Sculptor Oleksandr Kuzmin: His work and works in KPI

Kyiv sculptor Oleksandr Kuzmin is one of those artists who confidently work not only with clay, bronze and stone, but also use wood, welded steel elements, marble, silver, polymer, gypsum, etc.  This helped him to form his own creative style and to embody his attitude to the topic in each new work, combining a modern vision with the classical sound of the composition. 

Elio Sala in Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute: another address

Among the numerous Kyiv buildings decorated by Elio Sala (the most famous is the House with Chimeras), the literature also mentions the main building of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. However, the works made by the Italian master in the mechanical workshops of the KPI are completely forgotten today.

Elio Sala. An Italian in KPI

Inviting foreign artists to Ukraine is a long-standing tradition. In particular, the most famous Italian artists in Kyiv were Florentine Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli in the 18th century (St. Andrew's Church, St.

Excursion to the laboratory for testing building structures

At the beginning of December 2023, 3rd and 4th year students of the Institute of IEE, studying under the OPP "Energy Management and Energy Efficient Technologies", visited the laboratory of the Department of Building Physics and Energy Efficiency of the State Enterprise "Research Institut

Objects of cultural heritage on the territory of KPI

Cultural heritage sites are various monuments of past eras that are of particular cultural value to present and future generations. This status means that the object is subject to special protection by the state aimed at preserving its authenticity.

Mykola Shehonin: architect, artist and... teacher of KPI

Last summer marked the 50th anniversary of the death of the extremely interesting architect and artist Mykola Shehonin. Nobody noticed these anniversaries. And once he was a very famous architect in Kyiv and built several landmarks for the Ukrainian capital.

Theater With No Face

That is how Kyiv tour guides are calling the new theater building on Podil. The modern architecture allows the viewers to enjoy the things that are happening on the stage while not getting distracted by decorations.

Kyiv through artistic vision

The exhibition, which opened on December 4 at the Center for Culture and Arts of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, will not leave any spectators indifferent. After all, watercolors and graphic works of forty artists and architects, whose work is exhibited on it, is dedicated to Kyiv.

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