PRAGMATIKA.MEDIA. Degree of well-being VOL.2

#27
December 2020 - January 2021

We admit that 262 columns of the previous volume turned out to be absolutely insufficient in order to reveal the topic "Degree of well-being" declared by us.

In the spring, on the crest of the first wave of the pandemic, it seemed to us, and not only to us, but also to a huge number of authoritative urbanists, that the contagion of COVID-19 radically changes our idea of ​​\uXNUMXb\uXNUMXbhigh urban density as one of the main conditions of well-being. But it is already obvious that the idea of ​​"comfortable city = dense city" remains popular as before.

At the same time, the best minds and entire departments of large international architectural firms calculate the percentage of correction of pre-pandemic master plans. And mayors known for their radical reforms, such as Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, are using the pandemic as an excuse to accelerate transformation under the concept of the "15-minute city" of Carlos Moreno, a professor of innovation at the Sorbonne University.

  • What can be considered a comfortable density for Ukrainian cities today, taking into account our realities and mentality?
  • What are the permissible limits of self-expression of the individual in the urban environment? What is ethical development?

We raised these topics in the aspect of the same "degree of well-being" and invite you to discuss the conflict of urban spaces as the most valuable resource (this at first glance paradoxical idea was expressed by Alisa Alexandrova, a student of the Kharkiv School of Architecture in the material "Degree of well-being. How to measure the temperature of cities» in the 26rd volume of PRAGMATIKA.MEDIA).

So let's continue!

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GIORGETTI Camerata. Art Deco style through the prism of the House of Cartier
It was possible to experience the Art Deco era through exquisite jewelry and pieces of furniture on December 2 in the capital's Giorgetti salon during a themed evening.

Belgian and Dutch design. The evening is supported by AGROMAT
On October 16, 2020, at the eighth art lecture of Kostyantyn Kovshevatskyi, they talked about Belgian and Dutch design in the capital's AGROMAT salon.

BORA X Pure: pure perfection
The German manufacturer of innovative systems of kitchen hoods integrated into BORA cooktops has presented a new line of BORA X Pure products.

EAT food love ART. Edible art
Design bureau Hochu rayu has launched its own brand of ironic edible gifts Eat Art, inspired by the figures of famous artists.

Objects and People: Cultural Codes GIORGETTI
We are talking about the brightest objects from the polyphonic collection of 2020, each of which is able to meet the most delicate life needs of a modern citizen.

Gaggenau. No margin for error, or Quality Control Control
We rarely think about what is behind the things we are used to, and we are not very interested in their history, but their flawless work is important to us. Faced with kitchen appliances, we understand why you should choose Gaggenau.

Forbo Marmoleum. How to bake the right "pie"
Together with the Swiss company Forbo, we understand the intricacies of the production and use of natural linoleum.

City Guide by FunderMax. Communication with the city through the interiors of public spaces
Popular public spaces are a marker of urban well-being. While walking through Kyiv, we explore the city together with the FunderMax company, which provides high-quality, reliable material for interior work.

Oleksandr Shepel: London air, a magic closet and a small plane
The Ukrainian furniture factory Shepel Furniture turned 5 years old this year. Investigating the phenomenon of rapid development and success of the company, we talk with its founder Oleksandr Shepel.

Sadolin: Careful, painted! Olena Fateeva and her burgundy
"Careful, painted!" is a series of interviews in which designers and architects reflect on color in the context of personal experience and work with the world's leading paint manufacturer, Sadolin.

Connecting city. Light on bridges. Interact LANDMARK by Signify
Philips Color Kinetics intelligent lighting on the Interact platform from Signify, already installed on the capital's bridge crossing, immediately pulls the engineering object into another dimension and creates new neural connections between Kyiv and world capitals.

Right on the walls. Graffiti and murals as a marker of (un)well-being
Graffiti can be perceived as an aesthetic protest against a gloomy, soulless environment, which is rejected by man and rejects man, or as art. We reveal the topic by talking to architects, artists, urban planners and developers.

Graphisoft localization. Long-awaited news for BIM designers
The Hungarian company GRAPHISOFT adds a Ukrainian translation to the ARCHICAD 24 software package. This will significantly facilitate the BIM design process, since localization will have a translation of not only the interface, but also props and libraries.

SAUDADE: nostalgia for the industrial spirit of cities. Renovation of plants and factories
The city is a living organism. Are all his cells enriched with oxygen or are areas of dead tissue growing? Renovation of abandoned plants, factories and other industrial facilities gives the city a chance for recovery and sets a new vector for its development.

Strl-C / Strl-V and urban welfare markers
Is there a connection between the well-being of the city and the creative potential of architects operating in its spaces? Architect Olga Chernova reflects on the topic of the degree of well-being in modern megacities.

DREAM HOUSE: Color block, nineties, vintage
An interior created for an adult married couple. This is a "place of strength", a comfortable and at the same time emotional dwelling - modern, even fashionable, but in which there would be space for a small collection of antique furniture.

His place, or How a bootmaker can't be left without boots
It is difficult for a designer to design housing for himself. Who among the colleagues should entrust such a responsible task, if not to undertake it yourself? Maya Baklan, the head of the design bureau of the same name, coped well with the task, designing her own apartment in one of the Kyiv housing complexes.

Lair apartments. Family den, or New apartments from V. Concept studio
Designers Viktoriya Vitkovska and Anna Hnatenko designed and realized the interior of an apartment in "Bulvar Fontaniv" residential complex for a married couple with a child.