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Contemporary Architecture in St. Petersburg: A Clash Between Old Tradition and New Development

Grigory Kaganov, Professor of Art History, European University (St. Petersburg)
Tues., March 10 at 4 pm
Cummings Art Building Room 2
Co-sponsored by the Department of Art & Art History, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, Architectural Design Program, and Program on Urban Studies

The entire territory of St. Petersburg's historic center is on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a property with "outstanding universal value." Lately, this vulnerable urban landscape has been drawing an increasing flow of business investment. The clash of competing values historic preservation vs. profits is a new challenge for Russia, which is still adjusting to the demands of market economies. Developers are forced to navigate the winding path between the Scilla of historic preservation requirements and the Charybdis of commercial interests. Diverse architectural solutions are being proposed. Some of them would seek to meld new styles into the traditional urban environment. Other projects would create sharp contrasts between the old and the new. International competitions, conducted in the city, are playing an important role in this process. This slide-illustrated lecture comments on some of the most notable examples of both newly created structures and designs still on the drawing boards.