Authors

Berezkin Sergey A.
Residential architecture of the last quarter of the 18th century in Astrakhan

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №2 (82) June, 2023

Some residential buildings and households dating to the last quarter of the 18th century in Astrakhan gave been studied based on a comprehensive analysis of bibliographic, archival and graphic materials. The historical context of the change in private housing construction is outlined, and samples of vernacular and professional architecture are identified. The creative method of the architect A.P. Digbi is summarized based on the characteristic solutions developed for the houses of rich merchants and eminent citizens of Astrakhan. The study revealed a harmonious synthesis of local traditions and the influence of the pan-European achievements in the field of architecture and transformation of classical forms.

Berezkin Sergey A.
THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND TOWN-PLANNING FEATURES OF THE ATAMANSKAYA COSSACK VILLAGE IN ASTRAKHAN

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №4 (76) December, 2021

The article presents the results of archival-bibliographic and architectural and planning studies devoted to the Atamanskaya сossack village in its historical boundaries in the early 20th century to justify the change in the modern boundaries of the historic site. The planning history of this settlement is considered and its characteristic planning features are highlighted. The issues of the village’s early residential architecture before the reconstruction according to the 1863 plan is raised, and the idea of architectural and morphological continuity in housing construction into the post-revolutionary period is suggested for the first time. The analysis of the built environment’s current state and phased approach to its study and listing as protected heritage have helped identify problems and value characteristics of this historic site.

Berezkin Sergey A.
THE ENSEMBLE OF THE WORKERS' SETTLEMENT AT THE SHIPYARD NAMED AFTER S.M. KIROV IN ASTRAKHAN (1933-1937)

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №3 (71) September, 2020

Architectural objects pertaining to the Post-Constructivism and Soviet Neoclassicism periods of the 1930s in the city of Astrakhan are reviewed using as an example the buildings of the workers' settlement at the shipyard named after S.M. Kirov. Bibliographic studies and field surveys added further information to the study of the residential area developed near the largest shipbuilding enterprise of the USSR. Recently, documents have been found in a private collection confirming the suggestion that the Astrakhan architect N. N. Milovidov took part in the creation of this ensemble. They reveal new facets in the creative biography of this master.

Berezkin Sergey A.
THE ENSEMBLE OF THE WATER-SUPPLY TOWER AND STATION: HISTORY AND ATTRIBUTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENT

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №1 (69) March, 2020

The article is the first report on the history of the water supply and electric station in the Atamanskaya cossack village, which is currently part of the modern-day Trusovskiy district in the city of Astrakhan. The basic features of the architectural composition and the original elements of the facade decoration are identified. Based on a study of the early 20th century architectural heritage, an attempt is made to attribute it as an object of cultural heritage. Arguments are provided in support of the suggestion that its author was the civil engineer N.N. Milovidov