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MAY 10, 2022

Attitudes towards Soviet-era architectural heritage are divided in Ukraine. Some value the country’s modernist, post-modernist and brutalist buildings for their sharpness and conciseness of form, for their functionality and concrete simplicity. Examples of Soviet-era architecture are, however, systemically less protected.

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APRIL 12, 2022

People in Ukraine are using 3D modeling tech to preserve cultural heritage sites — before they risk being destroyed by the Russian invasion. Photogrammetry has been incorporated previously in conflicts like the Syrian Civil War that featured the deliberate targeting of monuments and other cultural relics.

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MAY 29, 2023

The country’s first Biennale entry since 2014 is being presented in two locations by curators Iryna Miroshnykova, Oleksii Petrov, and Borys Filonenko, who say their contribution presents Ukraine as a “powerful participant in transforming the image of the future in Europe and the whole civilized world.

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MARCH 3, 2023

Shigeru Ban Architects is operating in Turkey in response to the devastating earthquake that killed more than 50,000 across the region last month while leaving an estimated 3 million unsheltered in two countries.

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APRIL 26, 2022

As Finland mulls its possible entry into NATO, residents can feel a sense of safety thanks to the decades-old network of more than 54,000 bomb shelters mandated by the country’s Rescue Act , which requires any currently in-use buildings with a floor area of at least 1,200 square meters (12,900 square feet) to include such facilities.

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MARCH 7, 2022

One of the world’s largest engineering consultancies has joined the growing list of architecture firms ceasing activities in Russia in protest of the country's military invasion of Ukraine after AECOM announced it will be halting its operation in Russia effective immediately. Petersburg and Moscow.

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MARCH 14, 2022

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine presses on into its fourth week, volunteers and cultural workers, a number of whom are also at arms, are rushing to erect makeshift barriers and other forms of protection against what could be a demoralizing strike against heritage sites across the embattled republic. George's Cathedral in Lviv.

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MARCH 29, 2022

million Ukrainian refugees fleeing the country and another 6.5 million internally displaced, architects in Ukraine have been hard-pressed to put their skills to work by creating the necessary shelters and accommodations required for those uprooted by the brutal Russian war machine. With more than 3.7

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MARCH 3, 2022

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced the move on Twitter, calling for people to offer their homes in nearby countries, including Poland, Germany, Hungary, and Romania. This comes as an estimated 660,000 refugees have so far fled Ukraine , with the U.N. refugee agency predicting that this figure could rise to 4 million by July.

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MARCH 4, 2022

The open letter by architecture magazine Project Russia , which included over 6,500 signatures of Russian architects and urban planners opposing military strikes in Ukraine, has been removed and replaced. The magazine's now erased statement was a bold expression of revolt against Putin's invasion of Ukraine. We are for peace!

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The latest analysis from the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) on the cost of direct damage to Ukraine's buildings and infrastructure since the beginning of the Russian military invasion of the country puts the estimate at $127 billion. billion.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

The statement said that the decision would give Ukraine access to “technical and financial international assistance” to protect and rehabilitate the city center. Both the Yemeni site and, of course, Odesa were placed under the category in response to the ongoing conflicts afflicting both countries.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2023

As a result of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, at least 494 religious buildings, theological institutions, and sacred places were wholly destroyed, damaged, or looted by the Russian military.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Image credit: Zaha Hadid Architects “Future development in Ukraine will see a fundamental transformation of the country’s economy towards energy efficiency and low-carbon technologies,” the team said.

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MARCH 4, 2022

The public has grown to recognize the voice of the nation's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, as one of steadfast loyalty to his people and country. Beyond the accounts from journalists and news teams on the ground, what do the architects, designers, and academic institutions of Ukraine have to say?

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

As solar energy gains traction across the country, one beneficiary have been schools, particularly those in cash-strapped districts contending with dwindling tax bases. Some districts that have already installed solar panels are seeing immediate savings as a result of the rising energy costs related to inflation and the war in Ukraine.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Paul Getty Trust is being advanced to the International alliance for the protection of heritage in conflict areas (ALIPH) to ensure the protection of vulnerable cultural sites across Ukraine that have come under fire since the Russian Federation’s illegal invasion began in February.

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MARCH 13, 2022

Damage to buildings in Chernigiv, Ukraine (photo by Mvs.gov.ua, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons) Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is the largest military attack in Europe since World War II. I’ve never visited Ukraine. We’re watching because what happens in Ukraine has global implications.

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APRIL 22, 2022

↑ Restaurant Terrace [ Azuma ] in Odessa, Ukraine by JK Lab Architects. ↑ Wine Cave in Texas Hill Country by Clayton Korte ; Photo: Casey Dunn. ↑ Lazy House in Zlín, Czech Republic by Petr Janda / brainwork ; Photo: BoysPlayNice. ↑ Art Villa in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica by Refuel works; Interiors: Fo.

