11/02/2025

KSUAE and the Center for Contemporary Architecture of Amazonia in Brazil agreed on cooperation

Deans and professors from 8 universities of the BRICS Plus countries — India, China, Brazil, South Africa, Ethiopia, Iran, Malaysia and Russia — met in Kazan as part of the Kazanysh International Architecture Forum.

Following the meeting, the rectors of KSUAE and the Center for Contemporary Architecture of Amazonia at the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) in Brazil signed a memorandum of cooperation.

“Cooperation between architectural universities of different countries on different continents will provide synergy to the educational process and will become a new milestone in the training of young professionals. It will significantly expand the horizons of students and improve the level of training. Young people will have the opportunity to absorb the best in different architectural schools around the world, improve their visual acuity, which is extremely important for architects, and expand their thinking. Ultimately, I am sure that this will have the most positive impact on the quality of architecture in our cities and make them even more attractive and comfortable for residents. Today’s decision will affect the next decades,” commented Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin.

"Today, the measure of an architect's training is how you look in the international field. That's why it's good that all of this (Kazanysh - editor's note) is organized. Because until professors and deans see our university, they won't know how wonderful we are," said Rector of KSUAE Rashit Nizamov. The rector also noted that KSUAE is one of the few universities in the country that represents Russia at international competitions. "Our school has its own specifics, which are based on a combination of engineering and creativity. Our students put everything through their hearts, they are not craftsmen. That's why we win international competitions, because other specialists often lack this creative part." KSUAE students who compete in competitions are often invited to work in the world's leading architectural firms.

Representatives of international universities also discussed prospects for cooperation and joint development of education. For deans and professors of architectural universities, this was the first practical step in the work of the Committee on Architecture and Urban Development of the Association of Cities and Municipalities of the BRICS Plus Countries. The participants exchanged experiences and learned about the organization of the educational process and research in other countries. The discussion was attended by professors  from Tsinghua University (China), the Center for Contemporary Architecture of Amazonia (Brazil), World University of Design (India), Tehran University (Iran), the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and Urban Planning (Ethiopia), as well as representatives of Russian universities, including MARCHI, MARCH School of Architecture, HSE, SPbGASU and NSUADI.

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11/02/2025

Professor of the Brazilian University gave a lecture to KSUAE students

On February 6-8, 2025, the international architectural and construction forum "Kazanysh" was held in Kazan, with representatives of the BRICS countries and professors from leading universities of the world participating and speaking.

As part of the "Kazanysh" forum, KSUAE was visited by Professor of the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, architect Pedro Morais (Brazil). The professor gave a presentation to the students about his university, areas of training and educational programs in the field of architecture, and projects currently being implemented by Brazilian architects. After the lecture, Pedro Morais talked to KSUAE architecture students, answering their numerous questions about the architecture of Brazil, how a professional career of a Brazilian architect is built, and the possibilities of student exchange between universities.

The meeting between the professor and the students took place in the architectural and educational space "BFFT.space". During the meeting, KSUAE and the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC MG) agreed to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation in the near future, which will launch an academic exchange of students, teachers, holding joint educational and scientific events, as well as organizing internships.

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10/02/2025

KSUAE became a diploma winner of the "Review-competition for the best architectural and urban planning solution in Kazan" for the second time

Within the International Architectural and Construction Forum "Kazanysh", held in Kazan on February 6-8, 2025, an open competition of architectural projects "Review-competition for the best architectural and urban planning solution in Kazan" was held. KSUAE became a two-time diploma winner of this competition:

- the laureates in the nomination "Best renovation object" were Deputy Director of the Institute of Architecture and Urban Development A.T. Karimova, a graduate of KSUAE, architect-designer A.Yu. Borodkina;

- in the nomination "Best improvement of the territory" the laureates - 1st place and the choice of citizens (!) - were 3rd year students of the Department of Urban Planning I. Belousov and D. Egorov, work supervisors - M.S. Latypova, N.G. Orlova.

Diplomas were presented by the Mayor of Kazan I.R. Metshin and the Head of the Department of Architecture and Urban Development of Kazan A.N. Lobov.

The competition was held on the initiative of the Department of Architecture and Urban Development of Kazan, and was organized by the Kazan City Development Institute. The main goal of the competition is to popularize achievements in the field of architecture, urban development and external improvement, the uniqueness and national color of Kazan.

