Moscow, November 6, 2015
On November 9 at 13.00, the Union of Architects of Russia held a press conference dedicated to the launching of the open architectural contest, “Design of an Orthodox church that can accommodate 300, 600 and 900 people with a parish complex”, reports the Synodal Information Department. The contest is being held by the Financial and Economic Administration of the Moscow Patriarchate, the Union of Architects of Russia and the Guild of Temple Builders.
Over the period of revival of church architecture and with the beginning of the active church building many new churches were built in Russia, but, unfortunately, not all of them are up to the high criteria of art and architecture. Moreover, designing economical and at the same time rather spacious and multifunctional churches, which can provide all necessary premises for a full-fledged parish life, is now more in demand. But today, with limited budgets, there is a real need to diversify the palette of exterior and interior architecture of churches and Orthodox church complexes.
The aim of the contest is the search and creation of the image of an Orthodox church with a parish complex. It will help bring to light design decisions which can afterwards be recommended to the Financial and Economic Administration of the Moscow Patriarchate for construction in all dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Archbishop Mark of Ryazan and Mikhaylov, Chairman of the Financial and Economic Administration of the Moscow Patriarchate and Chairman of Board of Church Construction Support Fund in Moscow; Andrei Vladimirovich Bokov, President of the Union of Architects of Russia; Sergei Olegovich Kuznetsov, chief architect of the city of Moscow; Archpriest Andrei Yurevich, chief architect of the Financial and Economic Administration of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as other experts in architecture and town building were invited to participate in the press conference.
