Published on: 2026-10-02
Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering –
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Yulia Yankovskaya’s speech to the students of BrSTU
In September, as part of the international cooperation agreement between the Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering and the Brest State Technical University, a series of scientific-educational and design-creative events were held at the Belarusian university.
SPbGASU was represented by the head of the Department of Urban Planning, Doctor of Architecture Yulia Yankovskaya and associate professor of the architectural design department Darya Boytsova. The program included lectures and practical sessions dedicated to developing a compositional-artistic approach to architectural and urban planning design and collaborative project work.
Particular attention was paid by the participants to the master plan for the embankment of the Mukhavets River in Brest, jointly developed in 2025 by students of SPbGASU and BrSTU. Using it as an example, teachers and students discussed approaches to strategic urban planning, working with the urban environment, and identifying the architectural identity of the area.
Collaborative design allows for a deeper study of the established context, conducting field surveys and theoretical analysis of the territory, as well as developing architectural and urban planning solutions that can be presented at the level of city administration.
An important part of the cooperation was the exchange of experience between architectural schools of Russia and the Republic of Belarus. SPbGASU, as one of the oldest architectural and construction universities in Russia, represents the traditions of domestic training of architects and civil engineers, including the approach to balanced city development and preservation of historical and architectural heritage when forming new developments. Belarusian colleagues, in turn, develop and modernize the traditions of the Soviet architectural school.
New joint projects were discussed at the meeting of representatives of SPbGASU and BrGTU with the chief architect of the Brest region By Nikolay Vlasyuk. Participants discussed current directions in the development of architecture and urban spaces in the Republic of Belarus and prospects for further cooperation.
Darya Boytsova, Nikolay Vlasyuk, and Yulia Yankovskaya
One of the results of the joint work was the plan for the embankment of the Mukhavets River in Brest: students from two universities developed the project of the “City of Masters” space. The project was worked on by Margarita Kotikova, Irina Zaplatkina (SPbGASU), Ekaterina Makarevich, Maria Tsymbalova and Darya Makarevich (BrSTU), curator – Anastasia Urdasheva (SPbGASU).
The cooperation between SPbSASU and BrSTU combines educational, scientific, and design components and creates opportunities for further exchange of experience between architectural schools of Russia and the Republic of Belarus.
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