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Holding of this competition is the first serious challenge for Kyiv authorities which has never happened to us before. The main reason for that is that the events which must be reproduced by means of architecture are too close to us in time and space.

We have to answer the question: how to commemorate the fallen Heroes in urban space, but make it with maximum care? Without excessive symbolism and monumentality. In such a way that would not hurt the feelings of a single person.

In my opinion, the format of the competition itself is the answer. For the first time its goals, objectives and program were worked out by the community from A to Z. Indeed, the discussions were not always easy, but the result is worth it.

I hope that such openness very soon will become an indispensable part of any urban project. After all, active participation of the community is what was at stakes on Maidan, it was citizens’ claim and demand.

Vitaly Klychko Kyiv mayor

For me, the competition is a proof of the fact that the community hasn’t lost the energy which was born a year ago at Maidan. People are absolutely seriously set for the changes. They are deeply convinced that real changes must start from the site where Ukrainians have given their lives for future.

Today we fix memories about the events of the winter 2013-2014.

Challenge, struggle, sacrifice, hope, life... These symbols have forever left its imprints on the living tissue of our city. To make it visible for those who will come after us is the mission of this competition.

Eugene Nischuk Minister of Culture

Behind this document stands Kyiv community. For the first time in the history of Ukraine the program of the competition is worked out and drafted in response to real social aspirations and demands of the citizens. And this is a real achievement of the Revolution of Dignity.

All of us have been working for nine months on the program of the competition. It was a great experience. In this process all of us have learned a lot. We have learned to cooperate, listen to each other and look for common decisions. We have changed.

Now it’s your chance, dear participants, to come out to Maidan and transform it into the Territory of Dignity.

Sergiy Tselovalnyk Chief architect of Kyiv

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CONTENT COMPETITION BRIEF PART І А Introduction B Mission Statement С Program Guidelines

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Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................................3 Mission Statement.......................................................................................................................................................................7 The Maidan Phenomenon......................................................................................................................................................................9 The Terra Dignitas..................................................................................................................................................................................10 Program Guidelines...................................................................................................................................................................15 Regulatory acts.......................................................................................................................................................................................17 Decree of Kyiv City State Administration of 27.11.2014 # 1383 « On holding Terra Dignitas: Reinventing Public Space in Kyiv’s City Core and Commemorating the Revolution of Dignity - International Open Competition».....................................................................................................................................................17 Joint Decision of Kyiv City State Administration and Ministry of Culture of Ukraine of 30.04.2014 № 257/5 “On museumification of heroic events connected with the fight of the Ukrainians for human rights and establishing the democracy in Ukraine (2013 – 2014)”...........................................................................18 Organizers of Competition..................................................................................................................................................................20 Type of Competition.............................................................................................................................................................................20 Theme, Goal and Objectives of the Competition...........................................................................................................................21 Theme of the Competition...................................................................................................................................................................21 The Goal of the Competition...............................................................................................................................................................21 Competition Objectives........................................................................................................................................................................21 Competition Program Guidelines .....................................................................................................................................................23 Nomination I. Public Space at Maidan & Kyiv’s City Core................................................................................................23 Site. Current Condition........................................................................................................................................................................25 The Problem, Challenges and Social Demand...............................................................................................................................30 Competition Assignment.....................................................................................................................................................................32 Requirements for Submissions..........................................................................................................................................................32 Guidelines for Submitting Competition Proposals.......................................................................................................................36

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Nomination ІІ. Commemorating the Revolution of Dignity and the Heroism of the Heavenly Hundred...............39 Site. Current Condition........................................................................................................................................................................41 The Problem, Challenges and Social Demand...............................................................................................................................44 Competition Assignment....................................................................................................................................................................50 Requirements for Submissions.........................................................................................................................................................50 Guidelines for Submitting Competition Proposals......................................................................................................................52

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Competition Documentation..............................................................................................................................................................78 Registration for the Participation in the Competition.................................................................................................................78 Requirements for Submission the Projects for the Competition............................................................................................78 Organizational Structure of the Competition................................................................................................................................79 Participants of the Competition. Eligibility....................................................................................................................................79 Jury of the Competition......................................................................................................................................................................79 Public Experts Council........................................................................................................................................................................82 Registration Fee....................................................................................................................................................................................83 Answering the Questions of the Competition Participants......................................................................................................83 The Selection Procedure.....................................................................................................................................................................83 Competition Awards.............................................................................................................................................................................84 Criteria for Judging...............................................................................................................................................................................84 Announcement of Finalists................................................................................................................................................................84 Competition Funding...........................................................................................................................................................................84 Copyright and Related Rights...........................................................................................................................................................85 Schedule and Deadlines......................................................................................................................................................................85 Exhibition of the Competition Projects and On-line Voting.....................................................................................................85 Results of the Competition.................................................................................................................................................................85

Nomination ІІІ. Ukrainian House: International Convention Center at Evropeiska (European) Square................55 Site. Current Condition.......................................................................................................................................................................57 The Problem, Challenges and Social Demand...............................................................................................................................60 Competition Assignment.....................................................................................................................................................................61 Requirements for Submissions .......................................................................................................................................................64 Guidelines for Submitting Competition Proposals.......................................................................................................................65 Nomination ІV. Maidan Museum / Freedom Museum Multifunctional Complex........................................................67 Site. Current Condition.....................................................................................................................................................................69 The Problem, Challenges and Social Demand................................................................................................................................72 Competition Assignment.....................................................................................................................................................................74 Requirements for Submissions..........................................................................................................................................................74 Guidelines for Submitting Competition Proposals........................................................................................................................76

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Dear friends!

Welcome to the TERRA DIGNITAS! Your participation in this international competition is an evidence of a vigorous interest in recent revolutionary events in Ukraine, as well of active support of those noble ideas of civil society for which the heroes of the Heavenly Hundred gave their lives.

The program and terms of the competition presented to you result from many months of an open public discussion and a hard work of dozens of volunteers.

Every line of this text is aimed at delivering to you social aspirations, energy and the spirit of the Revolution of Dignity.

You are to begin and fulfill an exceptionally important and responsible mission: creating in the very heart of Kiev, a wonderful city with 15 centuries of history. We believe that your talented input will help transfer this space into the territory of dignity renowned in the world, the symbol of unity of all people of dignity and freedom.

We wish you all the success!

Public Experts Council

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MISSION STATEMENT

THE MAIDAN PHENOMENON The Maidan, or ‘the public gathering place’, is a traditional Ukrainian way of peaceful expression of mass civic protest in response to violations of basic human rights, and also of direct action on questions of nationwideimportance, by assembling on the main squares of the country.

The protest takes the form of a peaceful long-term assembly, including the erection of a tent city and, from time to time, activities designed to put pressure on the authorities, such as million-man public gatherings and nondenominational mass prayers. The authorities are presented with an ultimatum.

The participants abandon personal identification in favor of a common goal, without regard to nationality, language, confession or social status; they enjoy a high degree of grassroots organization, a well-developed direct democracy, rich opportunities for personal advancement and an absence of the singleleader.

The unique features of Maidan are the constant willingness of the people to share their food, medical supplies and living quarters, the spirit of widespread volunteerism and continued monetary donations, the intolerance to looting and respect for private property, the prohibition of alcohol, a powerful explosion of native know-how and blossoming of the satirical art genre.

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THE TERRA DIGNITAS At the end of 2013 the people of Ukraine, under the banner of national unity, rebelled against the tyranny of the authoritarian regime of criminal oligarchs, against the violations of human rights and civic freedoms and against widespread corruption and misery.

At stake was no less than total destruction of the Ukrainian independence and statehood, of the rights to property free speech and free elections, and of Ukrainian language and culture itself.

The rebellion was triggered by an unprecedentedly brutal suppression of the activist youth who demonstrated peacefully for the European course in the Ukrainian development. The country was immediately engulfed by mass protest demonstrations, and the authorities had been presented with an ultimatum.

They have however chose to ignore the constitutional demands of the protesters and in turn started a campaign of retributions. This only served to strengthen the people’s resolve.

The country’s principal square, Maidan Nezalezhnosti or Independence Square, has become the setting for the principal encampment of the protesters, encompassing close to 25 acres and including elements of city-like infrastructure, with tens of thousands of permanent residents and continuous support coming from other regions of the

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country.

New volunteer practices and new forms of organization emerged: self-defense forces, formed on the principles of Cossack “hundreds�; security and intelligence forces and search-and-rescue brigades. MASH units were organized, including mental health support services; independent postal delivery, logistics and information support facilities were created. United non-denominational prayer meetings were conducted, and a network of cultural and educational initiatives have sprung up.

In an attempt at intimidation, the authorities adopted a package of anticonstitutional measures designed to trample the basic freedoms of the citizens and to outlaw the Maidan.

This inflamed the atmosphere of the protests and caused them to radicalize.Then came the first clashes. The regime ordered the killings of the protesters.

The first three victims were of Armenian, Belarusian and Ukrainian descent.The people were now facing a stark choice: victory or death.Besieged by the armed government forces, the protesters secured the territoryof their tent camp by erecting barricades, watchtowers and anti-tank barriers.

Old tires were utilized for creating fire obstructions and smokescreens. Molotov cocktails arrived to the defenders from assembly lines.

People of the Maidan learned firsthand the meaning of Ukrainian valor and honor. Our communities united in the common fight for freedom of choice and the right to the fruits of our honest labor. Our determination was on display for everyone to see.

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The entire country responded by staging mass protest actions, taking over government offices. In response the authorities unleashed a war against their own people: they pitted snipers and mercenary thugs, armed with assault rifles and supported by water cannons and armored vehicles, against the civilians with plywood shields and Molotov cocktails.

The intense fighting in the center of Kiev claimed the lives of more than a hundred of sons and daughters of liberty. They perished so that the free Ukraine, where a human life is once again elevated to the position of the utmost value, might stand.

The whole of Ukraine, along with the entire world, watched in awe. The people discovered that the fount of power rested with them. They disposed of the criminal regime.

The constitutional order has been restored, and early elections for president, parliament and judiciary have been conducted. There is now an agreement in place for association between Ukraine and the EU. Today we, armed with the experience of the Maidan, are determined to repel the external aggression and to transform our country into a land of glory.

The Maidan became a place of power for the Ukrainian people, and is therefore in need of a rebirth.

The Maidan’s grounds have to become worthy of Maidan’s spirit and glory.

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ANTHEM OF UKRAINE Ukraine’s freedom is yet standing, nor her glory perished.

May our brotherhood eternal be by Fortune cherished.

May the clouds of bitter foes by strong winds be blown, May you be forever blessed, land that is our own.

To the liberty we’re pledging our free souls unbowed, Alongside our Cossack brethren we are standing proud.

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From the Don to western borders bloody battle rages, For our sacred land we ever take the fight courageous; From the Black Sea to the Dnieper victory is near For the great Ukraine our mother, that we love so dear.

To the liberty we’re pledging our free souls unbowed, Alongside our Cossack brethren we are standing proud.

And our selfless toil persistent shall yet be rewarded Ukraine’s liberty and honor never shall be thwarted In the steppes and in the mountains freedom’s song shall sound, Ukraine’s glory shall forever among foes be found.

To the liberty we’re pledging our free souls unbowed, Alongside our Cossack brethren we are standing proud. poet: P.Chubinskyi (edited by M. Verbytskyi) music: M. Verbytskyi translated by Yuri Machkasov

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PROGRAM GUIDLINES

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ORGANIZERS Organizer of the Competition – Kyiv City State Administration, Department of City Planning and Architecture Joint organizer of the Competition – Ministry of Culture of Ukraine Partner – State administration Contacts: Department of City Planning and Architecture of the executive body of Kyiv City Council (Kyiv City State Administration): 32 Khreshchatyk Street, Kyiv 01001. +38 (044) 235-10-25, tel/fax +38 (044) 279-41-67, kga.gov.ua Ministry of Culture of Ukraine: 19 Ivan Franko Street, Kyiv 01601, +38 (044) 235-23-78, mincult.kmu.gov.ua Official website of the Competition: terradignitas.kga.gov.ua Official homepage of the Competition in the social network FB: https://www.facebook.com/MemorialNebesnaSotnya OfficialContest e-mail: mgns.kyiv@gmail.com tel. +38 (068) 687-11-96 Organizer of the Competition ensures: - preparation of information and announcements connected with the holding of the competition for the publication in the periodical press and in the Internet network - leading public discussions of the program and terms of the competition, drafts presented for the competition, * results of the Competition - preparation, replication and distribution of the program and terms of the competition, as well as any corresponding outgoing data - formation of the subsidiary bodies (jury, Public Experts Council) of the competition - invitation of groups of authors to the competition participation - organizing the participants’ registration, providing them with the competition documentation - providing necessary accommodation for the organizational work of the jury, the Public Experts Council of the competition, for the reception of the competition drafts and their temporary preservation - organization of the exhibition of the competition drafts Support: The Competition is held with the support of the National Union of Architects of Ukraine and the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.

