Maxim Atayants

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Maxim Atayants
Born (1966-10-01) 1 October 1966 (age 57)
Ryazan, Russia
NationalityRussian
Alma materRussian Academy of Fine Arts, Architectural Department
OccupationArchitect
AwardsPremio Europeo Cap Circeo,[4] 2018 International Urban Design Award[5]
BuildingsSt. John the Baptist church in Nagorno-Karabakh, St. Spirit Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Gorod Naberezhnikh[1]
ProjectsGorky Gorod in Sochi, Gorod Naberezhnikh Lesoberezhny, Laikovo[2]
DesignBuildings of Supreme Court of Russian Federation in St Petersburg.[3] Memorial Church 100-years of Armenian genocide in Yerevan

Maxim Atayants (Rus. Максим Борисович Атаянц, Arm. Մաքսիմ Բորիսի Աթայանց; born 1 October 1966) is a Russian architect, artist, and professor of architectural history and design.

Biography[edit]

Maxim Atayants was born on October 1, 1966, in the town of Ryazan to the family of an Armenian radio engineer. His paternal ancestors came from the village of Karaglukh in the Hadrut Province of Nagorno-Karabakh, where they built a church dedicated to St. Mary.[6]

Atayants moved to St. Petersburg in 1984 and entered the architectural department of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts, from which he graduated in 1995. His graduation thesis was titled "The Project of Design of the Navy Museum in Kronshtadt." In 1996, the project was displayed at the Vision of Europe exhibition in Bologna and was published in the exhibition catalogue.[7]

In 1995, Atayants studied at the Prince Charles' Summer Architectural School organized by The Prince's Foundation for Building Community.

Career[edit]

In 1996, he joined the St. Petersburg Department of the Union of Architects of Russia. By the end of the 1990s, Maxim Atayants had developed numerous projects for private houses and corporate interiors.

From 1998 to 2000, Atayants was teaching at the Sapienza University of Rome and the Rome department of the Notre Dame School of Architecture.[8][9]

In 2000, he set up his studio – Maxim Atayants Architects (MAA) – specializing in large urban projects.[10]

Since 1995, he has studied Ancient Greek and Roman architecture. From 2004 to 2010, he traveled through Middle East and Northern Africa, inspecting the remaining architectural heritage of the Roman Empire.

In 2021, he was elected as a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences.[11]

Main works[edit]

Maxim Atayants is regarded as a partisan of neoclassicism.[by whom?] This architectural school proclaims that the design of modern buildings could and should be created using the order system and other expressive means of classical architecture.[12]

Graphic arts[edit]

Private villa in Ticino, Switzerland. Fresco by Maxim Atayants
Beauty parlour "Caligula"- St. Peterburg --fresco by Atayants

As a graphic artist, Atayants created many works of architectural landscapes that portray:

Some drawings depict restored versions of destroyed monuments – such as buildings of ancient Palmyra which were recently ruined.

2005 Syria. Palmyra. The Temple of Bel's Temenos
2005 Algeria. Timgad. Capital of Capitoline Temple
St. Petersburg. Kazan' Cathedral

Atayants' work is now included in collections of the State Hermitage, Shchusev Museum of Architecture, the Museum for Architectural Drawing, the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, Notre Dame School of Architecture, and the American School in Switzerland.

Private house in Lys'y Nos near St. Petersburg

Selected projects[edit]

Residential district "Ivakino-Pokrovskoye"
Residential district "Gorod Naberezhnikh" (Moscow region)
Village of Karaglukh in the Hadrut Province of Nagorno-Karabakh. John the Baptist church
  • Cathedral of the Descent of the Holy Spirit in Saint-Petersburg (2012 – now) – under construction.[13]
  • St. John the Baptist church (Սուրբ Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ, Surb Hovanes Mkrtych) in Nagorno-Karabakh (2013)[14] – built
  • Ethnographic park "Moya Rossia" ("My Russia") in Sochi[15] (2014) – built
  • Mountain resort "Gorky Gorod" in Sochi (2014)[16] – built
Mountain resort "Gorky Gorod" in Sochi (2014)
Ethnographic park "Moya Rossia"
St. Spirit Cathedral in St. Petersburg. Project
  • Residential district "Ivakino-Pokrovskoye" (Moscow region).[17]
  • Residential district "Gorod Naberezhnikh" (Moscow region).[18]
  • Restoration and renovation of the Novo-Tikhvinsky convent and St. Alexander Nevsky cathedral in Ekaterinburg.

Selected architectural competitions[edit]

  • Buildings of Supreme Court of Russian Federation in St Petersburg[3] (2014)[19] – competition held by Administration of President of Russian Federation – winner, project was formally approved but rejected in fact.

