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The Cooper Union Promotes Russian Architecture. Why?

Archinect

This month, the School of Architecture at The Cooper Union in New York City is scheduled to open an extensive exhibition on Russian architecture. Undoubtedly, it's an essential part of the Russian architectural legacy worthy of attention. To support Russian architecture now is simply tone-deaf.

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renowned russian architecture school strelka suspends programs ‘indefinitely’

designboom

‘impermissible to carry on business as usual’ — strelka moscow‘s leading architecture school, the strelka institute for media, architecture and design, is standing in solidarity with ukraine by pausing all activities indefinitely.

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Prominent Russian architectural school, Strelka Institute, suspends activities in protest of Ukraine invasion

Archinect

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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MVRDV and Orange Architects introduce master plan for new mixed-use district in Kyiv

Archinect

The project features a palette of local materials to “showcase” the architectural products of manufacturer (and the property's developer) Kovalska and expands on a pre-Russian-invasion master plan from APA Wojcehowski Architects.

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Cooper Union postpones Vkhutemas exhibition in light of the ongoing war in Ukraine

Archinect

It was a pioneer in the field of art and design education in the Soviet Union, playing a significant role in shaping the aesthetic of early Soviet art and architecture. Previously on Archinect: The Cooper Union Promotes Russian Architecture. Vkhutemas was a Soviet art and technical school that existed from 1920 to 1930.

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In North London, a Victorian terrace with an angular glass extension asks for £2m

The Spaces

Russian For Fish revamped this Victorian terrace in North London’s leafy Stoke Newington , giving it an angular glass rear extension and tactile material palette. Russian For Fish takes its name from the Royal Institute for British Architects, or RIBA , the body supporting and promoting the architectural profession.

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Over 6,700 Russian architects and urban planners pen open letter decrying their country's war with Ukraine

Archinect

A new missive in the architectural community’s fight against the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been launched as this time, a group from inside the Federation has issued its own statement condemning the Kremlin for its purblind and illegal attempt at prosecuting a war.