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TYPE OF COMPETITION The competition is an international open competition.

The competition has one round.

By necessity , stated by the jury of the competition and agreed with the organizer of the competition, after judging the submissions of the competition, the organizer of the competition can decide to hold the second round of the competition in a round of nominations. The second round will be held as an optional competition, to which a selected jury and chosen finalists of the competition will be invited.

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THEME, GOAL AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPETITION

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THEME OF THE COMPETITION

The renewal of public space of Kyiv’s central core by memorializing the events of the Revolution of Dignity “Territory of Dignity”/«TERRA DIGNITAS.».

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THE GOAL OF THE COMPETITION To define the best conceptual suggestions on the renewal of public space of Kyiv’s central core, the memorialization of the events of the Revolution of Dignity, the immortalization of the memory of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes, and the creation of the Museum of Liberty/Maidan Museum and the International Cultural Center “Ukrainian House at European Square.”

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Define the best suggestions on the renewal of public space of Kyiv, memorialization of the events of the Revolution of Dignity, immortalization of the memory of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes, search for the vision of the Museum of Liberty/Maidan Museum and the International Cultural Center “Ukrainian House at Evropeiska (European) Square.”

Search for the best decisions on: - the creation of just and high quality public space that represents the Revolution of Dignity values – freedom, dignity, unity, and community in the central part of Kyiv - the reproduction of memorable components commemorating the Revolution of Dignity events and the lost Heavenly Hundred Heroes in the public space - the search for the vision and form of the Museum of Liberty/Museum of Maidan as the center of Ukrainian democracy development, research of the national memory and self-identification of the Ukrainians with the museum collection of Maidan artifacts - the search for the vision and form of the International Cultural Center, “Ukrainian House at Evropeiska (European) Square” as the center of Ukrainian culture development in cooperation with international art communities and institutions 2. The formation of the comprehensive vision and approach to the solution of the problems connected with the quality of urban environment, commemoration in urban environment , development of cultural activities, and positive social practices.

3. Representation of the effective answer to the challenge that the Ukrainian cities faced in 2013-2014 4. The formation of a new effective form of community participation in making decisions in city planning and culture.

5. The improvement of the image of Kyiv – the capital of Ukraine, bringing the quality of public space to the level of a European capital.

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PUBLIC SPACE AT MAIDAN & KYIV’S CITY CORE

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PUBLIC SPACE AT MAIDAN & KYIV’S CITY and CORE

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SITE. CURRENT CONDITION (SCHEME 4) The site is located on the right bank of the Dnieper River, within Pecherskyi and Shevchenkivskyi administrative districts, right in the Kyiv city core.

The boundaries of the site: the beginning of Taras Shevchenko Boulevard, Khreshchatyk Street, Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square, the green zone on Prorizna Street, Europeiska (European) Square, Khreshchatyi Park, the Ukrainian House area, Kostiolna Street.

Total area – about 25 ha.

Topographic features The site has differences in relief of up to 15 m in some parts. Part of the territory is in danger of landslide. (scheme 14 (Part II) The area status The site is located in the historic center within several conservation zones: the central historical area, architecture conservation zone, zone of I category construction control, partly within the area of protected landscape, UNESCO unique buffer zone, landscape and historical heritage of local significance – the historic landscape of Kyiv mountains and the Dnieper River valley (3rd-2nd millennium BC – 11th-19th century AD). Khreshchatyk Street and Kostiolna Street form a complex architectural heritage of local significance.

Space and development (scheme 13(Part II) Khreshchatyk Street (architectural heritage of local significance, registered under No. 927-Кв.) is the main street of the city, 1280 meters long, with two squares on both sides (European and Bessarabska), and with Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square in the center. The street is located in the valley between the slopes of the Upper City and Klovskyi Hill.

The street unites the divided historical territories of the city. The development started in the 18th century and intensive frontal building began in late 19th – early 20th century. Historically, Khreshchatyk Street became multifaceted with regard to its functions: administrative, business, cultural, leisure, a connection point between the downtown and the Dnieper river parks area.

In 1941-1943 the street was virtually destroyed, with only two blocks surviving. During the post-war decade (1940s-1950s), within its original borders but with a new architecture and development perspective, a holistic architectural ensemble was built. A unique artistic image of post-war Khreshchatyk was created through sophisticated assembly of architectural forms

complex topography of the area. Greenery and small architectural forms (retaining walls, passages, arches, stairs, etc.) became an integral component of Khreshchatyk new image.

A row of administrative and public buildings is located on the even-numbered side of the street with the pre-war architecture preserved in the first and last blocks. On the odd-numbered side of the street there is a rich, multidimensional composition of houses with slopes that can be observed in the gaps between the buildings. On this side of the street between Architect Gorodetsky Street and Bessarabska Square a boulevard was created on the upper level to separate the traffic from residential areas.

Khreshchatyk has an asymmetrical profile with 24 meters of roadway, two sidewalks, 14 meters each, and 21-23 meters of the boulevard.

In the post-war period, the architects managed to meet the challenge of combining two different scales: the government scale requiring considerable space for official regulated workers’ demonstrations on the one hand, and the human scale of a person taking a troll along Khreshchatyk. The street, although neglected and cluttered in general, has maintained these characteristics till today.

Maidan Nezalezhnosti (former names of the square – Dumska, Kalinina, October Revolution Square) was generally created on the even-numbered side of Khreshchatyk in late 19th and early 20th centuries. During the post-war reconstruction in the 1940s-1950s the square was significantly expanded towards the odd-numbered side of the street. During the reconstruction in the 1980s, the square was divided into two functional areas, separated by Khreshchatyk Street: the ideological and formal one with the monument of the October Revolution, and the public one with fountains and other elements of landscaping.

In the post-Soviet period, in 2001, under the influence of dominant requirements of commerce, the Square underwent subsequent reconstruction. An underground shopping center, Globus, was created under the square, divided by an underground pedestrian passage. New fountains, a glass dome (a lantern on the roof of the underground shopping center), some sculptures and the Independence Column were constructed. But public space remained undeveloped.

Recently the square has gained its transit and trade value. A transfer hub for subway, trolleybuses and minibus taxis has become overwhelmed with the

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new underground shopping mall and plenty of small architectural forms of questionable suitability and artistic value. The accessibility of the square is still low due to different levels of surface and absence of pedestrian crossings other than underground ones.

Khreshchatyk Street and Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square were created in the post-war period as an integrated ideological and architectural ensemble, but as a result of two reconstructions, Khreshchatyk and Maidan Nezalezhnosti are now perceived separately and with different ideological meanings.

Citywide value In the 1940s-1980s Khreshchatyk and Maidan served as the main street and square of the Ukrainian Soviet Republic (as a part of the Soviet Union). Khreshchatyk was the main procedural axis for state holidays, official military parades and, at the same time, a favored promenade place for tourists and Kyiv residents.

In late 1980s, the “public part” of Maidan became a kind of “public forum” that Kyiv citizens affectionately called “The Roulette” (because of the form of a big fountain dedicated to the Friendship between Nations).

It became a place for meeting and leisure, while the “official” part of the square with the monument and fountains mostly remained empty. That was the beginning of the modern history of Maidan as a public space with a great political potential.

Since early 1990s, political protests in Kyiv have been held at Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square: the Revolution on Granite of 1990, the Ukraine without Kuchma protest campaign of 2000-2001, the Orange Revolution of 2004, the Tax Code protests of 2010 and, finally, The Revolution of Dignity of 2013-2014.

Today Ukrainians think of Maidan as a place for “viche” (public decision making assembly), a place where people can make large-scale decisions, an area of the freedom of expression. The phrase “to go out to Maidan” now means much more than going for a walk, a manifestation of one’s will and civic activism.

Main functions and buildings (scheme 16 (Part II), scheme 8) Nowadays the functions of Khreshchatyk Street and Maidan Square are mostly administrative (a location for city and state government departments), trade and residential.

On Khreshchatyk Street is the location of Kyiv City State Administration, some governmental departments, two ministries and several banks. Governmental facilities are concentrated on the even-numbered side of the street.

Public Facilities: the Main Post Office, the House of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine, the National Center for Business and Culture Cooperation “The Ukrainian House”.

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Cultural institutions: the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine (Kyiv Conservatory), on the Evropeiska (European) square – the National Philharmonic of Ukraine.

Hotels: Ukraine, Dnipro, Kozatsky, Khreshchatyk.

The residential area is concentrated on the oddnumbered side of the street. The residents of the street experience great psychological burden of the “capital city” function of the place used for mass protests and cultural events. The usual residential area infrastructure (playgrounds, benches etc.) is missing.

Therefore, the number of inhabitants is decreasing and most residential facilities in Khreshchatyk and Maidan are being leased as guest apartments and offices.

The trade function of the street is concentrated at the Bessarabskyi Market, in the Metrograd underground shopping mall and TSUM Central Department Store (currently under reconstruction), on ground floors of the buildings and in the underground space of Maidan square (the Globus shopping mall). In addition, the street and the square are filled with temporary structures used permanently and retailers’ kiosks.

Underground passages are also “invaded” by retailers’ kiosks.

The fact that the main square of the country, the square that has formed the political nation, serves as a roof for a huge underground shopping center, is a great illustration of the ideology of the “wild capitalism” of the 1990s-2010s.

Maidan Nezalezhnosti area is not perceived as a square due to a large number of barriers for moving around. The obvious commercial function of the main city square and street (“the triumph of money and consumption”) is inconsistent with the public demand for a popular assembly (viche) area, a place for freedom of expression. From a pedestrian perspective, the street and the square are perceived as a continuous shopping space with few cafes and entrances to government agencies. Over the past ten years, book stores, popular among Kyiv residents, disappeared from Khreshchatyk.

Kostiolna Street is a short street, located perpendicularly to Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square (architecture heritage, registered under No. 527-Кв). In the 2000s, it became known as a “gallery, artistic” street. However, it has lost its cultural functions due to numerous raider seizures of art gallery premises.

Transport, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure (Diagrams 7a, 7b, 7c) Khreshchatyk Street is a highway of city importance, connecting the south-western districts with Podil and the left bank of the Dnieper River. It has eight car lanes with heavy traffic.

Public transportation. The site has two subway stations: Khreshchatyk and Maidan Nezalezhnosti. Four more subway stations are within walking distance: Zoloti Vorota, Lva Tolstoho Square, Teatralna, and Palats Sportu. Ground transportation is represented by Bus 24. Trolleybuses and minibus taxis 16 and 18 stop at Maidan Nezalezhnosti.

Private automobiles. The area is overloaded with cars, especially in the morning and evening rush hours.

Walking and cycling. Most sidewalks and pedestrian areas are occupied by unregulated parking of private cars. Crossing the street is only possible by underground pedestrian crossings. There are only two crosswalks at the intersection of Khreshchatyk and Prorizna Street, only the former having an audio signal.

Bicycle infrastructure is missing.

Target Audience During weekdays Khreshchatyk and Maidan Nezalezhnosti are mostly used by the personnel of nearby offices, state and local government institutions, and tourists. During weekends Khreshchatyk and Maidan Nezalezhnosti are transformed into the main pedestrian street and recreation area for Kyiv residents and tourists, with tourists from Ukraine prevailing.

The number of people in the area increases greatly during public events (concerts, parades, political rallies).

The rally of 1st December 2013 attracted around 1 million people.

Pedestrian flows (scheme 6a, 6b).

Use during weekdays and weekends.

Since 2008, Khreshchatyk and Maidan Nezalezhnosti have different usage modes on weekdays, weekends and holidays. On weekdays Khreshchatyk is used for automobile traffic. On weekends, the street is partially closed for traffic, from Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street to Instytutska Street, with the following schedule: on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., on public and religious holidays from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. During these hours Khreshchatyk and Maidan represent a continuous pedestrian area without any signs of systemic functional use.

