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16 Apr
On April 13, 2010 a meeting regarding the present condition of the architectural monument of the world significance, the radio-broadcasting tower in Shabolovka Street, Moscow – the Shukhov Tower — took place in the Committee for the cultural heritage of Moscow.
19 Mar
Famous British architect Sir Norman Foster has become the latest voice to join calls to save the iconic Shukhov radio tower.
14 Mar
Vladimir Grigorievich Shukhov was one of the greatest structural engineers of the early Twentieth Century and unquestionably the leading engineer of his era in Russia. He pioneered the use of entirely new structural systems, creating hyperboloid structures of double curvature whose lightness and geometric complexify defy the imagination, even in the computer age.
10 Mar
The radio tower in Shabolovka Street is the world known and one of the most significant masterpieces of architecture of the beginning of the XX century. The creator of the tower, Vladimir Grigorievich Shukhov, was a leading inventor of the contemporary building structures. Shukhov’s achievements may be compared only with the achievements of Gustave Eiffel, Robert Maillart or Eugene Freyssinet.
23 Oct
Yesterday the “Shukhov Tower” Foundation for the development of science, culture and art together with the Moscow department of the Union of artists of Russia and the Moscow Nobility Assembly held a press-conference devoted to the 175th anniversary of the Great Russian Maecenas Yuriy Stepanovich Nechaev-Maltsov (1834-1913), preservation of his heritage, renaming and restoring of the Museum of Fine Arts (now GMII after A.S. Pushkin) granted by him to Russia.
29 Jul
It is necessary to rescue the world’s first hyperboloid tower! The Shukhov tower in Polibino, Dankovskiy area in Lipetsk region is the only one preserved of the world’s first steel lattice shells invented and constructed according to the projects of V.G. Shukhov for the 1896 All Russian industrial and art exhibition in Nizhniy Novgorod. The “Shukhov Tower” Foundation urges you to make a donation for the anti-breakdown repair of the world’s first hyperboloid lattice tower!
17 Feb
On April 12, 1961 Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin made the world’s first flight of a man to space and became the first cosmonaut of the planet of Earth. Two years prior to the 50th anniversary of this great event it makes sense to carry out preparation of a PR-campaign reminding the world community about the flight of Yu. A. Gagarin. First of all, there must be made an advanced Internet portal about the preparation and the execution of the first space flight. It is necessary to prepare the publication of the multilingual photo albums and to make a high-class documentary.
The Shukhov Tower Foundation invites you to take part in the realization of the following projects:
The creation of monument is financed by the oil company "Lukoil". The monument will be installed under the decision of the Moscow Government. The Union of scientific and engineering organizations of Russia, MGTU after N.E. Bauman and the Shukhov Tower Foundation initiated the erection of the monument to V.G. Shukhov in Moscow. We collect the means for festal arrangements related to the opening of the monument.
The project envisages the creation of a modern business center and a cultural complex in Moscow. The main thematic trends of the Shukhov center's activities must correspond with the many-sided creative heritage of V.G. Shukhov.
The establishing of the V.G. Shukhov prize for new technical developments in the field of oil extraction and for the implementation of progressive technologies in the fuel-energy sector.
In 2007 the Shukhov Tower will be 85 and it needs a serious expertise and restoration. It is expedient to restore the tower with the participation of the leading domestic and foreign specialists, the competent scientific institutions and public organizations. The experience of restoring the unique architectural buildings dictates the necessity to create the adequate surrounding infrastructure, proper visual esthetic presenting of the object on the adjacent territory, and to draw serious investments.
The creation of an interactive system to reveal and develop the gifted children to prepare them for entering the foremost profile institutes in order to work in the future in the best companies of Russia. It is planned to create special interactive resources on the Internet, the teaching and testing programs for personal computers, the special video programs, to organize the TV program-contest: "Young talents of Russia" and the educational TV channel.
The Maecenases and companies interested in the creation of the qualified staff reserve are invited to take part in the financing of the project.
The Foundation invites to discuss the projects and to cooperate in their realization. You can forward your letters to the following E-mail address: info@shukhov.ru. The most interesting proposals and initiatives will be advertised on our web site
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