From September 20 to 24, the educational program "Urban Practices" was held in Omsk for the first time. The participants were professionals in the field of urban environment development: architects, urbanists, executive authorities and business support, urban planners, entrepreneurs and caring citizens. Leading experts from Moscow, St. Petersburg and Omsk told how to carefully work with the historical heritage of the city.
Specialists from the Omsk Region Development and Investment Agency, Dmitry Kalachin, Head of the Project Planning and Support Department, and Ilya Kulakov, Project Manager, participated in the educational program.
The participants of the "Urban Practices" visited the former industrial facilities of Omsk, listened to lectures from experts, and also participated in a public discussion on the industrial heritage.
"For the Omsk region, participation in the educational program "Urban Practices" is a great opportunity to solve topical issues of integrated development of territories and improvement of public spaces by highly qualified specialists. During the lectures and practical exercises, we managed to discuss the tools for the development of the city, as well as improve our own professional competencies," said Dmitry Kalachin.
The educational event resulted in the development of five concepts for a new functional and semantic content of the cultural heritage site of the former Volochaevsky brewery.
According to Natalia Starchenkova, Deputy Minister of Construction of the Omsk region, chief architect of the region, as a result, concepts have been developed for using buildings of various functional contents — from elite restaurants to democratic cafes for meetings and youth creativity. Low-budget options using minimal investments have also been developed. Among the ideas is the use of the former brewery for various events – educational, entertainment and business, as well as as an apartment hotel, cultural center, local brand market and event venue. Lighting options for the historic building have also been developed.
For reference: the program "Urban practices" is implemented by DOM.The Russian Federation with the support of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Federal Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services and the Ministry of Construction of the Omsk region.