Urban amenities The existing urban amenities on Khreshchatyk and Maidan Nezalezhnosti are unsatisfactory. The elements of the integrated architectural ensemble of the 1950s have been neglected. As a result, the urban amenities are insufficient and of poor quality. There is no wellorganized system of garbage collection (especially on weekends).

Only one of three permanent public toilets designed during Soviet times is operating. People have to use mobile toilets located along the pedestrian boulevard

on the odd-numbered side of the street, which distorts the aesthetic appearance of the place. During public events more mobile toilets are installed.

The number of kiosks and small architectural forms of questionable quality has increased drastically (sculptures, fountains etc.), thus creating visual chaos.

Outdoor advertising is present in the form of lightboxes located on both sides of the street. The advertising is of low artistic level and not regulated, thus hiding the facades of architectural heritage. “External” advertising (sidewalk signs) obstruct pedestrian passage.

Numerous “coffee houses on wheels” dominate, while a need for quality and affordable public canteens is pressing.

In 2013 several new benches were installed near 32 Khreshchatyk Street and a street piano can be used in summer. In winter a Christmas carousel is installed near Passage, which also obstructs the pedestrian movement. Until 2013, there was a tradition to install the Main New Year Tree at Maidan during Christmas and New Year holidays, sometimes with an ice rink.

Landscaping (scheme 17(Part II) The street landscaping is formed by a chestnut boulevard on the odd-numbered side of the street, a row of chestnut trees on the other side, some green areas (Cour d’honneur) and lawns. Lawns on the oddnumbered side of Khreshchatyk Street are equipped with automatic irrigation.

Chestnut is a traditional Kyiv tree, brought from Paris in the 1870s. A blooming chestnut branch is the symbol of the city. Unfortunately, most of the trees are now infected with horse-chestnut leaf miner. The planted chestnuts need to be treated or replaced with other trees.

The site also covers part of the Khreshchatyi Park, the green area near the Ukrainian House, the green zone on Prorizna Street and the boulevard part on Kostiolna Street.

Navigation The site has some elements of the tourist navigation (stands), installed near subway stations for the 2012 UEFA European Championship. However, there is no universal system of visual information and communication in the city.

Accessibility The site is characterized by a very low level of accessibility by mobility impaired people. Elevators to subway stations are missing or not working. There is no navigation, no special paving or landscaping elements for impaired people, no ground pedestrian crossings etc. Public buildings and institutions are not equipped accordingly.

“The necklace” of public activities (scheme 5)

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Recently a number of public activities appeared on Khreshchatyk: street piano “Piano on Khreshchatyk�, street musicians, breakdancers, karaoke on Maidan, public concerts. New Year and public holidays are celebrated in the open air on Maidan. The Khreshchatyi Park hosts Christmas Markets. Main spaces for public protests have also developed: the area near the entrance to Kyiv City Council and Maidan Nezalezhnosti, which can accommodate a large number of people.

The area near the Ukrainian House and the boulevard on Kostiolna Street are not included in public activity.

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THE PROBLEM, CHALLENGES AND SOCIAL DEMAND Public spaces in Ukraine In the Soviet period, public spaces in Ukraine were used only for ideologically correct regulated demonstrations.

Any initiatives contradicting the official Communist doctrine were punished. “Informal” use of public spaces (parks, cafes, streets and squares) was also under strict regulation.

The experience of creating spaces for people in Ukraine has appeared in the past 20 years, and mostly around trade and commercial establishments. However, after many decades of interruption of social practices, citizens have already begun to actively influence their living environment.

During the revolutionary events Maidan Nezalezhnosti developed as a popular assembly (viche) place, a place of civic expression, a territory for the public (contrary to commercial purpose, artificially attributed to it). Today we have an internal conflict between the semantic content of the new space of Maidan Square, which reflects the “Maidan” phenomenon, new sociocultural public demands and community initiatives that are in constant motion, and the available public spaces of Khreshchatyk Street and Maidan Nezalezhnosti.

These disparities can be overcome by transferring to the level of the Territory of Dignity. The integrated image of the architectural ensemble of Khreshchatyk created in 1950 must be preserved and multiplied by carefully planned action within the valuable historic environment. The integration processes must result in developing a solution bringing public life to a new level, with every activity and space performing its specific role for the creation of the common meaning – The Territory of Dignity.

Social demand People miss revolutions, in peaceful life they lack a sense of brotherhood and unity.

(Vlad Goldakovsky) After the events of the Revolution of Dignity, due to the release of enormous community energy, changes in urban space are particularly relevant. Currently here is a high social demand for a public space within the main city street and square. This public space must recreate and implement the main values of the Revolution of Dignity: freedom, dignity, unity, and community.

The area of the Kyiv city core and Maidan must become the Territory of Dignity.

There is social demand for: 1. Creation of a modern European public space, free of invasive political propaganda, safe, accessible for all, meeting all physiological needs.

2. Creation of conditions for realization of new peaceful social practices, providing opportunities for the public and communities to pursue their initiatives.

3. Creation of conditions for everyone to feel a part of the community, to feel dignified.

Ukrainians imagine the Territory of Dignity as: - A place for everyone (an individual and a community) to express their will freely; - A multifunctional space with balanced features, free of “privatization” attempts by any political party; - A place with a potential to generate new senses; - A place free from visual, acoustic and physical pollution, encouraging people to behave properly and keep it clean; - A barrier-free, accessible space that can be transformed according to various needs of the community.

Ukrainians do not want to see on this area: a boring New Year Tree (“yolka”), advertising, kiosks, fences, barriers, new commercial buildings, urban amenities of poor quality, excessive museumification, a cemetery.

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COMPETITION ASSIGNMENT The participants have to provide concepts (specifying the functions of the space) and solutions for pedestrian, bicycle, public and private transport flows, measures for increasing accessibility and mobility regarding to: • development of the “necklace” of public spaces throughout the site; • development of the public space on Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square as a public assembly area; • feasibility/necessity of locating objects of monumental art on Maidan Nezalezhnosti; • specific “problematic” areas on the site (to choose from): - former location of Lenin monument (at the beginning of Taras Shevchenko Boulevard) - Khreshchatyi Park - Green zone on Prorizna Street - Area near the Ukrainian House - Boulevard on Kostiolna Street and area in front of St. Alexander Cathedral - Other, at the discretion of the participant • labeling of spaces and navigation within the environment; • infrastructure usual for a comfortable urban environment.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSIONS Ideological: Space of Maidan and Kyiv city core must receive a new quality – a quality of the Territory of Dignity, giving each visitor a feeling of being an important member of the community, and at the same time its independent part. TERRA DIGNITAS is a combination of the past, the present and the future.

The project must follow sustainable urban development principles.

Functional: Multifunctional and balanced space. Public function and function of commemoration. Emphasis on the significance of the area for the city and the country in terms of political events and traditions of the space.

Creation of conditions for the freedom of assembly for a large community.

Develop cultural component of the space. Actively engage ground floors of the buildings. Save the residential function of Khreshchatyk and increase the quality of living for the residents. Suggest ways to use urban space in winter.

Create a comfortable and clear navigation system, because Maidan is the first destination for Kyiv visitors, and it must be the place for them to learn easily about what is happening in Kyiv and in Ukraine.

Spatial: To develop proposals for uniting two parts of Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square for barrier-free movement. Create special conditions for social practices and human relations based on dignity.

Social practices of the Territory of Dignity: • unity of people, formation of the civic position; • educational (with a focus on IT); • learning practices (IT, tourist routes along site of events etc.); • communication (communication between people of different social status, all age groups); • symbolic (representation of symbols, deployment of regular formal and informal rituals, broadcasting of national ideas and universal human values both on material and non-material level); • practice of representation of diverse national, ethnic, religious and other groups from all regions of Ukraine; • practice of representing Ukraine at the global level (Maidan being the event of international importance that signified the universal character of human values).

To pay attention to the existing practices of Khreshchatyk and Maidan, analyze them and implement the best.

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The deployment of social practices must be presented by: - organizational principles; - area tie-up; - spatial elements (if necessary); - technological tools.

Priority: Pedestrian – cyclist – public transport – private transport in the urban space.

Suggest development of bicycle infrastructure on the basis of the Concept of development of bicycle infrastructure in Kyiv (E.3.10) Transport: Expand Khreshchatyk public space by narrowing the two car lanes in the area from Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street to Architect Gorodetsky Street. Provide parking spaces for tourist and sightseeing buses on the entrances to Khreshchatyk and Maidan Nezalezhnosti.

(E.3.5 – results of “Pedestrian Khreschatyk” workshop)

must be provided, easy to change if necessary.

Consider the possibility of easy integration with the “layer” of the commemoration of the Revolution of Dignity events and suggest stages of implementation of proposals.

To sum up: The Territory of Dignity should be a welcoming, modern area, directed into the future. It must become a nationwide project with international publicity. The principles of development and architectural planning and design solutions of the Territory of Dignity may become fundamental for the development of other cities of the country.

For smooth project execution, before starting the work the participants are invited to study the assignments and initial data for other nominations of the competition.

Target audience: People of all ages. Particular attention is paid to youth and teenagers. The space must encourage peaceful and democratic leisure practices, promote positive, developmental forms of recreation, communication and cooperation.

Existing architectural forms and sculpture groups: Identify their necessary and sufficient amount, the appropriateness of their current location. Suggest new vision of the square according to best European practices.

Availability: To ensure spatial justice for all community members, regardless of their mobility, status, wealth etc. To develop barrier-free space at the site, according to the principles of universal design. Suggest solutions for exit from Maidan Nezalezhnosti subway station to the ground surface.

Urban amenities: To suggest an effective system of garbage collection and incentives to keep the Territory of Dignity clean.

To ensure a sufficient number of public toilets, their location and appearance. To suggest improvement of urban amenities and landscaping.

Instrumentality and adaptability: We suggest using the latest technologies in the proposals and create virtual spatial elements.

The Territory of Dignity should be formed in the experimental format with constant improvement of the most effective usage of the area. Temporary solutions

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GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING COMPETITION PROPOSALS Development level Design stage: concept.

Guidelines for presentation The competition project shall include: - graphics – in digital format (E.3); - text – explanatory note in digital and printed formats; - materials in digital format (CD-ROM); - model (optional); - Declaration of authorship (E.2) Project preparation requirements Graphic materials requirements The projects for the competition will be submitted anonymously identified by a six-digit number/symbol placed in the upper right corner of all submitted materials.

The graphic board shall have empty space for the competition logo, 6 x 6 cm, in the upper left corner.

All inscriptions, signatures on the competition projects shall be made in Ukrainian and English.

A package for each project shall include 2 (two) vertical boards, 0.84 m wide and 2.4 m high, with graphic materials, according to the following recommendations: - proposals for development of the “necklace” of public spaces throughout the site: pedestrian, function, transport, elements, measures for increasing accessibility and mobility, Scale 1: 2000; (C.5.1.3) - proposals for development of public space on Maidan Nezalezhnosti as a public assembly (viche) area: space of the square, pedestrian function, functional zoning, elements of availability and mobility, Scale 1:1000; - proposals for specific “problematic” areas on the site, at your choice (former location of Lenin monument, Khreshchatyi Park, green zone on Prorizna Street, area near Ukrainian house, boulevard on Kostiolna street and square in front of St. Alexander Cathedral): plan, visualization of solutions, elements of space; - proposals for feasibility/necessity of locating objects of monumental art on Maidan Nezalezhnosti; - proposals for improvement of specific urban amenities related to the performance of the competition assignment (C.5.1.4).

Other illustrative materials (development and perspective drawings etc.), which are necessary to demonstrate the project ideas.

Metric measurement scale shall be used for all competition materials.

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Planning model requirements (optional) The model shall be submitted in scale 1: 1000 / 1:2000.

A six-digit project reference number/symbol shall be indicated on the model.

Text materials requirements Text materials shall be submitted in Ukrainian and English.

Text materials shall consist of the explanatory note to the project. The explanatory note, describing the design solutions, shall be submitted in digital and printed formats.

The explanatory note must contain definition of the main idea of the project proposal. The explanatory note shall not exceed 3 (three) A4 pages of printed text, Times New Roman font, size 14 by one language.