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MARCH 7, 2022

UK studio Foster + Partners and Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron are the latest major practices to withdraw from projects in Russia, following the country's invasion of Ukraine. "We The studio, which is the largest in the UK, was engaged in two projects in the country. Invasion "against every value we hold".

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

to mark one year since the start of the war in Ukraine. A year on from Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the national postal service has issued a stamp called FCK PTN!, And in 2023, Ukraine, which is smaller in terms of territory but hundreds of times more motivated, will finally 'pin Russia to the mat'."

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JUNE 8, 2022

The UN’s official cultural body UNESCO has issued a new report documenting damage to an alarming amount of historic sites, monuments, and structures since the beginning of the Russian Federation’s criminal invasion of Ukraine began in late February.

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APRIL 20, 2022

As the Russian invasion and occupation of Ukraine grind on, the leadership of one of the country’s most affected cities is already planning future rebuilding efforts after taking a special meeting with Norman Foster.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

As casualties mount in Vladimir Putin's war of aggression against neighboring Ukraine, the prominent Moscow-based Strelka Institute for Media Architecture and Design has issued a statement condemning the loss of life and announcing that it has suspended all academic activities until further notice.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

Air raids, electricity outages and zero commercial flights have been some of the obstacles facing the organisers of Dysarium, which will be the largest design event to be held in Ukraine since the Russian invasion when it takes place next week. It's hard for us to be inspired when we see bad news all day, and we're checking the TV always."

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

Zaha Hadid Architects ' masterplan for Ukraine's World Expo 2030 bid is focused on four large central pavilions, which would provide 80,000 square meters of exhibition space for the event. Countries would be able to choose the modules and design their pavilions using a digital configurator tool. Image is by JK Lab. Image is by ZHA.

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MARCH 1, 2022

Dutch studio MVRDV has halted work on all five of its projects in Russia, including its Red7 tower in Moscow , following the country's invasion of Ukraine. "As The Rotterdam-based studio explained that the invasion, which began on 24 February, has impacted its projects in both Ukraine and Russia.

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JULY 24, 2023

Japanese studio Shigeru Ban Architects and local studio AMBK have designed a cross-laminated timber expansion for Ukraine 's largest hospital, which is located in Lviv. Designed to increase hospital capacity in the country, the surgical centre was announced by the mayor of Lviv at the end of June at the Lviv Urban Forum.

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JULY 6, 2023

As Russia’s hostile invasion of Ukraine continues, so does an attempt to rebuild destroyed buildings, infrastructure, and cities across the Eastern European country. Since the initial invasion in February 2022, The post AECOM to advise on reconstruction projects in Ukraine appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The inaugural Kyiv Design Week is currently on display in Zurich as part of the Swiss city's own design week, with a selection of events also taking place in Ukraine. Titled Kyiv: City of Changes, the first Kyiv Design Week is being hosted by Zurich Design Week due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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MARCH 2, 2022

Architecture firms David Chipperfield Architects and Zaha Hadid Architects have announced they are halting work on projects in Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine. Among its ongoing projects in the country is the renovation of the Central Telegraph building in Moscow.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

“What will our descendants know of the 20th century in Ukraine if we demolished it all?” ” he said. “What will they think?

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MARCH 4, 2022

Unesco said it is “gravely concerned” about damage caused by Russia’s invasion forces in the cities of Kharkiv and Chernihiv and called for the protection of Ukrainian cultural heritage, including the country’s seven World Heritage sites.

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MARCH 1, 2022

The National Union of Architects of Ukraine has called upon the International Union of Architects to revoke Russia's membership of the global institution, following the country's invasion of Ukraine. "We Russian forces began the invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. Invasion "incompatible with UIA's humanitarian goals".

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MARCH 2, 2022

More than 6,500 Russian architects, designers and urban planners have signed an open letter to condemn the invasion of Ukraine and "demand the immediate end of violent war". The letter , published online by architectural magazine Project Russia , decries Russia's ongoing attack on Ukraine that began in the early hours of 24 February. "We,

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Architect Victoria Yakusha has revealed plans for a cultural complex in the village of Bolotnya, Ukraine, to house artworks by folk painter Maria Prymachenko that were recently saved from a building destroyed in the Ukraine War. Maria Prymachenko is a pure symbol of Ukraine.".

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MAY 24, 2022

Should it be torn down in the spirit of reckoning with history — just as the statues of Confederate generals have been toppled in the United States and monuments to Soviet hegemony have been demolished across Ukraine, particularly since Russia invaded in February?

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