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This graduation project investigates how architecture can mediate between governance, urban knowledge production, and civic participation through the design of a new Ministry of Urban Living Conditions in Athens. The project responds to the gap between changing urban conditions and the institutional processes through which they are observed, interpreted, and acted upon. In Athens, recurring cycles of construction growth, decline, vacancy, reuse, and renewal have produced spatial challenges that require forms of governance capable of continuous adaptation and public engagement. The proposed ministry is conceived not only as an administrative body, but as an open civic framework in which public authorities, professionals, researchers, students, civic organisations, and citizens participate in the production and ex- change of urban knowledge. At its centre is the Urban Forum, containing the Athens Urban Mod- el Hall and a movable 1:500 model of the metropolitan region. Around this civic core, the Urban Laboratory, Urban Academy, and Urban Commons support research, fabrication, education, professional exchange, and public collaboration. The design is organised through a fractal spatial logic that combines institutional coherence with local autonomy. A stable structural framework, continuous hovering roof, and system of courtyards unify the distributed clusters while allowing changing patterns of occupation over time. Adaptability is therefore embedded not through physical transformation of the building, but through the shifting relationship between users, programmes, and urban development cycles. The project demonstrates how institutional architecture can move beyond closed administration and become a civic platform for continuous learning, participation, and the collective shaping of urban futures.
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This graduation project investigates how architecture can mediate between governance, urban knowledge production, and civic participation through the design of a new Ministry of Urban Living Conditions in Athens. The project responds to the gap between changing urban conditions and the institutional processes through which they are observed, interpreted, and acted upon. In Athens, recurring cycles of construction growth, decline, vacancy, reuse, and renewal have produced spatial challenges that require forms of governance capable of continuous adaptation and public engagement. The proposed ministry is conceived not only as an administrative body, but as an open civic framework in which public authorities, professionals, researchers, students, civic organisations, and citizens participate in the production and ex- change of urban knowledge. At its centre is the Urban Forum, containing the Athens Urban Mod- el Hall and a movable 1:500 model of the metropolitan region. Around this civic core, the Urban Laboratory, Urban Academy, and Urban Commons support research, fabrication, education, professional exchange, and public collaboration. The design is organised through a fractal spatial logic that combines institutional coherence with local autonomy. A stable structural framework, continuous hovering roof, and system of courtyards unify the distributed clusters while allowing changing patterns of occupation over time. Adaptability is therefore embedded not through physical transformation of the building, but through the shifting relationship between users, programmes, and urban development cycles. The project demonstrates how institutional architecture can move beyond closed administration and become a civic platform for continuous learning, participation, and the collective shaping of urban futures.
This research explores the evolution of prefabricated mass housing in Kaluga, Russia, between 1955 and 1991, a period marked by urgent post-World War II housing needs and significant ideological shifts within Soviet architecture. The study systematically investigates the distinct urban development strategies and architectural modifications implemented in Kaluga’s prefabricated housing series, categorising them into three generations. This paper proves the findings, that indicate progressive improvements in living standards, such as increased apartment sizes, larger kitchens, improved structural elements, and enhanced façade complexity. Notably, local architects creatively utilised decorative motifs inspired by regional embroidery, introducing distinctive visual diversity despite strict standardisation constraints. However, economic and planning challenges limited comprehensive urban realisation, resulting in fragment- ed city development. Today, these aging prefabricated buildings, exceeding their intended lifespan, pose urban planning and heritage preservation dilemmas. This study underscores the necessity to document and preserve certain structures due architectural significance, highlighting the impact of Soviet-era urban planning on contem- porary urban landscapes.
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This research explores the evolution of prefabricated mass housing in Kaluga, Russia, between 1955 and 1991, a period marked by urgent post-World War II housing needs and significant ideological shifts within Soviet architecture. The study systematically investigates the distinct urban development strategies and architectural modifications implemented in Kaluga’s prefabricated housing series, categorising them into three generations. This paper proves the findings, that indicate progressive improvements in living standards, such as increased apartment sizes, larger kitchens, improved structural elements, and enhanced façade complexity. Notably, local architects creatively utilised decorative motifs inspired by regional embroidery, introducing distinctive visual diversity despite strict standardisation constraints. However, economic and planning challenges limited comprehensive urban realisation, resulting in fragment- ed city development. Today, these aging prefabricated buildings, exceeding their intended lifespan, pose urban planning and heritage preservation dilemmas. This study underscores the necessity to document and preserve certain structures due architectural significance, highlighting the impact of Soviet-era urban planning on contem- porary urban landscapes.