From 5 to 7 June, the VIII All-Russian Festival "Architectural Heritage" was held in Ryazan. The festival is an annual national event with foreign participation, a review of achievements in the field of preserving the architectural and urban heritage of our country.

SPbGASU was represented by the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Head of the Department of Architectural and Urban-Planning Heritage Ekaterina Vozniak, Associate Professors at the Department Nadezhda Akulova, Nina Petukhova, Evgeniya Shuvaeva, Aleksandr Gorshkov, Senior Lecturer at the Department Maria Kolesova. Our teachers acted as moderators, speakers, and active participants in the dialogue.

The theme of the festival this year was: "The architectural heritage of ancient cities - the cultural code of memory and its role in preserving the spiritual integrity of Russian historical settlements." The event was attended by representatives of government bodies, cultural heritage protection bodies, restoration, design and research organizations, experts in the field of architecture, urban planning, restoration.

Head of restoration programs of the Committee for State Control, Use and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments (KGIOP) of St Petersburg Pavlina Yudina, President of the charitable foundation "Heritage of the Nation" Irina Lepikhina, Nina Petukhova, Nadezhda Akulova, Advisor to the Chairman of KGIOP Yulia Bakhareva

Nadezhda Akulova spoke at the round table on the topic of “Preservation and restoration of military memorial complexes and military burials”, which is especially relevant in the year of the eightieth anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

"We talked about the importance of preserving the intangible in the tangible. I informed about the final qualification works of the students of our department, in which the concepts of development and preservation of the historical territories of a number of memorial complexes are deeply worked out. I shared the experience of involving students in a team of restoration architects to prepare design documentation, which was implemented, using the example of the memorial complex "In memory of shot childhood" in the village of Kirkovo, Tosnensky District, Leningrad Region," said Nadezhda Akulova.

Another round table in which Nadezhda Aleksandrovna took part was “Recreation of lost architectural monuments: experience of recent years and prospects.” The teacher introduced the participants of the meeting to the experience of final qualification works on temple architecture and preservation of historical heritage in St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.

"I presented to my colleagues an object that was a shrine and a stronghold of Orthodoxy on the border with Swedish lands - the Makaryevskaya Pustyn monastery, located in the Tosnensky district of the Leningrad region. Currently, comprehensive work is being carried out on the monastery with both students and professionals. In 2030, the monastery will turn 500 years old, it is very important for the return and strengthening of Orthodoxy on this land and the preservation of the spiritual and historical heritage of these territories," said Nadezhda Akulova.

Ekaterina Vozniak, as a moderator, conducted a discussion on “Features of the educational process in the specialty “Reconstruction and restoration of architectural heritage”.

Evgeniya Shuvaeva held a round table "Preservation of wooden architecture objects. Theoretical recommendations and practical experience". Experts and teachers discussed theoretical and regulatory aspects of restoration and adaptation of wooden objects, as well as the features of their use.

Participants of the round table "Preservation of wooden architecture objects": head of the architectural workshop ARM2 OOO "NIiPI Spetsrestoratsiya" Maria Shapchenko; chief architect for restoration of the architectural bureau "Studio 44" Ilya Sabantsev; deputy director for restoration of the Kizhi Museum-Reserve Yulia Alipova; chief architect of the project of the Project Group "Rieder" Maya Rieder; Evgeniya Shuvaeva

The Silver Diploma in the nomination "Best textbook on architectural heritage" was awarded to the work "History of Protection and Restoration of Cultural Heritage Sites", published by SPbGASU. The authors of the textbook are the chief architect of the State Museum-Reserve "Tsarskoye Selo", a graduate of SPbGASU Maria Ryadova, the first deputy chairman of the KGIOP of St Petersburg Ekaterina Kozyreva and Evgenia Shuvaeva.

According to Nadezhda Akulova, important issues of further development of SPbGASU in the field of architectural restoration were discussed outside the round tables. Together with representatives of the Committee for State Control, Use and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments, the Union of Restorers of Russia, the Union of Restorers of St Petersburg, the Russian Association of Restorers, and the chief architect of the Central Scientific Restoration Design Workshops Sergey Kulikov, plans were outlined for the development of professional and federal state educational standards in restoration areas.