Digital materials requirements For each project, the author(s) shall submit a CD with materials of the project, including: - explanatory note in .pdf and .doc formats; - boards with graphic materials in .pdf format (resolution 300 dpi) and in .jpg format (resolution 150 dpi); - photos of the model (optional, 3-5 photos, .jpg or .pdf, resolution 300 dpi).

Declaration of authorship requirements Declaration of authorship shall be prepared according to the template presented in the Appendix to the Competition Program and Conditions (E.2). Declaration of authorship shall be packed into opaque envelope bearing the project motto (6-digit number/symbol).

The envelope must not have any information that may identify the authors of the project. The envelope must be sealed. This sealed envelope with the Declaration of authorship must be submitted with the project.

The Declaration of authorship shall contain the first name, family name of the author(s), address(es), contact telephone numbers, the agreement on the distribution of the possible prize among the authors attested by the author(s) signature(s), tax identification number(s), bank account(s) and bank details.

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COMMEMORATING THE REVOLUTION OF DIGNITY AND THE HEROISM OF THE HEAVENLY HUNDRED

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COMMEMORATING THE REVOLUTION OF DIGNITY AND THE HEROISM OF THE HEAVENLY HUNDRED

C.5.2.1

SITE. CURRENT CONDITION (SCHEME 9) The site under development includes central part of Kyiv where the main events of the revolution of 2013-2014 took place - from T.Shevchenko Ave to Khreschatyi park, and from Mykhaylivska Square to Lavrs’ka Srt., including City and State government district.

Squares: Independence Square, Evropeiska (European) square, Mykhaylivska Square, Bessarabs’ka Square, Ivan Franko’s square, Constitution Square.

Total area of the land plot is about 70 ha.

The land plot is located in the administrative center of Kyiv within the borders of Pecherskyi and Shevchenkivskyi administrative districts, on the right bank of the Dnipro River.

Overall condition The territory of the land plot is characterized by high density of construction, dating from the nineteenth to the twentieth centuries (scheme 13 (Part II). The main recreational element of the territory is a huge park zone which includes up to 20 parks located between Podil and Kyyvo Pecherska Lavra.

The land plot is characterized by presence of a significant number of cultural heritage monuments: archeological, architectural, cultural, and historical (E.3.3).

The land plot’s territory is a city and state government center and is a multifunctional area combining administrative, business, residential, public, cultural and recreational uses.

The land plot under development is the main public center, common for traditional mass meetings during political or cultural events (scheme 16 (Part II).

centuries BC to the eleventh through nineteenthcenturies).

Khreschatyk Street. and Kostyolna Street are complex urban development monuments of local importance.

Parts of the Central Park of Culture and Recreation (Khreschatyi Park, City Garden) are monuments of landscape design of local importance, and the Maryinsky Park isof national importance.

Construction limitations Some territories (park zones and zones on the relief breaks) are characterized as landslide areas.

Prominent historical events that took place on the land plot’s territory The Revolution of Dignity is not a single event that took place on the given territory. According to the archeological research on Independence Square (1980-2000), location of barricades during the Revolution of Dignity follows the outline of fortifications built in the twelfth century. The area has a very rich history. The revolutions of 1905-1907 and 1917 took place there.

This place has a special meaning in the history of the country.

Relief (scheme 14 (Part II) The relief of the land plot is uneven with the difference in height reaching 30 meters.

Conservation Status (E.3.3, D.4.7) The land plot is situated in the historical center of the city within the boundaries of its conservation zones: the central historical area, an architectural conservation zone, a zone of regulated construction (1st category) partially - within the protected landscape area, a UNESCO single buffer zone, landscape and historic sights of local importance, historical landscape of Kyiv and the Dnipro river valley (from the third and second

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BESSARABSKA SQUARE

“DYNAMO“ STADIUM

KONSTITUZII SQUARE

MICHAILIVSKA SQUARE

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EUROPEISKA SQUARE

MAIDAN NEZALEZHNOSTI

IVANA FRANKA SQUARE

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THE PROBLEM, CHALLENGES AND SOCIAL DEMAND «The Territory of Dignity has to have public function and function of memory, because if we do not remember the crucial moments of our history, this history will repeat itself.” (from public debates «in circles»).

Pain and Trauma Psychological trauma that inflicted citizens of Kiev and Ukraine – participants of the Revolution (D.5) – is concentrated on the most painful issue – human sacrifices and casualties. There were more than 100 people killed and later, in commemorative speeches on Maidan, they were referred to as the “Heavenly Hundred” (D.5.5).

Very soon in March 2014 people began to install memorials on the spots of homicide – on Hrushevskogo str., Independence Square and Instytutska str. City center became a place of grief with mountains of flowers, candles, and a memorial Cross and a chapel were installed on Instytutska str. (scheme 18 (Part II), E.3.8) People demanded a monument be installed. However, they did not agree on who has to take responsibility for that – a new government or the community. As of today, Instytutska Street is closed to traffic. This street is the main place of commemoration for Kyiv citizens.

Why a Competition?

There is no doubt that the monument/memorial complex has to be installed. According to the surveys conducted through the competition’s web page (nebesna.kga.gov.ua) and by face-to-face interviews on Maidan in June 2014 (3 months after the events, approximately 1000 respondents), 97% believe that there should be a memorial complex (D.1). However, the form of a monument became an issue. The city government received numerous appeals from all over Ukraine with requirements to establish a memorial and its suggested artistic designs (over 100 proposals). Certain artists quickly designed projects and lobbied them through the state government, putting pressure on local authorities. Understanding that a Competition is the most democratic way to determine the best project, the Department of Urban Planning and Architecture together with the National Union of Architects signed “Memorandum on Design of a Memorial Complex Dedicated to “the Heroes of Heavenly Hundred” in Kyiv Through a Competition”.

In April 2014, City State Administration together with the Ministry of Culture announced a Competition for the best design of a memorial complex to the Heroes of Heavenly Hundred in Kyiv. 88% of respondents agreed that the best design should be defined through a competition (D.1).

To Whom Should the Monument be Dedicated?

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During broad public discussion on the Program and Terms of the Competition the question occurred – to whom should the monument be dedicated? According to the survey results 53% of respondents believe that the memorial complex should be dedicated to those who were killed, injured as well as to living Heroes of Euromaidan – to winners. Among them 35% mentioned all participants of Euromaidan, 18% voted only for Heroes of Heavenly Hundred; 41% suggested that the monument should be dedicated to all people killed during the winter clashes of 2013-2014 (victims from both sides of barricades). A minority of respondents – 3% mentioned different dedications: to heroes of Antiterrorist Operation, heroes of struggle for independence of Ukraine, etc., 3% did not decide (D.1).

People began to mention not just a single monument but a complex of monuments.

Where to Locate the Monument?

Another issue for the discussion is where to establish the memorial? Four sites were defined and suggested for development but they all were criticized since revolution events took place on all of them and it is impossible to choose “the main” one. Another reason why the question of memorial location was delayed is that the area of revolutionary events is already filled in with memorials, monuments, park and urban sculpture as well as a variety of art-objects of different times.

(Scheme 18).

Today, almost a year after revolutionary events of November 2014, based on research of events of the Revolution of Dignity, it became obvious that the main place for commemoration is Instytutska street.

Dedication to What Events?

The next level of discussion revealed that not only murdered people should be commemorated. Public opinion defined events of the Revolution of Dignity as “the pivotal point in the History of Ukraine” (however we understand that the true significance of revolutionary events of 2013-2014 can be estimated at least after the following 50 years, when we can evaluate and understand its results and influence on Ukrainian history).

Though only during discussion in September 2014 it became clear that the memorialization should include events of Revolution of Dignity along with commemoration of people who died for the better future.

The memorial complex has to tell to contemporaries and future generations about the sacrificial feat to allow Ukrainians to live in a country, where human life is of the highest value, in order to remind future generations about power, will and dignity of people who came to Maidan.

Legitimizing the Ways for Commemoration of a Large Number of People Today there is not a single person in Ukraine who does not have a personal opinion to events of the Revolution of Dignity. Everyone has their own opinion about what had happened, what changes it brought and how he or she personally estimates all of that. These thoughts are very controversial, often contradictory. But we can surely state that millions of people in Ukraine consider themselves the agents of change and participants of the Revolution of Dignity. Ukrainians that were on Maidan consider it to be their “personal” territory.

Any Ukrainian, not only Kyiv citizens, have a claim to Maidan. That is the main square of the capital. As a result of the competition we have to find a solution which will satisfy a majority of the population.

What Exactly has to be Commemorated?

The problem of the question: what exactly has to be commemorated – that is what exactly has be fixed in the city space – is still not clear. During the session of Maidan Council that took place on July 19, 2014, public organizations of Maidan talked about maximum museumification of all spatial elements of the tent city at Maidan. Uncertainty in the future of physical location of the tent city pushed them to radicalize their demands. Understanding that the tent city was located in the very center of the capital, that combines a lot of different functions, we think that spatial fixation may be conducted only based on a deep analysis of past events and their significance for results of the Revolution of Dignity. (D.5, E.3.12, scheme 10).

Meantime, in January 2014 an initiative group started its work, later it was officially established by the mutual decision of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and the executive body of Kyiv City Council (Kyiv City State Administration) of April 30 2014 #257/5. The group undertook the development of “The Concept of Museumification of Maidan Phenomenon” (E.3.7).

That group worked out the registry record for the monuments “Site of battle actions and massive homicide of citizens during the protest actions in January-February 2014 at Hrushevskogo street in Kyiv” and “Site of battle actions and massive homicide of citizens during the protest actions in February 2014 on Instytutska street in Kyiv”, which is supposed to substantially help the participants in their choice of the most important places of commemoration (E.3.13).

What do we have to preserve? Memory about historical events and new quality of society.

What do we have to convey to the future generations?

The Spirit of Maidan and values of the Revolution of Dignity.

Maidan is a Special Place in the History of Kyiv According to archeological and historical research, the first time there was a mass bloodshed on the territory of Maidan was during the seizure of Kyiv by Knyaz Andriy Boholubsky in 1169. The second time there were significant battle actions was in 1240 - when Kyiv suffered from the Tatar-Mongol invasion.

An event of Contemporary History, which was also signified by bloodshed, took place here. The First Russian Revolution of 1905-1907 must be mentioned here.

During the February Revolution of 1917 the first demonstrators under the national Ukrainian flags marched on Maidan. These and other events had never been fixed in the city space of the central core of Kyiv, except, of course, for the revolutionary actions of 1917 (Instytutska street was renamed the 25th of October street (in 1919), and then - into October Revolution street (in 1944) - since 1993 it was renamed back to Instytutska street. Maidan had a name of October Revolution Square (1976-1977), a huge monument to the Great October Socialist Revolution with the statue of Lenin, peasants and proletariat (established in 1977, removed in 1991) was situated here.

How should one react to the fact that this territory, beginning with 12th century, was the place of many significant events of the country? Do we have to track down the memory of significant events or the memory of significant place? The question remains open.

Vanishing of Authentic Memorable Elements from the Urban Space After removing the tent city from Maidan in August 7, 2014 the territory of revolutionary events was de-facto “purged” of the elements brought by revolution and those that were damaged. The new paving was made, the barricades were dismantled, and almost all the elements of “pre-Maidan Khreshatyk” were recreated.

Nevertheless, the working group for developing the “Concept of Museumification of Maidan” registered all historic sites, required for subsequent museumification (Addition E.3.13.).

How to avoid “imitation”, but instead naturally trace “the path of memory” in urban space – it is yet another challenge for the participants.

What to Do With Memorial Signs Installed by Kyivans?

According to the worldwide tradition, memorial signs installed by the community of citizens in order to perpetuate the memory of tragic events, should remain on site until one decision is made and legitimized by majority of society about fixation and reconstruction of memory by artistic means.

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of collective memory, embodied in granite, crosses, wreaths, candles etc? We address this challenge to the participants.

Kyivians Do Not Want to See a Cemetery in the Center of the City On the one hand, during discussions people talked about Holiness of this place, where so many were killed. “Maidan in general is a sacred space! I come here to cry”, - Ms. Maria Grekova, a native of Kyiv (questionaire); “People are looking for a wall, where one may drop on their knees. There should be a wall of memory, where people could express their sympathy”, Ms. Pryadko.

