Hotel "WAWELBERG" invites you to one of the last lectures this year "Family business before the revolution - the rich and famous, nobles and merchants".

How did the richest families of the Russian Empire earn, spend and do charity work? What did they leave to their descendants? How did they survive the abolition of serfdom and what remained of their capital after the revolution?

October 18 at 19.00 art critic Lyubov Bezrukova will tell little-known details from the life of the richest families of tsarist Russia - Yusupov and Eliseev.

The project of the WAWELBERG hotel from ASM Group.

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The XV All-Russian Conference “Preservation and Revival of Small Historical Cities and Rural Settlements” is being held in Arzamas, Nizhny Novgorod Region.

During the XIX century Arzamas was considered the goose capital of Russia, growing up to 20,000 birds.

Recently in the restaurant "MINERALS" at the hotel "WAWELBERG" the opening of the All-Russian gastronomic festival "Russian Breakfast" - the first large-scale cultural and gastronomic project supporting and promoting Russian cuisine and Russian regional products. The project is initiated by EkoNiva in partnership with METRO and the Gastronomic Map of Russia.

The project of the hotel "WAWELBERG", already marked by a number of architectural awards - from "ASM Group".

ASM Group has started cooperation with the Archival Department of the Government of the Chechen Republic.

The researchers got acquainted with the most interesting materials of the archive, which, of course, will be useful in further work on preserving the medieval towers of Ingushetia.

The project partners are SAFMAR and Revival Charitable Foundations.

General views of the Church of the Holy Trinity on October Embankment, 18 in St. Petersburg before coming to the project "ASM Group" and after the completion of the project. The lost tops, window and doorways, as well as the decoration of the facades of the temple are recreated completely from historical photography. In addition, according to the projects of ASM Group, carved iconostasis, interiors and picturesque finishes were recreated.

Konstantinovsky Palace with a park in Strelna is one of the most significant restoration and adaptation projects from ASM, which has received numerous awards in the field of architecture, including the State Prize of the Russian Federation.

The hardest and most responsible work of the architects of the company for three years completely recreated and transformed the palace, destroyed during the war and during the Soviet period.

To date, all meetings of the President of the Russian Federation at the highest level in St. Petersburg are held here - in the Palace of Congresses.

Already in November, the IX Biennale "Architecture of St. Petersburg" will open in the Ethnographic Museum in St. Petersburg.

On November 27, from 13.00, the discussion “Restoration and reconstruction of historical buildings in a modern cultural context” will begin. Practicing architects will discuss issues - the architect-restorer - the Creator, carrying out the connection of times, or the hostage of architectural heritage? What affects the nature of the reconstruction, and the criteria that determine the success of decisions. Architecture of the past in the present.

Expected speakers:

Skryleva Elena - "The Foundry Part 91"

Alexey Mikhailov - "ASM Group"

Pasechnik Igor - "NIIPI Special Restoration"

Yakovlev Vsevolod - "Proxima"

Moderator - Larionov Andrey, - art historian, historian of architecture, leading specialist of KGIOP, member of ICOMOS.

The excavated foundations of the Church of the Mother of God of All Sorrowful Joy with Pennies on 24 Obukhov Defense Avenue in St. Petersburg undoubtedly made it possible to understand not only the dimensions of the temple blown up in the 1930s, but also the need to recreate a unique church. The best architects of ASM Group not only recreated the architecture and complex decor of the facades, but also developed projects of interiors, iconostasis and picturesque decoration.

"ASM Group" together with the "Restoration Workshop of the Pskov Diocese" agreed on a draft project for the restoration and adaptation of the Lazaret building, close to the Lazarev Church on the territory of the Pskov-Pechersk Monastery.

The new symbol of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic is a 35-meter stone watchtower in the village of Khurzuk, located in the mountains. Built in 5 months this year under the leadership of Ingush restorer Magomed Kharsiev on a joint project with ASM Group.

Specialists of "ASM Group" once again conducted the author's supervision of restoration works on the tower complexes of Doshkhakle, Keli, Tumgi and Khairakh in mountain Ingushetia. Construction seasons are coming to an end and contractors are gradually preparing for the winter break.

The Pianissimo Piano Festival will be held in December and January in the largest halls of the New Hermitage - "Spanish lumens", so named because of the huge lights above the halls decorated with canvases of great Spanish artists.

The Pianissimo project organizes musical events that introduce a wide audience to academic music and young talents.

The project of restoration of the lights above the halls was carried out jointly by the companies "ASM" and "Art Expert".

The distinguished jury of the VII International Golden Trezzini Competition determined three finalists in each nomination. Project and implementation of the tower complex "Harpe" in mountain Ingushetia - FINALIST!!!! in the nomination "Best restoration project"!

The organizers of the competition - “Projects from our shortlist are not just buildings, interiors, exhibitions or decorations, but artistic manifestos expressed in architectural form. They affect our feelings and emotions, forcing us to look at the environment in new ways and rethink our place in it.”.

Emergency work has been completed on the unique crypt of the Meller tower complex in mountainous Ingushetia.

The crypt, which still holds the remains and artifacts of ancestors, which has been in critical emergency condition in recent years, was saved thanks to the efforts of caring people, the project of the architects of ASM Group and the support of the SAFMAR Charitable Foundation.

Sometimes the implemented projects "ASM Group" almost immediately publish printed publications.

So, on the re-creation of the Church of the Mother of God of All Sorrowful Joy with Pennies, the Moscow Patriarchate, edited by the rector of the church, published a full-color wide-format album with a circulation of 500 copies, representing the full history of the construction, existence, destruction and reconstruction of a unique temple on Obukhovskaya Defense Avenue in St. Petersburg.

As part of the ongoing Program for the identification of cultural heritage sites in Ingushetia, the specialists of ASM Group investigated the medieval tower complex "Niykote". Of the 91 objects recorded by the architects, 1 semi-combat and 11 residential towers stand out. Before the work, only 72 objects were listed in the register.

The project partners are SAFMAR and Revival Charitable Foundations.

The IV conference on the preservation of objects of cultural heritage - monuments of wooden architecture will be held on October 31 and November 01 in St. Petersburg. The event will bring together professionals from different regions of Russia.

The main topics of discussion include unique techniques of wooden architecture, tourist attraction of monuments, the role of public organizations and training of specialists. Special attention will be paid to support, transfer of property rights and popularization of competent maintenance of monuments.

The organizer of the event is KGIOP of St. Petersburg with the support of SPb GO VOOPIK, SPb GBU "Investment Management" and SPb GASU.

What unites all the significant and wonderful objects presented in the photo? - The Annunciation Cathedral in Votkinsk, the Club House in Iran, the Rimsky-Korsakov Theological Academy and Conservatory, as well as the Cable Workshop with a water tower in St. Petersburg, the Pavilion of VDNKh "Grain" in Moscow, the Eagle Pavilion in Gatchina, the Upper Garden in Peterhof, the Manor of A.S. Pushkin in the Nizhny Novgorod region and the Kitchen Factory in Samara ... All these beautifully implemented restoration objects became nominees of the VII International Competition "Golden Trezzini" 2024, but ... lost to the small and proud tower complex "Harpa" in mountain Ingushetia, which became a finalist of the competition in the nomination "Restoration".

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