Architect Andrei Chernikhov unveiled the main idea behind the "Birth of Scale" exposition
On March 1,
the National Centre RUSSIA will host the opening of the "Birth of
Scale" exposition, dedicated to Russian architecture and urban planners.
The exposition will showcase the most striking, ambitious, and extraordinary
architectural projects, as well as past and present concepts.
The chief
curator of the "Birth of Scale" exposition, architect Andrei
Chernikhov, stated that the project is built around several key ideas.
According to him, the primary goal of the exposition is to help visitors grasp the
scale and grandeur of Russia.
"Living
in the largest country in the world, we do not always perceive this scale. Only
when flying from one end of the country to the other — something that rarely
happens — do we realize the vast distances, spaces, and expanses. This
generates a completely different sense of scale. Moreover, the fact that we
have constantly had to develop enormous territories while expanding our state
borders has given rise to entire urban planning models and architectural
concepts," the architect explained.
The second
important objective of the exposition is to demonstrate what Russian genius is
capable of when it comes to architecture. In Andrei Chernikhov’s opinion, it is
essential to highlight the originality and uniqueness of ideas developed by
Russian architects throughout different periods.
"Despite
the fact that we borrowed a lot, as our development was very rapid, our
architects created an enormous number of original projects, ideas, and concepts
of their own. This includes Tatlin's Tower and, more broadly, the work of
architects in the 1920s and 1930s, when we were rebuilding the country,
reshaping it, and truly creating new architecture and new cities,"
emphasized Andrei Chernikhov.
The curator
of the exposition highlighted the great significance of the National Centre
RUSSIA as a venue for the display. "Even in its name, this centre is
extremely ambitious — in the best sense of the word. And these ambitions align
in essence and spirit with architecture," noted Andrei Chernikhov.
He added
that architecture is something that first emerges in the imagination and then
remains on the ground for decades or even centuries. In Andrei Chernikhov’s
view, the "Birth of Scale" exposition seamlessly fits into the
concept of the National Centre RUSSIA.
The history of Russian architecture, bold concepts, and Soviet urban planning projects realised across the globe were presented to delegations of the exposition on May 31.
These mills were technological structures, each one a complex mechanism despite its apparent simplicity.
The lecture "Russian Architecture in the Global Context" took place at the National Centre RUSSIA on May 30.
