RU  UK  EN
Статьи  >  Know  >  Ukrainian Artist Elaborated The Concept of A Growing City of Future

Ukrainian Artist Elaborated The Concept of A Growing City of Future

Автор: 21.08.2014 | architecture, technology, Ukraine
Ukrainian artist and architect Stepan Ryabchenko elaborated a concept of a modern growing city. OUTLOOK got lucky to talk to the author – we share his revolutionary ideas with you.

Stepan Ryabchenko calls his project The Octants. It is based on an image of a bilevel metropolis where pedestrian part is elevated to the level of two storeys above the ground. Its lower part is used for transport. Technical institutions and premises as well as car parking lots are situated here.

Its upper part belongs to people and nature alone. Its whole territory is planted with greenery across-the-board, architectural compositions, parks and gardens are all here along with museums, cafés, offices, etc. All the moving is done through the system of elevators, bridges and corridors.

According to the artist, distinctive of the city of such kind is balance between environment and high technologies with humans being its major element. Aside from this, it is unique because every one can rebuild constructions and replace their components in one’s own discretion as well as change configuration of buildings through swift reconstruction of elements and relocation of dwelling units.

Stepan Ryabchenko himself has no doubts that his offspring can be put into practice in the East of Ukraine after military actions are over and during reconstruction of the region. Also, Octants can emerge both on the periphery of cities and within city boundaries in the place of out-of-date residential districts.

The project was first presented during Ukrainian Dream exhibition that took place at Mystetskyi Arsenal in June this year. However the project’s presentation was preceded by work on creation of transformable dwelling within Family Nest project where the author was awarded first prize in the field of conceptual architecture “The Way I See” in 2010. Its bedrock was the idea of a house that could be disassembled and carried along.

As of now, construction companies have already shown interest in his project and it can be made a reality in the nearest future however cost of such futuristic metropolis is yet unknown.

Stepan Ryabchenko is a Ukrainian artist and architect, sculptor and author of installations. He uses modern computer technologies in his art.

He is a native of Odessa. Member of National Artists Union of Ukraine. Awardee of prestigious contests in the field of architecture and art.

Three-time awardee of the contest in the field of conceptual architecture “The Way I See”. Awardee of the first Ukrainian Abstract Art Triennale ‘Art Act’. In 2011 was nominated for the PinchukArtCenter Prize.

Awardee of international modern sculpture contest ‘Kyiv Sculpture Project’ Hew lives and works in Odessa. Ryabchenko’s works were more than once displayed at landmark exhibitions in PinchukArtCentre, Mystetskyi Arsenal and National Art Museum of Ukraine as well as abroad in London’s Saatchi, Vienna’s Novomatic Forum, at Art Vilnius, etc.

His works can be found in collections of The Museum of Odessa Modern Art, Voronov Art Foundation, Firtash Foundation as well as private collections in Ukraine, Russia, the USA, the UK, Israel and Switzerland. 

