As part of the practical activities for university education in architecture, every two years we present a project at the Architecture Biennale of Venice, Italy with a group of students of the Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering, as part of my course of Applied Ergonomics. The proposal for this year’s project “How Will We Live Together?”, which is also the topic of the 17th International Architecture Biennale in Venice, concerns social housing which respects standards of environmental sustainability and climate change. Instead of creating a single identical type of building, the team decided to use two different buildings, respectively for cold and hot weather. This was done to ensure the best strategy for each type of building and improve its energy performance, maintenance, air quality and overall comfort and well-being for its inhabitants. Both types of building will therefore have similar functional programs but will be dramatically different in their spatial structure. This project was presented on October 23rd, 2021 at the Auditorium of the “Biennale Sessions”, in the Arsenale of Venice.
