INNOVATIVE VECTORS IN THE CREATIVITY OF VOLODYMYR VESNIN, PEOPLE'S ARCHITECT OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The multifaceted creative activity of the People's Architect of Ukraine Volodymyr Ivanovich Vesnin deserves to be systematized and widely presented. A bright and effective vector of V.I. Vesnin's legacy is his innovative design research. The buildings of the Regional Court (now the Court of Appeal of the Dnipropetrovsk Region), the River Station and the Central Bus Station are vivid examples of the newest architectural and urban planning solutions for their time. The purpose of the article: to explore the innovative vectors of V.I. Vesnin’s creativity. Tasks: To highlight the most striking objects of V.I. Vesnin's workshop, which have innovative features. To characterize individual vectors of innovative research. To create illustrative and essential material to supplement the relevant lectures for the academic disciplines at the Faculty of Architecture in PSACEA. Conclusions. 1. Among the most significant architectural ideas and projects of Vesnin's workshop with innovative features for the city are: The Central Bus Station, the River Station and the Regional Court. 2. In the creative legacy of V.I. Vesnin, the following main directions of innovative research can be distinguished: ideological: based on the principles of civil society formation in a democratic free state; stylistic: ambivalence in approaches to the formation for stylistic characteristics of architectural objects; urban planning: harmonious interaction of new buildings with the surrounding architectural context and natural basis; composite: the final product of architectural and urban planning activity − an architectural ensemble. The illustrative and substantive material of the article can be used to supplement the relevant lecture courses of the theoretical academic disciplines at the Faculty of Architecture in the Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture.