Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –
The Sylva memoria team of the Civil Engineering Institute took part in the final event of the ARCHNEVA 2025 student architectural workshop, dedicated to the design and construction of wooden structures in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Victory. The final took place in the park of the St. Petersburg State Forest Engineering University. The organizers were: the Wooden Housing Association, Kirov St. Petersburg State Forest Engineering University and the SOLO architectural bureau.
The team was led by Alexandra Zatsepina, a teacher at the Higher School of Industrial, Civil and Road Construction.
The team included students from various higher schools of the Civil Engineering Institute:
Sharip Isaev, 4th year undergraduate student, Higher School of Industrial, Civil and Road Construction; Alina Totskaya, 3rd year undergraduate student, Higher School of Design and Architecture; Polina Shindina, 3rd year undergraduate student, Higher School of Design and Architecture; Elizaveta Rudt, 2nd year undergraduate student, Higher School of Industrial, Civil and Road Construction; Elizaveta Ivanova, 4th year undergraduate student, Higher School of Industrial, Civil and Road Construction.
During the workshop, our team developed and implemented a small architectural form project, “Memory Wall”. The object was made of timber, boards, beams, plexiglass and mirrors. According to the students’ idea, “Memory Wall” became a symbol of careful rethinking of the memory of a place through form, light and texture.
It was the connection with the place that attracted the attention of the jury at the final stage of the competition – when preparing the project, the students conducted research into the history of the park during the Great Patriotic War, talked with the director of the Botanical Garden of St. Petersburg State Forest University Nina Adonina, and collected information that was placed on the art object “Wall of Memory”.
The team worked on the project not only at the level of concept and architectural solution, but also in the design plan: working documentation was developed, cost estimates were calculated, consultations were held with architects, engineers, manufacturers of Himtex fasteners and Farbraum paint and varnish coatings.
The students went through all stages of the project implementation — from conception to construction. They personally erected the object, adapting it to the real conditions of the site and overcoming organizational and technical difficulties. Support was provided by experienced craftsmen, students of the Forestry University and representatives of other teams.
At the final presentation, 6 teams from St. Petersburg, Moscow and Kazan presented their objects. The objects were opened to the public and the jury, which included industry experts, architects, festival curators and journalists. The “Wall of Memory” was awarded a diploma, and its future destiny was determined – the object will be installed in the Botanical Garden of St. Petersburg State Forest University.
“The project allowed us to combine an engineering approach with landscape and architectural thinking,” said team member and fourth-year student of the Higher School of Industrial, Civil and Road Construction Sharip Isaev. “It was an important experience not only in design, but also in the team implementation of an idea from concept to implementation. We are grateful to the mentor and the ARCHNEVA workshop for the opportunity to be part of such a process.”
The mentor of the team from the Civil Engineering Institute, Alexandra Zatsepina, noted: The greatest success for the team was how people passing by interact with the constructed art object. They come up, read the history of the park on the illuminated transparent wall, look at the mirrored windows with candles, where the guys indicated the plants that survived the blockade. You really want to stop at the wall and feel the “memory of the forest”.
The Sylva memoria team became a shining example of active student participation in the life of the city and demonstrated the high level of preparation of students of the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Institute of Civil Engineering to solve real-life design problems.
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