The role of the river, active landscape and greenery in the formation of urban development in Kyiv

Andrii Markovskyi; Valerii Tovbych; Olga Lagutenko

doi:10.22616/j.landarchart.2021.19.04

Authors

Andrii Markovskyi National Academy of Arts of Ukraine
Valerii Tovbych Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture
Olga Lagutenko National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22616/j.landarchart.2021.19.04

Keywords:

waterways, active terrain, urban development, Kyiv

Abstract

The article analyzes the influence of the water artery – the Dnieper River and the active relief on the specifics of the city development on the example of Kyiv since ancient times. The specifics of the development of Kiev was that this development began from the territories close to the Dnieper, located on the right steep bank of the city. It is proved that initially the maximum use of proximity to the river and active Landforms was applied exclusively for religious dominants, whereas since the Soviet era, this vector has radically changed first towards representative ideological buildings, and in modern conditions – towards commercial multi-storey residential development. The purpose of the article was to trace how the waterway – the Dnieper River, accent landforms and landscaping influenced the formation of Kyiv during its existence, as well as to determine the features of the influence of these natural components on the modern development of the city. The scientific novelty of the study lies in a comprehensive coverage of the relationship between the natural components and development of Kyiv from ancient times to the present, identifying modern problems, their causes and ways to overcome them.

Author Biographies

Andrii Markovskyi, National Academy of Arts of Ukraine

A historian of architecture and landscape architect. Dr. of science (Archtecture), Scientific Secretary of the Department of Plastic Arts Synthesis, National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, 20, st. Boulvarno-Kudryavska, Kyiv, Ukraine. E–mail: andrii_markovskyi@ukr.net

Valerii Tovbych, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

A historian of architecture and landscape architect. Dr. of science (Archtecture), Professor, Head of department of information technology in architecture. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, 31, Povitroflotskyi Avenue, Kyiv, Ukraine. E–mail: tovbych@gmail.com

Olga Lagutenko, National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture

A historian of architecture and landscape architect. Dr. of science (Art), Professor, Head of department of Theory and History of Arts, National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, 20, st. Voznesensʹkyy uzviz, Kyiv, Ukraine. E–mail: Olga_lagutenko@ukr.net

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