International architectural firm One Works and Norman Forster are involved in the creation of a promising master plan for Nikolaev, according to the press service of Mykolaiv City Council.
UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in early fall invited international architects to help Nikolaev to develop a perspective master plan. Coordinates the work of a global design and architectural firm One Works (Italy).
According to the website of the architectural company, One Works created a special team on a pro bono basis.
“We want to contribute, using the best of our skills and knowledge, in defining a master plan that looks at the architectural and infrastructure reconstruction of the city on which to base an equally robust social reconstruction…During a series of online meetings with Nikolaev Mayor Alexander Senkevich and Deputy Mayor Vitaly Lukov, we were able to discuss the first steps to be taken to address the most urgent needs and support recovery efforts for a better tomorrow, envisioning z
One Works is working closely with the UNECE task force, the Norman Foster Foundation and the Nicholas authorities on five thematic macro areas that form the basis for analysis and identification of strategies that will guide the development of a new master plan for the city: transportation and infrastructure, green and water systems, social housing, industrial/manufacturing development.
“This is a project that will be all the more successful the more professionals know how they can get involved. I work daily with our One Works directors to help bring in professionals who showcase the best of Italian design, craftsmanship, in addition to an intense dialogue and exchange with local Nikolaev professionals and architects. Together with an in-depth analysis of the city’s needs, we can make the Mykolaiv Master Plan an unprecedented model of inclusive design for people,” explained De Carli.
For example, the Department of Urban Planning of the Polytechnic University of Milan, experts on digital transformation of cities Municipia, ExSUF – Center of Excellence of the Geneva UN Charter, Liuc – Libera Università di Castellanza have already been involved in the development of the perspective Mykolaiv master plan.
According to the press service of the Mykolaiv City Council, in parallel, a sociological study of the opinions of citizens on the creation of a master plan is carried out.
It was previously reported that British experts, headed by Norman Forster, were brought in to help create a master plan for the reconstruction of Kharkiv. In order to ensure openness and transparency of the interested representatives of communities, UNECE plans to launch a common site for Kharkiv and Mykolaiv, which will inform citizens about all stages of development as much as possible.
The Ukrainian architectural company Archimatika (Kyiv) has opened the office Archimatika Norge AS. in Oslo, Norway, the company said on its Facebook page.
“We are pleased to announce that Archimatika has opened an office in Oslo – Archimatika Norge AS. Our Norwegian department consists of nine experienced architects, but it will have all Archimatika resources in Kyiv with more than 250 architects, designers and engineers,” the company noted.
According to the report, Archimatika Norge AS will provide services of urban planning, designing of residential, office, commercial real estate, territory planning, research, technical supervision, development of technical documentation and supervision of construction projects.
Currently, the office in Norway has already taken up several projects at various stages, including, in particular, territory planning and preparation of documents.
Archimatika was founded in 2005 by architects Dmytro Vasilyev and Oleksandr Popov.
According to the company, more than 7.6 million square meters of residential and public buildings were designed during its operation. The project portfolio at the design stage as of December 2019 consists of more than 3.5 million square meters.
The company employs 270 people. Currently (December 2019), the company has three offices in Kyiv, Moscow, and Oslo.