On the other hand, opinions are constantly expressed that it is inappropriate to create a “cemetery” in the very center of Kyiv, because it will demolish the very democratic essence of the Revolution of Dignity – we have to give the opportunity to all social groups to be present on the territory, regardless of their political positions. There have to be conditions created for peaceful life with functions of recreation, contemplation of the city landscapes, etc, which coexist on equal ground with free declaration of political will.

“With no memorial complex people will cherish their heroes better, than through dead sculptures. I am against money laundering of sculptors-state officials”, Mr. Anatoliy Sayenko (questionnaire).

Soviet Tradition of Perpetuation of Memory About Events and the Fallen Another challenge is to avoid specific “Soviet” tradition of framing up the memory in urban space via gigantomania, obligatory anthropomorphism and obtrusiveness together with huge calculation for granite, marble, etc.

Unfortunately there has not been yet established a new tradition, more common to Europeans. We have yet to learn to treat the existing urban space delicately (especially in conditions of work with preserved territories) with opportunity to transform it easily, “consider” expenses, estimate the appropriateness of given expenses and understand the flow of time.

Conservation Status of the Territory (D.4.7) Formation of vision for fixation of memory in urban space is more complicated due to the fact that almost all territory of revolutionary events is located in conservation areas of landscape, historic, architectural and cultural heritage. Careful and respectful attitude to the objects of cultural and historic significance should become one of the tasks for the participants.

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Specific of the National Policy in Memory And at the end: Specific historic process in Ukraine is defined by its geopolitical location; during the last century the country was always located between more powerful neighbors that divided Ukraine among themselves every century. Permanent struggle for independence and frequent defeats lead to specific comprehension of its history through losses, through pain and suffering.

Massive extermination of Ukrainians in the 20th century only enhanced the sense of the national defeat.

In the 20th century because of Communism and Nazi totalitarian regimes Ukraine lost millions of people: Crimean Tatars, Russians, Poles, Jews, but most of all – Ukrainians. According to the estimation of historians and demographers, Ukriaine lost approximately 16 million of its population in wars, concentration camps, in struggle and during artificial famines of the 20th century. If that kind of misfortune had happen in Europe there would remain only nine countries on its map with enough human resources to overcome depopulation. A majority of European nations would cease to exist after facing such tragic events that Ukraine had to endure.

The Chernobyl tragedy – is one of the latest events that is one-sided and mistakenly estimated by majority of Ukrainians as an ultimate trauma.

Ukraine has no tradition of commemoration of national victories in urban space, the policy of memory has never been developed. At the time of Independence, the subject had never been an issue due to the possession of power by former communists and then former komsomol members. Today is the moment to rethink and to form the comprehension of the Ukrainian nation as winners, and as a result – embodiment of the idea of invincibility of Ukraine in memorial complexes.

Social Request (according to the results of 6 months of debates) Memory of Maidan – What is it?

«Perception before Maidan – is a feeling of lack of fresh air». – Ms. Vlada Os’mak On the one hand, this is the memory about pain, suffering, blood and death, as well as deep concern of those who died there. As well as irritation and anger because you are unable for unable to rebuff those who are killing you.

On the other hand, this is the memory of a site with no fear, a place where unity, self-organization, ability for consolidation of people of different ages, social groups and level of incomes were exposed. People were absolutely equal because they were united by the common desire for change, to escape a zone of eternal darkness.

This is the memory about exalted moments of unity and trust that revealed the transmission from the stage of

instincts, concentrated on an individual, to formation and preservation of a nation where people help each other in contradiction to instinctive move to run away and save themselves.

The memory of Maidan – is the sense of selfdetermination of the Ukrainian nation, a sense of formation of a political nation, for first time after obtaining Independence in 1991.

Bright memory about Maidan is embodied in moments of joint performance on the National Anthem by hundreds of thousands of people, common prayer on Maidan. That is why the part of the memory of Maidan is connected with the concept of “sacred (prayerful) place”.

Memory of Maidan – is a memory of three phases: anticipation of Maidan, Maidan occurs, Maidan has passed.

Social Request: “Why is there no monument installed yet?”

There is a substantial social request for “a monument” right now. People, participants of events, think that nothing has been done yet and the memory has to be perpetuated. Nevertheless, the truth is that according to public debates, people need not monument per se, they feel a lack of “experiencing events” in urban space.

But here is the biggest challenge – how to come to some decision that everyone would agree upon?

Personal experiences and emotions of participants of events have to be embodied in “collective common experience”, when the ideas and senses of a memorial complex become an ultimate common achievement of the Revolution.

Social Request: Main Goals to create Memorial Complex: - preserve the memories; - show that Maidan goals were achieved; - preserve artifacts that should not “vanish”; - feel the grief for those who gave up their lives; - remember that the main “stakeholder” is a community, no governmental authority; - be proud of our nation; - embody the spirit and the sense of Maidan.

Social Request: What is Preferred?

The Territory of Dignity has to have a function of memory, affiliation with nation, with culture, responsibility for the future and full understanding of a right to create it.

Commemoration of events of the Revolution of Dignity has to form a base for public memory of being able to unite, and that was the reason why we won. Only unity makes problem solution and common social development possible. Ukraine is a single country.

«If the monument is created it has to be devoted to the heroes of Ukraine of all times and as a symbol of support for those who were “standing” on Maidan – monument of integrity of the whole country».

«We have to perpetuate not the image of tragedy, but the image of the nation that seeks and reached its goal.

The memorial has to be devoted not just to a memory, but to discovery of a new brighter side of Ukrainian fate».

«The place of revolutionary events has to inspire, it is important to convey the future better life and the idea that for now a person can define the destiny of a country».

«Perpetuation of the idea of Maidan as the biggest gift of its activists to the future generations and establishment of a victory upon death».

«It has to be “contemporary” territory, we have to look into the future».

«The monument has to reflect revolutionary events faithfully even in hundreds of years. Memorial has to represent values of the Revolution of Dignity: in a number of years no decision can be made to dismantle the memorial».

«The best memorial to events on Maidan should be common creativity, common work to build a new country. It is very important not to limit our memory to the territory of Maidan and even by Maidan as a phenomenon, meaning its events. Maidan is a country.

And out memory about it is our joint participation in improvement of our country for the best».

«Fateful historic events have to be experienced not mummified. Maidan has to be a place where you can touch the memory directly, for the function of memory of those who died and those who are dying at war right now to prevail and to be depicted with artistic tools on a high artistic level» – (quotes from pubic discussions during communications “in circles”).

Social Request: What is NOT desirable?

Not to do over museumificaton (when the space is frozen with no further development).

Not to use images of “unknown soldier” of Soviet example.

Not to do literal documentary monument of “statement of fact”: who and where was anyone sitting or standing. It is important to reflect the connected chain of events that would be informative.

Not to create a memorial of death that would look like a cross and wreaths etc., that would reference the image of inferiority and defeat.

Not to apply naturalism and not to use “excessive ethnic” symbols.

Not to create a cemetery on Maidan.

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COMPETITION ASSIGNMENT Participants should suggest the following: - Architectural /technological/ artistic ways to capture the memories of revolution participants and those who were murdered within the urban space of the revolution territory (Scheme 10, E.3.12) - scenario/scenarios of commemoration practices devoted to the events during the Revolution of Dignity It is necessary to reveal the spirit of Revolution of Dignity, role of individual and collective feelings.

The task is to reveal through the space planning emotional feelings of unity of thousands of people in a struggle for freedom and the right to live in a free country.

What should be revealed? What is the reason why people came to Maidan and for what died the Heroes of Heavenly Hundred?

Participants should apply a complex approach to find a solution while preserving the multi-functionality of Kyiv’s center. At the same time, the urban area should not be overloaded as a memorial space. National monuments should be treated with corresponding respect.

Participants should consider construction restrictions and conservational status of the territory under development, namely presence of historical monuments listed in the historical heritage register (Appendix E.3.13)

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REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSIONS Space: The memorialization scenario should include all of the territory where revolutionary events took place. Instytutska Str. should become the main memorialization place. Design part of Instytutska str.

(Heroes of Heavenly Hundred Str.) from Independence Square up to Olginska Str. as a pedestrian area, and reduce all billboards and other out-of-home advertising as well as all other elements that cause dissonance and to forbid parking of automobiles.

Functions: Memorialization functions are: - preservation - storage - education - education (ethics, patriotism) - national self-identification - actualization of personal memories - psychotherapeutic - prayer Ideology: The memorial complex should encourage a reconsideration of life events and preserve an idea of “action” as the only way to achieve the goal.

To reveal the phenomenon of “Maidan” as: - a «place of power» - the epicenter of fundamental changes in the country which lead to political, social and cultural transformations - the outburst which unleashed enormous social power - the Ukrainian struggle for freedom, both national and personal - the foundation of civil society;] - the interaction between many people who acted as single organism - the implementation of nobility, humanity, and dignity - the multi-national phenomenon of global importance The goal is to design a territory of harmony, reconciliation, mutual understanding and trust between people with opposing points of view. The area should be open to all and encourage people to change for the better.

It should convey such abstract concepts as the pride of people who rose for their dignity and love, the grief and loss of beloved ones, death, the birth of a new generation of consciousness, feelings of being a citizen and a human. Symbols of memorialization should be brand new and of humane scale, not Soviet-type.

While using symbols that are associated with the Ukrainian national culture, one should avoid “sharovarschyny”. National attributes should not replace moral values. They should convey emotions.

Requirements: Any new shapes planned for introduction into urban space should be visually and architecturally consistent with architectural heritage of Kyiv’s center.

Restrictions: Limit the use of anthropomorphic images.

Consider preservation status of the territory and is construction limitations.

Commemorative signage placed by Kyiv citizens: Suggest solutions regarding placement of existing signs after completion of the project and/or their harmonious inclusion in prospective memorial.

Phasing: Suggest a solution regarding the temporary fixtures of revolution memories, participants’ memories and commemorations of victims within urban space until the completionof memorial complex (the memory should remain alive).

Memorialization channels How should we preserve the memories about the Revolution of Dignity and pass them to future generations?

- through promotion of positive social practices - through narrative stories - through research - through memorials (treating places where clashes and murders took place as historical monuments) - through artifacts Memorialization tools: - forming a “path of memory” that reveals the history of the Revolution of Dignity in the project space - preservation of existing artifacts and their manifestation in urban space - displaying Maidan topography, however without aggressive and conditional pathos - introduction of art interventions in urban space through paving, lighting, informational elements, et cetera - technology involvement: internet, lighting, installation, performance, multimedia - preservation of prominent historical places (E.3.13) Memorialization methods: - experiment (the design of memorial complex by people themselves, such as finding the short paths before laying asphalt) - opportunity to transform the space - numerous communications that transmit information associated with events though virtual and physical means, and evoke same emotions and feelings as were experienced by people during the Revolution of

Dignity; - social practices that are personification of the memories in motion, in development. An action aimed to prevent victims in the future that can become a live memory of the events that took place on Maidan (civil defense, first aid, survival courses, et cetera) (D.6).

- joint activity, commemoration days, et cetera suggest official and nonofficial scenarios of commemoration ceremonies devoted to the Heroes of Heavenly Hundered.

The following should be captured in the space: - Violent attack on civil protestors near the monument of Independence - “Road of Life” on Mykhaylivska Str. at 30.11.2013 - Spiritual center of Revolution - Mykhailivskyi Monastery - First clashes on Bankova Str. at 1.12.2013 - Ukrainian Veche - First victims on Hrushevskoho Str. at 22.01.2014 - Common prayer - Maidan hospital on Tryohsvyatytelska Str., 7 - Death of people in Maryinskyi park and near Officers’ House at 18.02.2014 - Death of people on Independence Square (near Cossack Hotel) at 20.02.2014 - Mass murder on Instytutska Str. during 1820.02.2014 - Revolution in the space (allocation of barricades, tents, etc.)

- The location of the future Liberty Museum/Museum square Provide the following facilities for memorialization: - free space for prayers, individual emotions - public spaces for mass gatherings for commemoration, official ceremonies - commemorative places devoted to Heavenly Hundred Heroes Principles of museumification: Museumification is carried out on the basis of preserving authentic artifacts, documentary authenticity, integrity, functionality of information collected, priority of preservation of architectural, cultural and landscape environments (with a corresponding set of measures aimed at the localization and protection of commemoration places, and object labeling).

