The AD Russia channel may contain references and links to Facebook and Instagram, resources owned by Meta, a company whose activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation. At the same time, all information and links to Facebook and Instagram were posted before Meta was banned in Russia. The AD Russia channel does not contain materials and/or links to such materials that are prohibited due to their content. As part of the IV Triennial of Textile Art and Contemporary Tapestry in Tsaritsyno, AD Russia spoke with one of the curators of the exhibition, architect Sergei Tchoban. In addition to contemporary tapestry, we also discussed with Sergei his passion for architectural drawing, modern construction technologies and a sustainable approach to architecture, and learned why modern buildings cannot be as elegant as monuments of the past. 00:00:00 – Intro 00:00:22 – Introduction 00:00:38 – About the Triennial "In Search of Space" at the Tsaritsyno Grand Palace 00:01:40 – About Sergei Tchoban's role in the triennial; why he agreed to act as a curator 00:04:21 – How the exhibition is organized 00:05:35 – Architectural drawing; why it is important for Sergei; how he studies architecture through drawing 00:08:32 – Is it more interesting to draw ancient architecture and is it true that modern architecture is becoming too detached, too smooth and not proportionate to a person? 00:09:45 – Sergei explains why it is important to draw modern architecture 00:11:45 – What is important for an architect to understand; how architecture ages and how it is an important part of thinking about sustainability 00:13:58 – What does tapestry art mean today? 00:14:55 – Architecture is firstly a function, and secondly a statement about the world around us. Changing these two parameters leads to a change in the world that we see around us. 00:17:18 – About the fact that architecture today is different and the world today is complex and intertwined 00:18:58 – About the technology of ventilated curtain wall facades 00:22:41 – About the technology of layered walls 00:26:18 – What are the alternatives to ventilated facades made of monolithic materials 00:30:11 – About the decor of facades and whether there are boundaries to the decoration of modern architecture 00:31:40 – About the fact that it is very important to read the time in which it was created when looking at a building 00:35:42 – Why it is impossible to repeat the stone ligature of a Gothic cathedral now due to humanistic considerations 00:38:01 – Our humanism is the reason for the simplification of modern architecture 00:38:15 – You can admire Stalinist buildings only through the prism of how many prisoners created these buildings 00:38:40 – About restoration as a special form of work that deserves universal respect 00:39:53 – What can and cannot be built inside historical buildings 00:43:30 – About the profession of a builder and the fact that in the modern world it is not as popular as it should be 00:44:48 – Does Moscow need restrictions on the construction of new high-rise buildings? 00:45:29 – About Moscow as a freely developing city 00:46:34 – About building codes and how they affect modern architecture 00:47:30 – Why do people usually like to walk in some cities and live in others 00:49:45 – What is “windows to windows” 00:50:48 – About high-rise construction in the world 00:59:03 – About the preservation of historical buildings and the value of certain buildings for people Still haven’t subscribed to our YouTube channel? Correct this urgently: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Sergey Tchoban: How the pursuit of sustainable development and humanism influence modern architecture