About the projects:

In the renovation project of the 18th century building, the design object was the ruins of a building with a three-hundred-year history in Kazan. At the time of the project preparation, no historical information about how the building looked before its destruction was found. Based on this, the authors had a choice - to perform a free reconstruction of the building based on historical samples or to follow modern trends and not transform what remains, but on the contrary, to preserve and highlight or, say, “frame” the surviving fragments of the building with modern architecture. The choice (very correct and logical) fell on the second option, where it seemed obvious that all new additions for aesthetic or technical reasons should differ from the surviving part, bear the signs of a new time. The elements intended to replace the missing parts had to fit harmoniously into the whole and at the same time differ from the original fragments so that the reconstruction of the object did not falsify the historical and artistic documentary nature. Thus, the project preserved the building's elevation marks, the principle of the pitched roof, the location of the interfloor staircase, but at the same time, all the reconstructed parts were offered in modern materials - glass and corten.

The improvement project was created by students of the Institute of Architecture and Design for the territory of wetlands in one of the districts of Kazan. A strategy was developed for the development of the green framework of the entire district, harmoniously integrated into the general development plan of the city. The main objective was not only to preserve and emphasize the wealth of existing natural resources, but also to ensure the integrity and safety of the animal world. Nesting zones of rare species of seagulls for the city were identified on the territory. The project envisages the creation of a unique wetland park, which will become a real oasis for city residents, carefully preserving the pristine beauty of nature and providing an opportunity for people to be its spectators. In addition, a multifunctional district park area has appeared, equipped with all the necessary recreational resources for local residents.

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08/02/2025

Happy Russian Science Day!

Dear teachers, staff, postgraduates, students,

On behalf of the management of our university, please accept congratulations on the Day of Russian Science! By the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin dated April 25, 2022 No. 231, 2022-2031 were declared the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia.

Kazan State University of Architecture and  Engineering (KSUAE), which 95th birthday is in 2025, creates in-demand scientific, technical and innovative developments on the basis of its scientific schools for scientific and innovative support of the architectural and construction, road transport and housing and communal services industries. KSUAE successfully continues to form an international-level campus. 24 scientific and educational centers, sites and spaces of international level have been created, the best in their field in the Russian Federation. They implement practice-oriented education at all stages of training, which really allows combining scientific research and an innovative educational environment, attracting masters and postgraduate students to real work.

On the basis of scientific schools, the created infrastructure of scientific and educational centers by scientists of KSUAE, within the framework of instructions of state authorities, business contracts and government contracts, in the interests of business, R & D are carried out that are relevant for the Republic of Tatarstan and the Russian Federation, the results of which are being introduced into real construction production today:

KSUAE occupies a leading position in architectural and construction education in Russia, and in the international student competition space it is almost the only one to represent our country. In 2024, we had awards in international architectural competitions: competition from Nisshin Kogyo (Japan), more than 400 participants from Canada, Germany, USA, Japan; Dokdo Guesthouse Design (South Korea), 80 applications from China, Canada, Germany, USA, UAE, India, Mexico; student competition for an object in the autism center (India), 240 applications from China, Canada, UAE, India; Hyp Cup 2024 (China), 420 applications from China, Canada, Germany, USA, UAE, India; John P. Eberhard Student Design Competition (USA), more than 170 students from 30 architectural schools in China, Canada, Germany, USA, India.

Four scientific projects of KSUAE became winners of grant competitions of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan for the implementation of fundamental and applied scientific work, as well as for young candidates of science (postdocs). Students and postgraduate students of KSUAE actively participate in the Student Startup competition of the federal project Platform for University Technological Entrepreneurship. In 2024, 12 KSUAE projects became winners of the competition. In the All-Russian ranking of TOP-1000 university startups 2024, the startup of KSUAE student Gasanov Samir took 13th place, showing the best result among universities of the Republic of Tatarstan.

In the past 2024, 6 scientific conferences were held at KSUAE, including with publication of papers in highly rated scientific and technical journals.

In 2024, KSUAE employees submitted 70 applications for inventions, utility models, received 59 patents for industrial property objects.

The Higher Attestation Commission Dissertation Council on Architecture and Design began its work, candidate dissertations were presented and doctoral dissertations are being prepared for presentation.

The journal "Bulletin of the Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering" has the highest categories of scientific journals of the Russian Federation, being included in K1 in the list of the Higher Attestation Commission and the core of the Russian Science Citation Index - RSCI.

Six electronic scientific journals are published, indexed in the RSCI database.

In 2025, the university staff will face new major challenges that require the concentration of joint efforts of our scientific schools to achieve significant results in scientific and innovative activities!

I wish the university staff new achievements and scientific victories on the Day of Russian Science!

Rashit Nizamov

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