On October 17, the State Institute of Art Studies will host an open discussion on the topic: “Income-generating buildings of the 19th and early 20th centuries in Russia. Urban environment. Heritage. Problems. Prospects.”
The focus will be on historic apartment buildings in St. Petersburg, Moscow, and other cities, which at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries defined the appearance and spatial structure of Russia's industrial centers. However, today their elegant facades often conceal gloomy stairwells and communal apartments, which have replaced the once luxurious flats.
What should be done with this beautiful but painfully neglected architectural heritage?