Young architects from Lviv Polytechnic propose a new approach to the reconstruction of Kherson. Students Iryna Ostashevska, Liliia Voroshchuk and their team won the prestigious Resilient Cities Ukraine competition. Their project for the urban planning of residential areas near Antonivskyi Bridge in Kherson received the highest scores from the jury and was awarded in two nominations this year.
The Resilient Cities Ukraine competition is an architectural and urban hackathon organised by the Canadian company Rebuild UA Hackathon in cooperation with Ukrainian architects. Its goal is to help rebuild cities affected by the war and assist Ukrainian refugees. The theme of this year’s competition was to create a modern living space near Dnipro, which provided ample opportunities for architectural solutions.
– The site is located near the water, which opened up opportunities for the use of unique architectural techniques. We sought to combine history, energy efficiency and modern Ukrainian identity, creating a living space that would be in harmony with the natural environment, says Iryna Ostashevska.
The winning team
A team of four students took part in the competition:
- Iryna Ostashevska (Lviv Polytechnic, IARD, Department of Urban Planning and Design);
- Liliia Voroshchuk (Lviv Polytechnic, IARD, Department of Urban Planning and Design);
- Daniel Fanta (Lviv Polytechnic, IARD, Department of Urban Planning and Design);
- Oleksandr Perenovskyi (O.M. Beketov Kharkiv National University of Urban Economy).
The team’s leader and mentor was Liudmyla Hnes, Candidate of Architectural Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Urban Planning and Design, Lviv Polytechnic.
This is not the first competition for the students – they also took part in the All-Ukrainian Steel Freedom competition, where they also reached the final.
The winning project combines energy efficiency, natural materials and historical authenticity. The architecture students sought to create a space in harmony with nature, using materials traditional to the region and adding water channels that emphasise the location of the neighbourhoods by the Dnipro River. Both girls dreamed of a career in architecture from an early age and chose Lviv Polytechnic to study.
