The Story
In 2008, a group of my friends and I started Architecture of Movement. All coming from different backgrounds, we were united by mutual passion for architecture. We saw some fundamental problems in the way our hometown was managed and developed. Yaroslavl (I challenge you to pronounce it!) has a thousand year history and a status of Unesco heritage sight which encouraged city officials to poor efforts into preserving the city, care little about the needs of young people. We took the matter in our hands and sought new ways for urban development that would account for both - the future and the past. Together we transformed parking lots, unkempt parks outside of city central, abandoned structures into the destinations for modern art.
A month long festival took place each September from 2008 to 2013 and focused on the interaction between citizens and the city space. Our goal was to create new opportunities and platforms for creative expression. We generated and carried out ideas that helped develop the city as an open, modern and popular space. ARMV's program included cultural and urban workshops, multitude of dance and film performances, city walks, exhibits and many more. The results of the festival provided suggestions on how the city space could improve, how businesses and government organizations could collaborate and cultural platforms could be expanded.
Here's just a few projects that we were able to realize as a part of the festival.