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U:Lab.spb KL

St-Petersburg / London

U:Lab spb research/education project created in 2009 by Katya Larina and Daniyar Yusupov / U:Lab.spb engages in research on urbanism and introduction of computation and new design methods able to deal with complex systems into urban strategies and architectural design practice / Katya Larina bio http://theoryandpractice.ru/presenters/7530-ekaterina-larina

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Tatlin Mono Catalogue 2013-14

It is a very nice news, U:Lab.spb project together with our many collaborators has been published in Tatlin Mono Catalogue of young russian architects 2013-14, many thanks to Jane Repina for the invitation and support and to all guys we were very lucky to do the work together. Also it... Continue reading

Posted Jan 5, 2015 at U:Lab.spb KL

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Spotcamp Sochi / August 2014

This August Simplex nois in collaboration with Branchpoint project and Designet.ru organised Spotcamp Sochi. Spot camp was a 2 weeks training and 2 weeks design workshop with a group of very interesting tutors and lecturers from all around the world including guys from Design Research Lab, Em Thech Architectural Association... Continue reading

Posted Jan 1, 2015 at U:Lab.spb KL

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AA Landscape Urbanism ”Critical Territories: From Academia to Praxis” publication

I am very pleased to announce that in June the Publication ” Critical Territories: From Academia to Praxis” has been issued. This publication constitutes a compilation of Landscape Urbanism AA Master projects, including my Landscape urbanism Master project I did in 2007-08. "Critical Territories opens with a series of contributions... Continue reading

Posted Jan 1, 2015 at U:Lab.spb KL

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Interview for Designet.ru and Tatlin magazine

You can check my interview about architectural education in London and Architectural Association, which I did some time ago for Designet and Tatlin magazine. Unfortunately text is only in russian. Continue reading

Posted Jan 1, 2015 at U:Lab.spb KL

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Soviet Microrayons talk for the Spring semester Program of Architectural Association

This spring I was really glad to give a talk about Soviet Microrayons for the Spring semester Program of Architectural Association, many thanks to Naiara Vegara for the invitation. I am very grateful for a very nice discussion I had with students on transformation of meaning of the efficiency in... Continue reading

Posted Dec 28, 2014 at U:Lab.spb KL

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Villa LasBrisas & Copper staircase@ Mallorca/ Studio Mishin/ 2006-12

Here is a project I was working on between 2006 and 2011 at studio Mishin in St -Petersburg. Project has been accomplished already a year ago, finally found the time to add it here. For almost 6 years was involved into the design and construction process for this villa and... Continue reading

Posted Mar 1, 2014 at U:Lab.spb KL

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Mid-term crits @ Bartlett and AA

This December I was very happy to be in some of the midterm juries in Bartlett and Architectural Association. Particularly I really enjoyed discussion around the projects of Unit7 Shadow Cities and Cultural Process runned by Maria Fedorchenco in AA. Working with my hometown St-Petersburg and reading St-Petersburg as kaleidoscope... Continue reading

Posted Feb 25, 2014 at U:Lab.spb KL

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October 2013/ Lecture @ DUE St-Petersburg

In October I was very glad to make a lecture Landscape Urbanism/ Dynamic Ecology for students of the Master program Design Urban Ecology in Saint Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics. Right now guys are focused on the research on city of Kronstadt. You can check details... Continue reading

Posted Feb 25, 2014 at U:Lab.spb KL

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Essay "Studycase #44/ How to open a Closed city" Katya Larina

Finally posting my essay I wrote some time ago for the publication "ZATO, Secret Soviet Cities During the Cold War", this publication was related to the exhibition at Harriman Institute, Columbia University, New York, 05 2012 . Continue reading

Posted Feb 13, 2014 at U:Lab.spb KL

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Open\Closed city, Branchpoint @ Strelka 2013

This summer within a Branchpoint community we were very happy to have an opportunity to run a workshop Open/Closed cities in a framework of the program Summer on Strelka at Institute Strelka Moscow. It is already a forth year Branchpoint community is invited to Strelka. This year we were lucky... Continue reading

Posted Dec 10, 2013 at U:Lab.spb KL

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Workshop Branchpoint @ Strelka 2-10 August, Open/Closed Cities, Город как Открытая/Закрытая система

We are very happy to announce new Branchpoint Workshop 2013 Open/Closed cities@ Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design Moscow, from 2 to 10 of August, we are very exited to have Rob Stuart-smith kick-starting the workshop with3 days session of design in Processing and Manuel Jiménez García as a... Continue reading

Posted Jul 1, 2013 at U:Lab.spb KL

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04/2013 Smartgeometry Constructing for Uncertainty/ Simulating urban growth

In April 2013 I was very glad to take a part in the Smartgeometry 2013 Constructing for uncertainty. Within 4 days work in 'Volatile territories' cluster we were focused on the development of speculative urban design instrument, capable to simulate the dynamics of evolution of urban tissue. Using "Recursive Design"... Continue reading

Posted Jun 24, 2013 at U:Lab.spb KL

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02/2013 Lecture on Self-Reflective Artificial Systems at the Branchpoint Project Workshop / Community 03 @ Novosibirsk