In order to avoid conflicts in project performance, participants are highly advised to read carefully the assignments for other nominations In case you need to communicate/collaborate with participants of the Revolution of Dignity, or receive advice from members of the Public Expert Council,

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please contact the Organizational Committee.

Examples: - Berlin Wall Memorial (Berlin, Germany) - United States Holocaust Museum (Washington, USA) - Warsaw Rising Museum and Warsaw Ghetto boundary markers (Warsaw, Poland) - commemorative plaques on Kassel streets devoted to the victims of Kristallnaht, or Night of Broken Glass, (Kassel, Germany) - the Museum of Soviet Occupation (Riga, Latvia)

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GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING COMPETITION PROPOSALS Project details Design stage: concept development A project consists of the following: - graphic materials - tablets in the electronic form (E.3); - text materials - an explanatory note in the electronic and printed forms; - materials in the digital form (CDrom); - 3D materials - the model (optional) - the declaration of authorship (E.2) Requirement the submission of the project Requirements for the submission of the graphic part of the project Competition projects must be submitted anonymously with a motto in the form of a six-digit number/symbol indicated in the top right corner of all the project materials.

Graphic materials are submitted to the competition only in digital form.

On the tablet should be empty space in the upper left corner measuring 6x6 cm. for the Competition logo.

All writings in projects should be in Ukrainian and English.

For each project one should submit one vertical tablet 0.84m wide and 2.4m high with graphic materials (recommended): - proposals regarding memorialization scenario for the whole land plot under development: “Memory path” in scale 1:2000 (C.5.2.3) - proposals regarding memorialization activities on Instytutska Street in scale 1:500 - proposals regarding particular elements of memorial on the land plot under development according to author’s choice in scale 1:100/ 1:50 - proposals regarding feasibility of the allocation of memorials established by the community - proposals regarding particular space elements aimed to accomplish Competition assignments (C.5.2.4) Other illustrative materials (sweeps, prospects, et cetera) necessary to convey the idea of the project.

The metric system should be used in competition materials.

Requirements to design model (if available) - The territory layout model in 1:1000 / 1:2000 scale - The model of the object of monumental art in 1:50 scale - The model should contain project’s code (6-digit number/symbol)

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Requirements for hard copies of the competition project All written materials should be submitted in Ukrainian and English.

The written part of projects include an explanatory note. The explanatory note contains a description of design solutions and is submitted in both the hard and digital copies.

The explanatory note should contain the main idea of the project. The explanatory note should be printed using Times New Roman (14 pt) and should not exceed 3 pages (A4 format ) by one language.

Requirements for the digital materials For each project the author/authors should submit a CD with the project materials including: - an explanatory note - .pdf and .doc files - tabels with graphic materials - .pdf file with resolution 300 dpi and .jpeg file with resolution 150 dpi - photos of the mode/models (if available) (3-5 pcs, .jpeg or .pdf files with resolution 300 dpi) Requirements for authorization The authorship is registered according to the sample provided in the appendix to the Competition Program Guidelines (Đ•.2). The Declaration of Authorship must be enclosed in opaque envelope, on which the project motto (6-digit number/symbol) must be specified.

There should be no information on the envelope that might identify the author of project. The envelope should be closed. The closed envelope with the authorship declaration inside should be submitted together with the project.

Declaration of authorship should contain names, first names, family names of the author/authors, their addresses and phone numbers, distribution of monetary rewards between the group of authors in case of winning certified with their signatures, ID numbers, and bank account information.

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THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER “UKRAINIAN HOUSE ON EVROPEISKA (EUROPEAN) SQUARE”

NOMINATION ІІІ

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THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER “UKRAINIAN HOUSE ON EVROPEISKA (EUROPEAN) SQUARE”

С.5.3.1

SITE. CURRENT CONDITION (SCHEME 11) The building of Ukrainian House is situated on Evropeiska (European) Square, from which Khreshchatyk Street, the main street of Kyiv, begins.

Throughout the course of history the square had different names: Tsar, Evropeiska, Third International, Hitler Platz, Stalin and Lenin Komsomol Square.

In 1991 after Ukraine gained its independence the historical name – Evropeiska (European), was returned to the square. In fact the last renaming of the square had an ideological subtext and fixed a change in foreign policy course of the state development.

The building was constructed in 1978-1982 in place of the “Evropeiska (European)” hotel building as Lenin Central Museum’s branch, which was the main ideologically fostering institution f Ukraine during the Soviet era. Architects: V. Hopkalo, V. Hrechyna, V. Kolomiyets, L. Filenko; artists: A. Haidamaka, V. Miagkov; engineer: V. Barulenkov. In 1985 the building took a Shevchenko State Prize of the Ukrainian SSR. The construction of the Lenin Museum fixed the ideological character of the place. A monumental building with essentially cultic functions was erected on the visible hill not far from the monument to Prince Volodymyr who christianized Kyiv Rus’ in the 10th century. Consequently, Khreshchatyk was flanked from both sides by the symbols of communist ideology: Lenin Monument (1946) on Bessarabska Square and the Lenin Museum (1982) on Evropeiska (European) Square.

The museum was given a dominant role in the ensemble of Evropeiska (European) Square. The architectural composition was formed by square in plan corpus 56,4х56,4 м in size and 23,8 м high, crowned with a drum that is 36 m in diameter and 8 m high.

Inside the building there is an atrium space, which originally was intended for a large sculpture of Lenin.

Three-storey atrium, which expands up, is completed with a light-concentrator which directed the streams of light onto the sculpture of Lenin and the balconies of exhibition halls. Free, not weighed with obstacles, space of each floor determined the construction of the exhibition and careful visitor’s flow management. A cinema and visual aid room for 600-seats borders with the main building from the side of Volodymyrska Hill (E.3.15).

During the construction of the museum building it was given a great priority to the improvement of the territory: a system of supporting walls, a cascade fountain and a resting place were arranged. It was used

an innovative for that time engineering equipment, escalators, air conditioners, a system of acoustic devices and lighting aids that allowed for performing a wide range of public events.

In 1993, the Lenin Museum ceased to exist. The building was renamed “Ukrainian House” and converted to a multifunction conference and exhibition complex.

Ukrainian House (2, Khreshchatyk St.) — has been put on the preservation list of architectural monuments (General department for preservation of cultural heritage order № 10/34-11 of 10.06.2011) Activities in the Ukrainian House Today, the building houses mostly temporary exhibitions and fair-sales. The space around Ukrainian House is available, except for the area around the former cooler tower mastered by skateboarders.

The building is a state property, and is owned by the Administration of public affairs.

Building operation costs amount 800,000 UAH (≈ 40,000 Euro) monthly, money is paid from the state budget of Ukraine.

Inner space The gross floor area is 17, 550 square m, including 8,850 square m of the display/exhibition area.

The building houses concert hall (782 m2), media hub (80 m2), three exhibition centres, a “kobzar’s room”, art gallery, buffet areas, a restaurant, cafes (for any number of guests: from 50 to 3,000 persons), cloakrooms and other halls/spaces, that can be used for concerts, literary and art events, congresses, conferences, presentations, vernissage, specialized and international show, etc.

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THE PROBLEM, CHALLENGES AND SOCIAL DEMAND Currently, there is no holistic development strategy for the Ukrainian House. The fact that these premises hosted Lenin Museum has not yet been reconsidered.

No systemic reconstruction of the building has been performed; there were limitations on holding of major massive events. Attempts to introduce an abstract “public” function and turn the Ukrainian House into a commercially successful platform with a wide range of applications have not resulted in any success.

The numerous fairs organized in the building of the Ukrainian House disguise the trading function as socially significant one.

During the revolution of 2013/2014, the Ukrainian House was a scene of confrontation between law enforcement forces and protesters. On Jan. 25, 2014, a few hundred soldiers of interior units were placed in the Ukrainian House. For the fears of that the law enforcement forces could attack on the rear of Maidan, the Ukrainian House was blocked and seized by protesters on the night of Jan. 25 to Jan. 26, 2014.

In the Ukrainian House they deployed a hospital, kitchen, dining room, Library of Maidan, Open University of Maidan, Student Assembly, and the headquarters of AutoMaidan. The building also housed the fight hundreds of self-defense, the press center of Maidan, and art exhibitions.

Thus, during the Revolution the Ukrainian House was used as a “common urban space”/urban commons, and became a public space. Its interior space was subjected to spontaneous reconsideration.

It is these changes that must be legitimized and re-conceptualized. The competitors are expected to answer the question: What is “the Ukrainian House in the Evropeiska (European) Square”?

The Social Request During the Revolution of Dignity, Ukrainians clearly declared their civilizational choice of the European path of development. For decades, the communist ideas and denunciation of the private for the sake of the ‘communal goal’ dominated. Now, the values of the individual are at stakes: the free will, the right to fair labor results and to decent life. It is a new social contract, around which Ukrainians are ready to unite and even for the sake of which they are ready for sacrifice.

The Ukrainian House emerged as a social and cultural space. In fact, for several months it was a territory of creative freedom, where the grassroots social and artistic activities were supported and encouraged.

Representatives of creative communities and the working group that developed the concept of the Museum of Liberty / Maidan Museum see the Ukrainian House as one of the places for temporary or permanent

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museum exhibitions.

But above all, the Ukrainian House in the Evropeiska (European) Square must become a human-scale space, commensurable with the human being and his/her needs, a place for rethinking the relationships between people and the state, and most importantly - a public space, where the freedom of public and artistic expression is an undeniable value.

The name of the center - “the Ukrainian House in the Evropeiska (European) Square” - reflects the community’s request to creating a place where the role and value of Ukraine in the large family of European nations should be comprehended.

(Look Nomination ІV. Maidan Museum / Freedom Museum Multifunctional Complex)

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COMPETITION ASSIGNMENT Participants should offer their vision how to use the building of the former Lenin museum and the adjacent territory as “Ukrainian House at the Evropeiska (European) Square” International Cultural Center.

Ukrainian House should become a full-year operated public space capable to accommodate as many effective uses as possible based on successful financial model.

Ukrainian House should crown a “necklace” of public spaces of Maidan and Khreshchatyk. It is its kaleidoscopic activities and events that should become a magnet to citizens and visitors. Its spaces and facilities should be adapted for various uses.

Competitors are expected to offer their interpretation of: 1. Effective use of the building space; 2. Use of the adjacent territory as a public space; 3. Development of social activities and positive social practices; 4. Financial and legal framework for functioning of the International Cultural Center.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSIONS Competitors should propose a concept of transformation of the Ukrainian House and the surrounding area for various formats of usage, such as: - exhibitions, festivals; - congresses, forums, lectures, and workshops; - film shows, theatrical performances; - temporary exhibits of collections of the Museum of Liberty / Maidan Museum; - other/additional efficient formats of usage suggested by the competitors.

Ukrainian House Building (E.3.15) The proposal should consider the division of the Ukrainian House space into areas of permanent use (fixed functions), and those that can be transformed (flexible functions).

Competitors must preserve the structural part of the building and its atrium structure.

Competitors must offer various options for transformation and use of the atrium space for various types of activities without changing the load-bearing structures.

Competitors are expected to offer the formats of using the roof of the Ukrainian House. It is necessary to take into account the high potential of the roof of the Ukrainian House as a panorama platform.

The proposal must include suggestions for the formats and the appearance of information materials (outdoor advertising) about events taking place in the Ukrainian House. Information placement formats should be harmonized with the facades of the building.

The proposal must ensure full access to the public space of the Ukrainian House for groups of people with limited mobility.

Competitors must propose a way to increase the energy efficiency of the building, however, considering the historical site preservation restrictions. Competitors cannot interfere into the facades constructions and appearance or the interior decoration (marble facing).

Due to the climatic conditions, in winter, outdoor public activities shrink dramatically and are likely to move into interior. In winter, the Ukrainian House, adjacent to Khreschatyk, should absorb a significant portion of the street social activities.

Surrounding area Competitors should propose a concept of using the territory adjacent to the Ukrainian House: the possibility of its complete or partial transformation for various formants of events held in the Ukrainian House.

Competitors must ensure barrier-free connection with the pedestrian area of Maidan-Khreshchatyk.

Competitors should offer formats for using the surrounding area for warm and cold seasons.

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area of the Ukrainian House into areas of permanent use (with fixed functions), and those that can be transformed (flexible functions).

Competitors should highlight the link of the site with the adjacent Volodymysrka Hill park.

