How KNUCA students design a new Ukraine: from Moshchun to Mykolaiv. After a full-scale invasion, architectural students from the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture participate in real projects to restore Ukrainian cities and towns destroyed by russia.

Head of the Department of theory of architecture and architectural design Helena Kovalska says that one of these examples was the development of a master plan for Moshchun, a village near Kyiv that was severely damaged during the fighting. Within half a year, three student groups created three conceptual development options, in particular, housing projects made of prefabricated structures that may be quickly implemented on the ground.

The Department also joined cooperation with the Mykolaiv Department of architecture. They are working on the restoration of schools and gymnasiums, historical buildings that need to be adapted to modern conditions. But at the same time they retain their architectural value.

A separate area is international cooperation. Students participate in European educational programmes, study environmental approaches to construction and, together with foreign partners, prepare to design a new generation of housing.

"Most of the topics chosen by our masters and postgraduates are somehow related to the restoration of Ukraine," says the professor. According to her, there is already a shortage of architects in the country — and the demand for specialists will only grow. The University strives to train students who not only gain knowledge, but also immediately apply it in practice — in restoring cities, preserving heritage, and designing the future.