In February 2013 was flattered to be invited to make a skype lecture on Self Reflective artificial systems at the Branchpoint Project Workshop / Community 03 @ Novosibirsk, challenge of this workshop was to create responsive lighting entry installation/ balustrade, really enjoyed the discussion after the lecture, thank you. Continue reading

Posted Jun 24, 2013 at U:Lab.spb KL

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U:Lab.spb competition 2012 Nikola Lenivets Art Residencies / Moscow

Among 20 teams from all around the globe U:lab.spb has been invited to develop project of Art residencies of wildlife park Nikolo Lenivets. The key concept of the project became a simulation and development of mechanism of emergence of creative cluster on the basis of Wildlife Park Nikolo Lenivets. Complex... Continue reading

Posted Nov 25, 2012 at U:Lab.spb KL

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U:Lab.spb competition 2011/12 Kiev Islands Urban Wildlife Park

In december 2011 U:Lab.spb in collaboration with Yevgeniya Pozigun (London), Irina Klixbull (Copenhagen) and Roman Pomazan (Kiev) made a competition project Kiev Islands. in Project develops the decision-making instrument\strategy which is intended to guide the future development of Kiev Islands. Proposed strategy combines 3 main streams of development in different... Continue reading

Posted Nov 25, 2012 at U:Lab.spb KL

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Closed Cities exhibition and publication on BLDGBLOG

Please read about passed exhibition and Panel at Van Alen Books on the topic of "Secret Soviet Cities During the Cold War" at BLDGBLOG: Secret Soviet Cities Continue reading

Posted Nov 25, 2012 at U:Lab.spb KL

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Presentation of the catalog of ZATO exhibition on 15th of may at Van Alen, New York

Looking forward for the launch of the ZATO exhibition catalog on 15th of may at Van Alen Institute, New York. This publication includes a few essays on secret cities issue and also my paper "Studycase #44/ How to open a Closed city", pity I wouldn't be able to be there. Continue reading

Posted May 8, 2012 at U:Lab.spb KL

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Closed cities exhibition at Harriman Institute, Columbia University

U:lab.spb has been invited to contribute to the exhibition about Closed cities which was opened on 27 of March and will go on till 22 May at Harriman Institute, Columbia University. I was happy to present research on ZATO Sverdlovsk 44 in sections "perimeter" and "territory". There is a forthcoming... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2012 at U:Lab.spb KL

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ZATO/Closed City #44: Novouralsk /“Closed Cities” as an "Open system" / Lecture at AA for Landscape Urbanism students / february 2012

I was kindly invited by Douglas Spencer in the framework of his history and theory lecture course for Landscape Urbanism students to give a talk “Closed Cities” as an "Open system" at Architectural Association. On my lecture I was glad to share my research and results of the Workshop U:Lab.spb... Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2012 at U:Lab.spb KL

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Lecture Landscape DynaMix U:Lab.spb / Workshop Interaction /Branchpoint @ Strelka 2011

This is a lecture Landscape DynaMix U:Lab.spb made at Strelka school, the one of two we made in the framework of our workshop Interaction /Branchpoint @ Strelka 2011. The second one hopefully will be available soon. The focus of the Landscape DynaMix lecture is design of environment as a dynamic... Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2012 at U:Lab.spb KL

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U:Lab.spb as experts on Anna Shevchenko project "Jewish Region: Chosen but Forgotten" Preservation Unit @ Strelka School 2011

Last year it was a great pleasure for me and Daniyar to be an invited expert for the really interesting project of Anna Shevchenko in "Preservation" Rem Koolhaas Unit at Srelka school in Moscow. Jewish Region: Chosen but Forgotten from Anya Shevchenko "Anna’s research is based on a field study... Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2012 at U:Lab.spb KL

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workshop INTERACTION / BRANCHPOINT @ STRELKA / 08.2011

On the workshop INTERACTION @ STRELKA / summer 2011 we proposed to use dynamically developing site of red October as an interactive platform between different actors of the space, urban and virtual landscape of Moscow. Particular challenge of the workshop was to work with environment as with a dynamic system,... Continue reading

Posted Feb 8, 2012 at U:Lab.spb KL

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Branchpoin&U:Lab.spb at ArchMoscow 2011 report by Ed Haiman

BranchPointActSurf from Branch Point on Vimeo. Continue reading

Posted Jun 7, 2011 at U:Lab.spb KL

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Branchpoin&U:Lab.spb at ArchMoscow 2011

U:lab.spb just back from annual Architectural Exhibition Archmoscow. Together with Branchpoint project we made an installation about our workshop/lectures activity. Also U:Lab took a part in the lecture series '5 and a half branches' and presented our lecture "Topology of development / Limits of control" The installation consisted of material... Continue reading

Posted Jun 5, 2011 at U:Lab.spb KL

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'Practice' new program on http://1arch.ru/

Last sunday http://1arch.ru/ we recorded a new program Branchpoint on theme \practice\ to define the gap happens at the point of implementation of theory of digital architecture into the real world design practice. To this conversation we invited architects who had an academic experience in theory of digital and parametric... Continue reading

Posted Mar 11, 2011 at U:Lab.spb KL

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