The article provides the view of the author on shaping modern architecture in Ukraine. Positive and negative factors that influence its formation are listed. Based on the analysis of these factors the author describes the dangers of further development, suggests the way of solving current problems in modern Ukrainian architecture as well as describes personal view on the future of an
architect profession.
New fundamental challenges are set before modern architecture and architecture of Ukraine in particular. It is connected with the quality transition of vital activity of a person and society in all spheres and plans of existing to the highest level. From the outside it is visible as the arrival of an absolutely new epoch of quality social connections caused by scientific and technological progress, however, from the inside it is creating new relations between architecture objects under conditions of total reformation of all country vital social structures
The emergence of multipurpose, designer objects of architecture are the first and most important display of new negative tendencies on this way
How can it be prevented? First of all, stereotypical ideas and solutions should be fully refused.Architecture work should become unique, personal and directed. Shaping modern Ukrainian architecture reflects the following influence theses on its creation: situation in architecture business worsens due to the pressure of bureaucratic apparatus, legislation imperfection in urban planning and architecture sphere, unprofessional conduct of officials, commercialization (selling qualification certificates), which all have brought to architecture and construction market oversaturation with low qualification level specialists and as a result, to dumping and decrease of an architect’s work value. Cordial capital and state independent clients with their own “tastes” have created economic pressure on an architect; have been dictating to the market “up-to-date” modern architecture as the one made of metal and glass exclusively.
Officials’ “reforms” in the sphere of architecture lead to its complete degradation and ruining.
Solving mentioned above problems can be done in the following ways: bringing back the authority to architecture profession which is directly connected with architecture school; not quantity but quality education characteristics are important. Education itself has to form the culture of understanding deep reasons of relations development between the creator and the consumer of modern architecture ideas