Frank Mason Dies

It is with the great sadness The Classical City Association reports that in the morning of June 16th Frank Mason died.

Forthcoming book publication: Art Nouveau Dacha by Vladimir Story

Àíäðåé Íèêèôîðîâè÷ Âîðîíèõèí. Ìàñòåð, ýïîõà, òâîð÷åñêîå íàñëåäèå

28 îêòÿáðÿ. ÏÅÐÂÛÉ ÄÅÍÜ ðàáîòû êîíôåðåíöèè – 250-ëåòèå À. Í. Âîðîíèõèíà ïî «íîâîìó ñòèëþ».

ÒÅÌÀÒÈÊÀ ÄÍß: «ÀÍÄÐÅÉ ÍÈÊÈÔÎÐÎÂÈ× ÂÎÐÎÍÈÕÈÍ»

9.00. ÏÀÍÈÕÈÄÀ ÏÎ À. Í. ÂÎÐÎÍÈÕÈÍÓ â öåðêâè ñâ. Åêàòåðèíû â Àêàäåìèè õóäîæåñòâ.

9.30-10.00. ÐÅÃÈÑÒÐÀÖÈß ó÷àñòíèêîâ â íà âåðõíåé ïëîùàäêå ïàðàäíîé ëåñòíèöû Àêàäåìèè.

10.00. ÏËÅÍÀÐÍÎÅ ÇÀÑÅÄÀÍÈÅ. Îòêðûòèå êîíôåðåíöèè â Êîíôåðåíöçàëå.

Âåä¸ò çàñåäàíèå Þ. Ã. ÁÎÁÐÎÂ, ñåêðåòàðü èãóìåí ÀËÅÊÑÀÍÄÐ.

Tatiana Likhanova

The Living City Report 2007

According to UNESCO wording, St. Petersburg is an “absolute and only of a kind embodiment of the European idea of a regular and landscape harmonized city which has been under construction for 200 years on a vast land”.

It is now however, that this originality can be lost once and for all. The unprecedented construction boom the city now experiences does not reckon neither the Petersburg landscape, nor its town-planning traditions.

EUROPA NOSTRA appeals to PRESIDENT PUTIN:

Stop Gazprom from Devastating the World Heritage Skyline of St. Petersburg!

The Hague, 10 December 2007. Europa Nostra - the Pan-European Federation for Cultural Heritage representing 250 heritage organisations throughout Europe - has just launched an urgent appeal to President Vladimir Putin, calling on him to intervene for the safeguarding of the historic core of St. Petersburg. If no urgent action is undertaken, this unique city – and particularly its delicate silhouette – will be forever ruined by the construction of 396 metre high skyscraper for the new headquarters of Gazprom, Russia’s energy monopoly. Europa Nostra is profoundly distressed at the planned construction of Gazprom City in this unique location and joins the international heritage community and the outraged public in Russia in its widespread opposition to the project which, if constructed, will have a severely detrimental impact on this outstanding historic urban landscape.