Architectural ecology of the city Automatic translate

For many decades our country has been living on the remnants of the former glory of our architects. The brightest period was the period of constructivism. It was the constructivists who contributed to the world system of architecture. They gave the status of a strong, new-thinking power. Coming back to our days, it is safe to say that most of the world’s modern architecture, in one way or another, refers to the constructivists.

Material provided by the Moscow architectural studio Tammvis.

Ideological and multiple variation of constructivism allows to draw modern forms and co-scale architecture. In those times, when the strength of the idea was supported by institutions of knowledge, strong schools and rigorous teaching, the principles of architectural ecology of the city were also sustained. Let’s try to understand what it is. The concept itself as a separate topic is relatively recent. The consequence is chaos in the buildings and the imbalance of old and new. At the turn of the formation of Russia as a new country, the house-building complex worked clearly and coherently.

State control increased influence, and it also determined often the direction in architecture. Panel houses, typology, all this exists today. The modern architect is often a prisoner of the client. The principles of building harmony are virtually non-existent in most structures. There are a few key objectives as material return, height and maximum economy of materials and labor. Following these rules, the quality of architecture ceases to be of interest to the architect. It turns out to be a paradox. The customer pays, the architect designs a low-quality product. Generations are born, living among this wretched architecture. The wrong perception of the environment is brought up. On this basis, the taste of the client who reaches the age of maturity is based on what he grew up among.

Good point, if the environment is nurturing, there is an opportunity for cognition of the outside world. Today, the architectural ecology of a city, metropolis or village is inclined towards economic benefit. A striking example these days is a large part of any courtyard of any city. It is worth looking out of the window to realize the environment in which most of the inhabitants of our country live.

Lack of perspective from the window, lack of yard recreational areas, parking lots. All this violates the architectural ecology. The height of buildings due to the lack of territories for building also generates the plantation of monotypicality and grayness of buildings. Society is used to living under the law of the urban jungle. And it is the environment that fosters character, the ecology of architecture and environment fosters a certain type of person.

Education, helps us to understand the environment. But if we do not inculcate and educate the principle of less is better, then plastic and form will remain only in the textbooks of architecture. And the principles of architectural ecology will become a museum term in modern society.