Формирование культурного центра для Южного федерального университета

The relevance of the cultural center for Southern Federal University is determined by the need to organize students’ creative activities. Southern Federal University is a major scientific and educational center of Russia. Geographically, it locates in two cities, has a large number of academic buildings for different faculties, and enrolls more than 30,000 students. Such a significant educational institution requires its own cultural center.

The main task of this Cultural Center is to create an environment where academic knowledge intersects with creativity. The cultural center becomes a testing ground for the future: the interaction between humans and machines. The society needs specialists with a high level of creative activity, and the cultural center plays a key role in fostering it, creating an environment for the development of creative thinking and broad perspectives.

Purpose: Development of a cultural center project for the implementation and organization of SFedU events, with a focus on the specific tasks of the university.

Methodology: The study of international experience in cultural center design in three main areas: urban planning, functional, and spatial-planning.

Research findings: The designed building volume fits harmoniously the structure of the block: in Bolshaya Sadovaya Street, the composition of the historical development is preserved, while in Suvorova Street, insolation standards are taken into account and the permissible height is determined. The design is characterized by an atrium-gallery running through the entire building. The cultural center is distinguished by modern, multifunctional planning solutions.

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