITECTURAL THEORY AND PRACTICE

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №4 (80) December, 2022

The authors describe the evolution of the palimpsest concept from its inclusion into the architectural vocabulary to its implementation in design practice. The origins of this concept in culture and the internal prerequisites for the adoption of the palimpsest concept in architecture are considered. We review the architectural interpretations of palimpsest and transformation of the concept into a formal method in the era of postmodernism. Attention to the palimpsest in the contemporary architecture under the influence of the sustainability concept and the new opportunities provided by digital technologies are investigated. The potential of the palimpsest concept is determined, which makes it timely and desirable in the present and future architectural projects.