Post Love to St. Petersburg: unusual souvenirs of your favorite city

• Post Love to St. Petersburg: unusual souvenirs of your favorite city

Someone loves to St. Petersburg for the countless bars, courtyards, hidden streets and the beautiful Neva. And someone, in contrast, does not like the very quiet St. Petersburg spleen, changeable weather and wind that chills to the bone. One thing is clear - to remain indifferent to this city is impossible.

By 2018, outside the historic district of St. Petersburg will rise tower "Lahti center" in height 462 meters. It will focus a part of the business activity of St. Petersburg, which is so inappropriate nestles in the lovely historic center of this beautiful city. The core of the future multipurpose public-business complex will be the "Gazprom" the headquarters of the group of companies. But a large part of the space will be devoted to social functions children's scientific and educational center, a planetarium, a medical center, a multipurpose hall for meetings, conferences, exhibitions, theater, music and costumed performances, sports center and a number of public services, including banks , shops, restaurants and cafes. The observation deck in a skyscraper with breathtaking views of the Gulf of Finland will be the tallest in Europe.

The creators of the complex to cooperate actively involve young professionals. Recently passed the eighth architectural competition "Arhishans" dedicated infrastructure and design of spaces and facilities of the complex. The first competition took place at the end of 2013 and has already opened career opportunities in a number of international internships for young architects and designers. At this time, participants were asked to develop souvenirs, original and memorable compared to the same type of magnets, which offer tourists all over the world. According to the contest, souvenirs concept should be devoted to the new building, but do not overlook the other features of the city on the Neva. As a result, the jury, which consisted of including the heads of several design offices from St. Petersburg, identified the work of the five finalists, whose gifts you want to buy right now.

Alain Bashina, Ph student, the winner in the nomination "The standard souvenirs"

My work started with a very important question: which association gives me a complex? Also, a small survey among friends and acquaintances was held. For me, the image of the center - an iceberg, the age-old ice is made of concrete, steel and glass. St. Petersburg - the northern capital of Russia, therefore, proposed me the style should complement the image of the city on the Neva.

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The St. Petersburg "Jenga". Packaging made of steel and glass on the game's units - facts about "Lahti center" and St. Petersburg.

molds for ice in the form of the planets will be reminded of the planetarium in "Lahti center."

Student SPbGHPA them. Stieglitz Anastasia Kamenko won "exclusive souvenirs." Her souvenirs really want to buy - to bring a pleasant surprise as a familiar, be on your own desktop, these mugs and glasses, wearing bags and receive a gift package of cookies.

The basic idea Nasty that the main feature of St. Petersburg - its architectural landscape. The kind that always flashed on photos in instagrame who want to see a myriad of open roofs.

To be eligible, students and young professionals in the creative competition. For Russia, the architectural or design crowdsourcing among university students - a rather rare case that a bit strange, because they have not disdain the most modern capitals of the world. The results of this "Arhishansa" demonstrate - in vain. The complexity of the young designer - is the lack of accumulated experience. The idea should be assessed as a whole, even if it is not realizable or sometimes flawed, it is always necessary to celebrate the originality and boldness of the decision of the author.

Andrej Plotnikov, art director KIMA visual communication

Nikita Timonin finalist

As a basis for souvenirs graphic element, echoing up the tower was designed by "Lahti center." motifs are also used that are semantically related to our north: ice crystals, snowflakes, frost covered trees and sky map.

The works of the winners and finalists of the contest will be used as a basis for developing a common souvenir package and will be available after the public opening of the project.

We wanted to create a truly unique public space. As world practice shows, this can be achieved only with the involvement of the public, creative young people who can offer interesting projects. The first competition we spent a very long time and as a result got a great idea, which we hope will be realized. This pedestrian bridge from the Park of the 300th anniversary of our territory. The results were so good that it was decided to continue this work. We realized that it is interesting not only for us but also for young professionals - students, because they are getting a real chance to start their professional career and experience in cooperation with architects and with the customer. Julia revelers head of the department for the design of a multifunctional complex "Lahti center" of the "Arhishans" and interesting ideas of young architects

George Chmigal finalist