Authors

Romanova Anna I., Faizrakhmanova Guzel R., Safin Rais S., Nikonova Svetlana I.
The potential of architecture and art for public recreational space organization in educational institutions

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

The article discusses the main directions of innovative design used to develop projects for public and recreational spaces in creativity universities taking into account their specifics. The concept of a social and recreational space is defined as possessing the potential for providing both educational and creative opportunities to students of architecture and art universities. The leading directions in this type of design are the concept of a “third place”, “biophilic” design associated with the paradigm of sustainable development, and the concept of transformable space. Advanced foreign and domestic design techniques and methods for creating multifunctional spaces that have the qualities of friendliness, psycho-emotional and physical comfort are analyzed.

Faizrakhmanova Guzel R., Zakirova Yulia A., Kulakova Ekaterina A.
METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR DEVELOPING THE DESIGN CODE OF A MODERN URBAN DEVELOPMENT (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE NOVO-SAVINOVSKY DISTRICT OF KAZAN)

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

The article is devoted to the methodology for developing a design code for urban areas with modern housing. Unlike a historical environment, in which the identity or the "spirit of the place" is easily read out by both local residents and tourists thanks to the abundance of architectural monuments in it, a typical residential development does not provide that many references for perceiving its identity. A design code developed for such spaces can become a tool for creating an esthetically valuable and comfortable neighborhood environment. In this research work for a master’s thesis, an algorithm and a model were developed for constructing a design code for the Novo-Savinovsky district of Kazan on the basis of typical and unique characteristics of the territory, including the identity of the place, which influences the imagery of the design code. Procedures and recommendations for its development for different types of regional environment are suggested.

Faizrakhmanova Guzel R.
SMALL WOODEN ARCHITECTURE FORMS AND ART OBJECTS IN PUBLIC PLACES OF KAZAN

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №3 (63) September, 2018

The article is devoted to small wooden architecture forms and art objects in the urban environment of Kazan created within the last 5 years. Identification and fixation of these objects and their stylistic analysis will contribute to the history of Kazan’s modern architecture, art and design. The study of these objects makes it possible to define what equipment and techniques and which stylistic trend defines the practice of small architectural form design and decorative wooden sculpture which form the modern image of the urban environment and public spaces in Kazan.

The study records and describes the most important and extensive projects and objects and gives an idea of the diversity of plastic treatments and approaches to projects demonstrating that the small architecture forms and urban environment of Kazan are close to the modern-day trends in this field.

Material gathered in the framework of the study confirms the current trend in urban environment design, which is the prevailing usage of wood in small architecture forms and spatial decorative objects.