The Ukrainian National Philharmonic Society of Ukraine is located next to the Ukrainian House, thus, competitors are expected to respect the current restrictions on use of audio amplifiers in the part of the territory adjacent to the Ukrainian House (this interferes with the concerts taking place at the Philharmonics). They should suggest formats for using the Ukrainian House for joint projects with the Philharmonic Society.

Activities The upgraded complex must include: - co-working or anti-cafes; - children’s educational and entertainment areas; - food courts; - library, multimedia library (the Library of Maidan, see D.6.2.1).

The upgraded complex may include: - educational center; - art residences; - creative workshops; - other Outdoor activities may include: - opening and closing ceremonies for festivals and other events; - space for outdoor sports; - possibility of outdoor film screenings; - sites for outdoor exhibitions of works of art; - other The financial and legal model Competitors are expected to present new operational format of the Ukrainian House: proposals for its efficient maintenance, legal management and financial support, as well as the principles of developing its organizational structure.

Kyiv and Ukraine are in dire need of the best practices and new approaches to rethinking existing sites and their transformation for modern formats of usage, as well as new, commercially efficient schemes for popular social humanitarian practices.

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GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING COMPETITION PROPOSALS Project details The design stage: the concept.

Guidelines for presentation A project consists of the following: - graphic materials - tablets in the electronic form (E.3); - text materials - an explanatory note in the electronic and printed forms; - materials in the digital form (CDrom); - 3D materials - the model (optional) - the declaration of authorship (E.2) Requirements for the submission of the project Requirements for the submission of the graphic part of the project Competition projects must be submitted anonymously with a motto in the form of a six-digit number/symbol indicated in the top right corner of all the project materials.

Graphic materials must only be submitted in the electronic form.

The tablet must include vacant space to place the logo of the Competition, sized 6x6 cm, in the upper left corner.

All inscriptions, signatures on projects must be in Ukrainian and English.

For each project, two (2) vertical tablets, 0.84 m wide and 2.4 m high, with the graphic materials the following should be submitted (recommended): - conceptual proposals for the location of International Convention Center in the Ukrainian House; - proposals for functional zoning of Ukrainian House with accommodation of international cultural center in it; - proposal to deploy public activities on the territory adjacent to the Ukrainian House; - proposals for improving energy efficiency of the building; - proposals for the use of the roof area for public activities; - proposals for individual elements of space.

Other illustrative materials (layouts, perspectives, etc.) necessary for revealing the project idea.

All materials must be based on metric scale measurements.

Requirements for the submission of the text materials Text materials for the project must be submitted in Ukrainian and English.

Text materials should contain an explanatory note. The explanatory note describing the design solutions must be submitted in a hard copy.

In the explanatory note, it is necessary to define an articulate the key idea of the project proposal. The volume of the explanatory note must not exceed 3 A-4 pages of printed text, Times New Roman (14 pt) font (one language).

Requirements for submission of materials in the digital form.

For every project, the author / the team of authors must submit a CDrom with materials of the project in the digital form, including the following materials: an explanatory note in .pdf and .doc formats; tablets with graphic materials in the .pdf format, resolution 300 dpi; and in .jpg, resolution of 150 dpi; photos of the model (if available) (3-5 pcs, formats .jpg or .pdf with the resolution of 300 dpi).

Requirements for the submission of the Declaration of Authorship.

The Declaration of Authorship must be based on the template provided in the Annex to the Program Guidelines (E.2). The Declaration of Authorship must be enclosed in opaque envelope, on which the project motto (6-digit number/symbol) must be specified. The envelope must not contain any information that may identify authors of the project. The envelope must be sealed. This sealed envelope with the Declaration of Authorship must be submitted together with the project.

The Declaration of Authorship must indicate author / the team of authors first names, family names, their addresses, contact phone numbers, the terms of distribution of the amount of the prospective award among members of the team of authors certified with their signatures, identification numbers of the author / the team of authors, settlement accounts of the author / the team of authors, and bank details.

Requirements for the planning model (if available) The model must be submitted in the scale of 1:200.

The motto of the project in the form of a six-digit number/symbol must be indicated on the model.

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NOMINATION ІV

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MAIDAN MUSEUM / FREEDOM MUSEUM MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPLEX

C.5.4.1

SITE. CURRENT CONDITION The museum complex shall consist of historic places of memory dedicated to the events of the Revolution of Dignity and the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundreds (E.3.13) as well as a museum building/buildings so as to display the collection of artifacts, host public events, run exhibitions and conferences, et cetera.

The participants are invited to consider the possibility to display the collection of the museum in the existing buildings of the Ukrainian House and/or the Trade Unions Building on a temporary/permanent basis and/ or to design a new building for the Liberty Museum/ the Maidan Museum at 3-5, Instytuts’ka Street. The participants have a right to propose other existing constructions to accommodate the Liberty Museum/ the Maidan Museum, their complexes or land for a new construction.

The peculiarity of the Ukrainian House (E.3.15) is that during January and February 2014 it became the largest centre of activity for Maidan public initiatives.

The details of the Ukrainian House are in D.7.2.

The peculiarity of the Trade Unions Building (E.3.16) is its functioning as the centre of life, household, and coordinated actions of the participants of the Revolution of Dignity, located directly on the Maidan.

The details of the Trade Unions Building are in D.7.1.

The peculiarity of the land at 3-5, Instytuts’ka Street is its side-by-side location to the places of conflict and mass destruction of people on Instytuts’ka Street in February 2014.

Instytuts’ka Street is the main place to honour the memory of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundreds by Kyivans. A wooden memorial cross and a memorial Ecumenical chapel of the Immaculate Heart of Mariia and New Ukrainian Martyrs (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church) were set up opposite to the design site. There are memorial signs and photos of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred up now. People offer hundreds of flowers and candles to this site. All commemorative events are held there(Scheme 18. Part II).

The location of the site on the hill of Instytuts’ka Street is symbolic, as during the fighting actions of the Revolution of Dignity de facto unarmed protesters marched from the lowland of Khreschatyk Street to storm the “hill” against security forces armed with firearms. Instytuts’ka Street became our “Ukrainian Golgotha.”

Within the memorialisation of the events of the Revolution of Dignity the Museum building shall be the last waypoint in the “memory route,” which will symbolize the triumph of good and resurrection from

the dead.

As far as city planning is concerned, location of a public building in the civic centre is appropriate. It meets the option of the townsite, laid in the town planning documentation.

The square of the design site is 0.7 hectare.

There is a pit on the site at the moment that came out from dismounting of the exhibition centre’s building, which was located here from the middle of the 20th century.

The site is located just outside Independence Square.

The main function of the part of Instytuts’ka Street, bordering the design site, is public.

A pedestrian bridge over Instytuts’ka Street, the International Centre of Culture and Arts of Trade Unions Federation (“October Palace,” during the Revolution – “Liberty Palace”), the “Kinopalace” Cinema, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine’s club, National Bank of Ukraine; across the street: the Hotel “Ukraine,” above ground the exit hall of “Kreschatyk” metro station, “Arkada” bank, the Writers’ Building are situated next to the design site.

The avenue along Instytuts’ka Street, which is located on the design site, is in unsatisfactory condition for urban landscaping.

The design site is located in the conservation areas: architecture conservation area, central historic area, housing development regulation zone of the І category (D.4.7).

Cultural heritage sites that are located next to the development land: National sites: Instytuts’ka Street, 1 - Seminary for Young ladies (currently the International Centre of Culture and Arts of Trade Unions Federation of Ukraine) 1838-1843; 1953-1958 was an architectural and urban planning landmark, a historical monument.

Regional sites: Instytuts’ka Street, 7 - “Trading House” (currently the Cabinet of Ministers’ club) 1870-1873 was an architectural landmark.

Instytuts’ka Street, 8 Liberman’s mansion (currently theWriters’ Building) 1880-ies.; at the beginning of the twentieth century was an architectural landmark.

Instytuts’ka Street, 9 Assembly Hall of the Nobility (currently the National Bank of Ukraine) 1840-1842; 1905-1907 was an architectural landmark.

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THE PROBLEM, CHALLENGES AND SOCIAL DEMAND THE IDEA OF THE PROJECT The initiative to establish the Maidan Museum occurred as a public initiative in January 2014 after the events taken place on Hrushevskii Street during the Revolution of Dignity (D.5). The initiators were V.Rozhko, А.Kotliarchuk, М.Skyba, Т.Bobrovs’kyi, К.Chuieva and І.Poshyvailo with the support of the Maidan Self-Defence group, later known as the Ukrainian National Committee of the International Council of Museums (ІСОМ) and the Ukrainian National Committee of Blue Shield (D.6.4.1). The initiative group included volunteers from public initiatives: «The Maidan Library», «Art Hundred», and others.

To preserve the material memory and spirit of Maidan, a lot of public initiatives, which collected artefacts and accumulated huge material, worked on the idea of establishing the Maidan Museum.

One of the main tasks for the group of museum staff , which joined the initiative, was to memorialize the Euromaidan events and people, memorial places on Hrushevskii Street and Instytuts’ka Street, where the people were killed.

Today the following establishments are working to establish the Maidan Museum: the Ministry of culture of Ukraine, Kiev City State Administration, National Centre for Traditional Culture: Ivan Honchar Museum, Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, Kyiv History Museum, The National Sanctuary Complex: Sophia of Kiev, The National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945, the Agency of Cultural Strategies NGO, Euromaidan activists, and RSI for memorializing research of the Ministry of culture of Ukraine.

In April 2014 a workgroup for museumification of the heroic events related to the struggle of Ukrainian citizens for human rights and establishment of democracy in Ukraine (2013-2014) was created together with the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and Kiev City State Administration (C.1.2).

The common initiative that is the Liberty Museum/ the Maidan Museum was established in October 2014 and jointed two groups of activists–the official work group for the Maidan Museum establishment and the initiative of pro.mova–the Liberty Museum.

The Liberty Museum establishment is a post-Maidan initiative. It was founded and is implemented in Ukraine, moreover, it has an important meaning for other post-Soviet countries. The Liberty Museum and the Maidan Museum initiatives complement each other, in particular, on the issues of past and future, specific and universal, objective and semantic.

The Liberty Museum initiated and moderated the first common initiative of the Liberty Museum/the Maidan Museum’s “ Liberty” exhibition that was held in October

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2014 in NAMU (Vlodko Kaufman, a curator).

Today the discourse about an innovative institution, which will catch freedom spirit of Ukrainian people, has seriously expanded . It includes the events of three Ukrainian revolutions from 1990 till 2013. Moreover, the struggle has not yet been finished.

It became obvious that we must look for a broader vision The Liberty Museum/The Maidan Museum is intended to become a platform for understanding.

The proposed project has to answer this challenge.

What has been done A team, which worked on establishing the Maidan Museum, collected and registered more than 1400 artefacts, including “Yiolka” (Е.3.11), recorded more than 280 audio and video-interviews (D.6.4.5), documented memorial places; developed the concept of museumification of the Maidan phenomenon (events related to the struggle of Ukrainian citizens for human rights, called Euromaidan or the Revolution of Dignity during 2013-2014) (Е.3.7) and registration cards for objects of historical heritage (Е.3.13), organized “The Maidan Museum”community functions in FB (http://goo.gl/o5P8UX); created many media publications and articles, organized several exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad, and organized a series of consultations with world experts (museumists) , in particular with Elaine Gurian, Linda Norris, and Sara Bloomfield, the Director of the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. (USA).

The Maidan Museum Activity The Liberty Museum/The Maidan Museum team works on concept implementation, in particular: - conservation and collection the artifacts of the Revolution of Dignity and “As-told-to stories of Maidan” - development of memorializing documents for conservation and museumification in situ - research on the historical context and the Revolution of Dignity values - implementation of “The concept of museumification of Maidan phenomenon (events related to the struggle of Ukrainian citizens for human rights, called Euromaidan or the Revolution of Dignity during 2013-2014) - conduction of the exhibitions and thematic actions on the territory of other cultural platforms - creation of the virtual museum - the Revolution of Dignity presentation by applying augmented reality technology - creating platforms for communication and public initiative practices.

Museum Building: The Liberty Museum/The Maidan Museum was not provided with the separate accommodation.