Academics[edit]

Exhibitions[edit]

  • "Vision of Europe", (Bologna, 1996) – graduation thesis "The Project of Design of the Navy Museum in Kronshtadt"[7]
  • III Moscow Biennale of Architecture, exhibition "Tendencies. Historicism" (2012) – inspirer and organizer of the joint exhibition of 7 Russian and 7 foreign architects of neoclassical school.[21]
  • "Nothing but Italy! Architectural graphics XVIII—XXI centuries", Moscow (2014) – The State Tretyakov Gallery, – 8 graphic works[22]
  • "Roman Time. Graphics of Maxim Atayants", Moscow (2016) – Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts[23]
  • "Inspired by Greece", St.Petersburg (2016) – Russian Academy of Fine Arts[24]

Awards[edit]

  • Awarded with honorary title of Merited Architect of Russia (3 May 2018).[25]
  • 2018 International Urban Design Award[26] – or his outstanding designs for New Classical Urban Neighborhoods in Moscow, and Sochi Ski Village.
  • 2016 Premio Europeo Cap Circeo Category: «Architecture and Art» — For artistic and architectural artefacts based on canons of Ancient Roman culture.

Recovery of the village of Karaglukh[edit]

In early 1991, the village of Karaglukh was destroyed during Operation Ring. The village cemetery was defiled and defaced, and the memorial spring dedicated to the village residents who died in World War II was destroyed. All buildings and village infrastructure were in ruins and the village was abandoned.

In 2011, Atayants decided to build a church next to the village and dedicate his efforts to rebuilding the village.[27] By 2018, the John the Baptist Church was built and consecrated, and the St. Mary church was restored. The memorial spring was repaired, and utilities such as water and electricity were established. Three residential buildings have been built, with two other residential buildings under construction. An agricultural processing plant is also being built to source produce from local farmers.[14][28][6][29][30]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ЖК "Город Набережных" - Advance Realty". advancerealty.ru.
  2. ^ "ЖК "Лайково" от "Урбан Групп": цены, планировки, новости и др. информации о комплексе". mskguru.ru.
  3. ^ a b "Sudebnyi Kvartal". archi.ru.
  4. ^ "Prime informazioni sulla cerimonia della XXXV Edizione | Premio Capo Circeo". Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 International Urban Design Award - International Making Cities Livable". www.livablecities.org.
  6. ^ a b Artsakh Public TV (2 August 2016), Քարագլուխ գյուղը երկրորդ եկեղեցին կունենա, retrieved 14 September 2018
  7. ^ a b "Triennale II - A Vision of Europe". www.avoe.org.
  8. ^ "Page 18". competitions.archplatforma.ru.
  9. ^ "Эшколот.ru - Maxim Atayanz". www.eshkolot.ru.
  10. ^ "Maksim Atayants Workshop - Tag - ArchDaily". www.archdaily.com. 11 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Elections RAASN - October 2021".
  12. ^ http://gefter.ru/archive/20379 | Atayants: Architecture is vindictive and has no irony
  13. ^ "Cathedral of the Descent of the Holy Spirit". ANTA (Archives of New Traditional Architecture). spring (1): 54–57. 2021. ISBN 978-0-57889890-2.
  14. ^ a b Artsakh Public TV (13 October 2017), Վերածնվող Քարագլուխ գյուղում արդեն առաջին ընտանիքներն են հաստատվել, retrieved 14 September 2018
  15. ^ "Ethnographic park 'Moya Rossia' ("My Russia"), Sochi | Official site".
  16. ^ "Architecture of Sochi | Official site". 11 May 2011.
  17. ^ "Residential district "Ivakino-Pokrovskoye"".
  18. ^ "Residential district 'Gorod Naberezhnikh'".
  19. ^ "Максим Атаянц не будет проектировать "Судебный квартал" в Санкт-Петербурге". tehne.com.
  20. ^ "Санкт-Петербургский Государственный Академический Институт Живописи, Скульптуры и Архитектуры имени И.Е. Репина при Российской Академии Художеств". artsacademy.ru.
  21. ^ "MOSCOW ARCH BIENNALE " by date". Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  22. ^ Catalogue ISBN 978-5-98051-127-2.
  23. ^ Catalogue ISBN 978-5-91487-082-6
  24. ^ Catalogue ISBN 978-5-87417-534-4
  25. ^ "Decree of President of Russian Federation 03.05.2018 г. № 182".
  26. ^ "2018 International Urban Design Award | International Making Cities Livable".
  27. ^ "Qaraglukh Village Revival Project". ANTA (Archives of New Traditional Architecture). spring (1): 58–63. 2021. ISBN 978-0-57889890-2.
  28. ^ Artsakh Public TV (9 September 2015), Քարագլուխ գյուղում շարունակվում են Մաքսիմ Աթայանցի նախաձեռնությունները, retrieved 14 September 2018
  29. ^ Artsakh Public TV (12 October 2016), Նախագահ Բակո Սահակյանն այցելել է Հադրութի շրջանի Քարագլուխ գյուղ, retrieved 14 September 2018
  30. ^ Artsakh Public TV (22 June 2015), Քարագլխի վերածննդի ծրագիրը շարունակվում է, retrieved 14 September 2018

External links[edit]

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