Вам это будет интересно:
Appeasement and beauty. Impressive temples of Asia
Buddhists say: to get rid of suffering, one should get rid of desire. There are special places for that. Today we suggest you to check out our top five of stunning temples, where Buddhists and tourists are looking for a way to harmony for their souls.
Holy beauty! What are the most famous abbeys in the world hiding?
What do you imagine when you hear the word "abbey"? I'm sure most people will first of all think of Westminster. But what if I said that in fact it is no longer an abbey? So what makes these medieval buildings so special? Let's look at the example of buildings from different European countries.
Eastern hights
Stereotypes are terrible. They form a definite picture of the world in our heads, and it is not so easy to change. Take, for instance, the concept of skyscraper: imagination of 90% people immediately provoke skyline of American cities, familiar from movies and TV. It is quite logical, but nowadays panorama of the best luxury skyscrapers is in other direction – keep moving to the East. For Arab structures may outdo Western ones in all respects.
Eternal love. Monuments to love in Ukraine
How much love weights and can its volume be measued? Does it have a garvity center and how it behaves in hours of ardent heat ot snow storms? Sure enough, love is an ethereal feeling that rather resembles crazy butterflies dancing in your stomach. However people, who have deep feelings, have learned to "create love" and convey its meaning in stone, wood or metal for others.
PHOTOproject: Beyond Warsaw
We were catching the warm spring sun rays at almost empty Warsaw Sunday streets. When the sun had hidden behind the skyscraper - we got high on the tallest among them to enjoy the sunset.
The most beautiful churches in the world: charm and divine power
The architecture of temples has interesting and sometimes controversial history. Quite often the novelties and fundamentals of movements in architecture started with the building of temples with sophisticated design. The Polish Roman Catholic churches are rather bright in their beauty.
Le Grand Louvre
First exhibition of paintings in the world’s most visited museum the Louvre was opened on 1793. But its building was well-known far beyond France, though the edifice was not used with such lofty cultural purposes.
Sculpture of the Vatican: history and philosophy
"A small territory with a great mission" is the motto under which on February 11, 1929 Lateran Treaty between the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy See recognized Vatican as a sovereign territory. It was an agreement which opened doors for curious patrons who for centuries had been trading gossip about "What is kept inside Vatican castles?".
Malanka and Vasyl winter fun: Carnival in Ukrainian style
The New Year in Ukraine did not always start with a Christmas tree, and instead of Santa Claus and Snow Maiden, guests were waiting fora minx girl - Malanka and motor-boy Vasyl accompanied by the retinue. All the follies were out of hand: the ridiculed riddles carried a sacred content, dictated by the logic of the myth of the duel of spring and winter.
VIDEO. Bethlehem: perfect holiness
On this great holiday for all Christians of the Orthodox rite, we want to present you a video about the holy places of Palestine, namely the city of Bethlehem.
Christmas Eve and What’s to Follow
Christmas arrives with a warm overjacket on its shoulders. At night it brings warm light of the first evening star and in the morning it wakes you up with shine of white but warm sun. If my great-grandmonther’s grandmother had been asked about her Christmas feelings, I believe, her words would have been identical to mine. Because together with a bowl of kutia,...
One Lives And Learns – World’s Most Interesting Campuses
With this article, we want to inspire both current and future students with a selection of the most impressive universities and institute campuses. Those who have already received degree will probably get filled with admiration, too, and start thinking whether or not to get another one because in such places one hits the books especially fruitfully.
Museums that cure
“I’d like some headache elixir, mandrake root extract, heart pills and a bit of morphine, please…” – this is about how patients addressed pharmacists a couple hundred years ago. They, in turn, were preparing various magmas and mixtures in pharmacological laboratories situated as near as in the next room. Sure, nowadays technologies have significantly advanced, “remedy stores” fit in kiosks while drug-containing medicines cannot be bought without prescription…
We were there: Prague
Where to look for Clementin, the narrowest hotel in Czech Republic merely 3.28 meters wide, how to chose between Pilsner Urquel, Krušovice and Gambrinus, when to feed gold-colored carps and why tram 91 has no peer? Elvira Matrosova learned about these and more. And despite the fact that this city stands on Vltava (Wilth-ahwa – literally means Wild water), it is aristocratic, consistent and calm yet far from Puritanism.
The Sistine Chapel Illusions
More than fifteen hundred years ago Romans were awe struck when they caught the very first sight of the Sistine Chapel. After that masters of painting were born and dead as well as whole pictural art styles. And contemporaries of you and me gape on the distinguished temple.
What do they eat: Ukraine
Spoiled with home-made borshch, holubtsy and cotlets, we are under an illusion that we know Ukrainian cuisine like the tips of own fingers and there is nothing distinctive about it while in fact gastronomic heritage of our country is far richer than a grandma’s ingenuous menu. Time has come to recall original Ukrainian dishes that were undeservedly forgotten in the era of semi-cooked products and fast food.
Life on water: 7 little-known Venice competitors
When we hear about "water city", Venice immediately comes to mind, doesn’t it? Tranquil gondolas, narrow waterways, gentle light of the evening sun and ancient architecture create that heady romantic cocktail which attracts tourists from all over the world to the Italian city.
Not only a tower is a symbol. The best works of Gustav Eiffel
The word is, Guy de Maupassant hated Eiffel Tower. The famous writer believed that it was uglifying the face of Paris without benefiting the city. Nevertheless, he could be often seen in a cozy cafe on the top of the construction. In such cases the author of “Bel Ami” used to say that “it was the only way the damned tower dropped out of his sight…”
Canadian skyscrapers: Upwards and Downwards
There is hardly a person, who did not cancel his or her appointment or a walk due to nasty weather, since it is a challenge to get dressed, to keep warm, to wait in the bitter cold for transport, instead you feel like wrapping yourself in blanket and read a book.
Ukrainian gardens of Babylon
Have you ever noticed how parks attrack us when it gets warmer outside? And what happens when you suddenly get there? Time stands still, something starts pulsating inside you, and your body seems to plant out fresh sprouts. OUTLOOK encourages you to visit the most beautiful arboreta of Ukraine, which you will exit feeling double alive.
Закрыть
Outlook facebook page