The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and KCSA are working on the question of location/temporary location of the Liberty Museum/the Maidan Museum in the Ukrainian House (D.7.2.). At public debates in July 2014 Trade Unions Federation of Ukraine (D.7.1.) proposed to share definite quantity of premises on the ground floor of the Trade Unions Building to display the exposition of the museum.

However, understanding that the Liberty Museum/ the Maidan Museum will become a modern institution , the construction of a separate building, which will incorporat all of these institutional functions, is under consideration.

Social request Social request:integrating efforts to achieve the goal There is a huge social request from Ukrainians to unite at all levels of society - from ceasefire in the east of Ukraine, to integrate efforts in the negotiations.

Ukrainians should learn to interact with each other and unite. It is necessary to unite the country and find common things that unite us.

“Maidan’s patrimony is a communicative function - to create the conditions for people under which they will “dissolve” in the society, while remaining themselves.

People need to feel consolidation, union, not to feel loneliness and aloofness. And it should be associated with respect to history and memory”(a quotation from public discussions during the work in “circles”).

Social request: do not repeat the mistakes of Ukrainian history. Learn. Share your experience with others Ukrainian society feels the incompleteness of the revolution and is seriously concerned about the possibility of re-stagnation of the revolutionary changes that we had undergone in 2005 after the events of the Orange Revolution.

Russian aggression in Crimea and in the east of Ukraine divert us from the events on Maidan, however, we have no right to forget them. We shall learn from the lessons of the revolution to the fullest extent, build a new society, and share this experience.

Social request: live museum «Do not establish a Russian-style museum! We need an innovative museum, “an information mall”, in which interaction and discourse take place» (a quotation from public discussions during the work in “circles”).

Modern Museum shall: represent the values and ethics, serve society, replenish the collection, be open to the public, work together with the society in real time, and explore past and present that actively come together.

Social request: to prevent disappearance of the artifacts and memory of the Revolution of Dignity “There shall be established a museum of artifacts of Revolution of Dignity that reflect the events of the revolution. It is essential to direct the initiative to collect documents and establish a museum of the revolution to stabilize the country, having done a complex work in all cities of Ukraine”(a quotation from public discussions during the work in “circles”).

Social request: implementation of social practices that were born / developed on Maidan in peacetime (D.6) There is a social request to recreate social practices that were born/developed on Maidan in peacetime.

Taking into consideration that the majority of public initiatives that are still working have switched to help soldiers under ATO or bring further cultural possessions and education, by working in peaceful life, there is a need for further work. Today Maidan Open University is at work rethinking the changes in society (D.6.2.2), The Maidan Library brings knowledge (D.6.2.1), several art initiatives (D.6.3), and Maidan memorialisation initiatives (D.6.4).

Social request: act, do not complain An innovative museum can and shall become a place for social healing, where we shall cure the traumas of our history through community actions. The Museum is like an intermediate form from tears to healing through actions.

“Do not cry; let us do something for future!” (a quotation from public discussions during the work in “circles”).

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COMPETITION ASSIGNMENT The participants must be guided by the “Concept Paper on Museumification of the Phenomenon of Maidan (the events of 2013-2014 associated with the struggle of Ukrainian citizens for human rights referred to as Euromaidan or the Revolution of Dignity)” (E.3.7) and index cards of historical heritage objects (E.3.13).

The participants should propose an idea and image of a new multifunctional museum complex - the Museum of Liberty / Maidan Museum, as well as an idea and image of its display.

The participants may propose their ideas for the name of the museum complex, given its intended purpose.

Based on results of the competition , the competition jury is authorized to recommend holding a second round of the competition under the procedures of a non-public and/or on-order competition, or a separate competition for the architectural concept of the museum based on public processes with the adjusted terms of reference.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSIONS When developing competition proposals, participants are encouraged to be guided by the concept paper on the museumification of the phenomenon of Maidan (the events of 2013-2014 associated with the struggle of Ukrainian citizens for human rights referred to as Euromaidan or the Revolution of Dignity)” (E.3.7).

This nomination is aimed at development of the conceptual solution.

What was changed during Maidan?

- history - society What do we have to preserve?

- historical events - quality of society How do we have to preserve that?

- with memorial places (the places of fighting and deaths of citizens, historical sites) - with artifacts - with the narrative history - with active practices of memorialization and commemoration What do we have to pass over to the future?

- the spirit of the Maidan For what purpose?

- Keeping values “The focus of the contemporary museum has been shifted from the object to the society as such.” Friedrich Waidacher “Modern museum institutions appear as active communication factors operating not only explicitly - at the level of the subjects of history, science, culture, education, or leisure - but also at the implicit level, touching upon the spheres of power, ideology, the system of values, and identity. The Maidan Museum will be the first museum in Ukraine that is actually focused on the modern society, social processes and practices.” Ihor Poshyvaylo The mission of the Museum of Liberty / Maidan Museum - to present the unique features of the struggle of Ukrainians for their national and individual freedom, and of the development of civil society in Ukraine.

This is accomplished by means of: a) collection, research, conservation, and promotion of documentary evidence of the events of the Revolution of Dignity and comprehension of the phenomenon of the Maidan as a turning point in the process of the historical “maturation” of the Ukrainian society;

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b) fostering the process of development of the civil society in Ukraine by establishing the “democratic platform” for further development and comprehension of the constructive social practices initiated by the events of Maidan.

The vision of the Museum of Liberty / Maidan Museum - the multi-functional museum and methodology, research, cultural and information center will speak about the democratic processes and the struggle of the citizens of Ukraine for their rights. The Maidan Museum preserves, researches, exhibits, and promotes documentary evidence about the events of the Revolution of Dignity, it is a laboratory to study and disseminate the best social practices of the civil society and a center consolidating activists’ communities and initiatives that emerged and proved constructive during the revolutionary events of late 2013 - early 2014.

The Maidan Museum has to look into the future.

The focus of activities of the Maidan Museum are the following: the struggle for human rights in Ukraine, the diversity of forms of self-organization, the specific features of formation and development of the civil society, the system of values and the formation of the modern Ukrainian identity, acquiring the status of a subject in the global history by the Ukrainian society.

The principles of museumification: preservation of authentic artifacts, documentary authenticity, integrity, functionality and layering of information collected and the role of preservation of the architectural and cultural environment and landscape.

The tasks of museumification: to preserve the memory of the events of 2013-2014, to perpetuate the memory of the fallen participants of the civil protest - the Heavenly Hundred, and to conduct academic researches on the processes of civil society development in a broad historical and cultural context based on various written and oral sources.

Sights and the collection In situ museumification items.

In situ museumification must be held for the objects based on the heritage conservation documents (E.3.13).

Tangible heritage We will use artifacts within clearly defined typological groups of authentic items from the epicenters of Maidan events starting from December 2013. More than 1,500 museum value items have been collected, and they lay the foundation for the prospective museum collection.

In particular, these are printed and hand-written materials, photographs, 3D visualization, videos, maps,

flags, self-defense and household items that belonged to participants of the mass protests, road infrastructure items, structural elements of the barricades, samples of medicines, et cetera. (E.3.11).

Intangible heritage These aspects include oral narratives, videos, and other materials (D.6.4.5). It is planned that the basis of the Maidan Museum archive will be formed of the materials collected by Ivan Honchar Museum and by the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory.

The type of the institution - a museum of modern urban history with the functions of a research and methodological culture and information center to execute the following groups of activities: academic research, exhibition, research and education, stock keeping (registration and storage), research organization, heritage conservation, restoration, preservation, examination, completion of the museum collection, culture and education, consulting, and publishing.

Co-creation: The Maidan Museum - being a pilot project having full-fledged partnerships with the state and public sector - will make it possible to seek in practice for optimal forms of interaction and support, to develop the environment to maximize effectiveness of such cooperation.

Target groups The museum complex should be aimed primarily at citizens of Ukraine. It should inspire, be a space of reflection, a place that one cannot help but visit while in Kyiv.

Globally, the Maidan Museum should demonstrate an outstanding example of a successful and sacrificial struggle for human values.

The organizational structure of the Maidan Museum should include: - the research center on issues associated with the development of civil society and citizens fighting for their rights - the display (construction principles: through the tangible items and recorded narratives, to convey the system of values and beliefs that became the driving force for individuals and communities and to reflect the “architecture” of self-organization of society, etc.)

- the stock (material heritage) - the archive (archive collection, preservation of the intangible heritage) - the library (based on the Library of Maidan) - the platform for social dialogue (a discussion platform for discussion of socially relevant issues)

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- the methodological center - a laboratory of social innovations and community initiatives, including a platform for “brainstorming,” lectures, conferences, workshops, and meetings - the arts center (based on the Artists of Maidan) - the information center On the urban space Participants should suggest ideas for landscaping the design area adjacent to the building of the museum to deploy positive social practices, and link the building of the museum with memorial sights of the Revolution of Dignity; there should be a link among them that will be understandable to the public.

For conflict-free implementation of the projects, before the participants start their work it is recommended that they read the tasks and the background information for other nominations of the Competition.

International examples Berlin Wall Museum / Berlin / Germany Museum of Soviet Occupation / Riga / Latvia September 11 Museum / New York / United States United States Holocaust Memorial Museum / Washington / United States European Solidarity Centre / Gdansk / Poland Warsaw Uprising Museum and the markings in the streets of the city for events associated with the Warsaw ghetto / Warsaw / Poland

С.5.4.5 GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING COMPETITION

PROPOSALS Project details The design stage: the concept.

Guidelines for presentation A project consists of the following: - graphic materials - tablets in the electronic form (E.3) - text materials - an explanatory note in the electronic and printed forms - materials in the digital form (CD) - 3D materials - model (optional) - the declaration of authorship (E.2) Requirements for the submission of the competition project Requirements for the submission of the graphic part of the project Competition projects must be submitted anonymously with a motto in the form of a six-digit number/symbol indicated in the top right corner of all the project materials.

Graphic materials must only be submitted in electronic form The tablet must include vacant space to place the logo of the competition, sized 6 x 6 cm, in the upper left corner.

All inscriptions, signatures on projects must be in Ukrainian and English.

For each project two (2) vertical tablets, 0.84 m wide and 2.4 m high, with the graphic materials the following should be submitted (recommended): - basic conceptual proposals (the name, the idea of the museum, etc.)

- proposals for the location of the museum complex and its components on the design site (existing buildings, new construction) - proposals for the museum building: layouts, facades, sections, visualization S 1:200 (C.6.4.3) - proposals for the development of the public space in the vicinity of the museum S 1:500 - proposals for concept of the museum’s exhibition - proposals for the fields of the museum’s activities (implementation of positive social practices) (D.6); - other illustrative materials (layouts, perspectives, etc.) necessary for revealing the project idea Competition materials must be based on metric scale measurements.

Requirements for the planning model (if available): The model must be submitted in the scale of 1:200.

The author’s project identification, in the form of a six-digit number, must be indicated on the model.

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Requirements for the submission of the text materials of the project: Text materials of a project must be submitted in Ukrainian and English.

Text materials of a project consist of an explanatory note for the project. The explanatory note describing the design solutions must be submitted in a hard copy.

In the explanatory note, it is necessary to define the key idea of the project proposal. The volume of the explanatory note must be no more than 3 A4 pages of printed text, Times New Roman (14 pt) font (one language).

Requirements for submission of materials in digital form: For every project, the author / the team of authors must submit a CDrom with materials of the project in digital form, including the following materials: - an explanatory note in .pdf and .doc formats - tablets with graphic materials in the .pdf format (resolution 300 dpi), and in .jpg (resolution of 150 dpi) - photos of the model (if available) (3-5 pcs, formats .jpg or .pdf with the resolution of 300 dpi) Requirements for the submission of the Declaration of Authorship: The Declaration of Authorship must be issued based on the template provided in the Annex to the Program Guidelines (E.2). The Declaration of Authorship must be enclosed in opaque envelope, on which the project motto (6-digit number/symbol) must be specified. The envelope must not contain any information that may identify authors of the project. The envelope must be sealed. This sealed envelope with the Declaration of Authorship must be submitted together with the project.

The Declaration of Authorship must indicate the surnames, names and patronymics of the author/ the team of authors, their addresses, contact phone numbers, the terms of distribution of the amount of the prospective award among members of the team of authors certified with their signatures, identification codes of the author/the team of authors, settlement accounts of the author/the team of authors, and bank details.

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COMPETITION DOCUMENTATION Competition documentation includes: - program, terms and conditions of the competition (current document) - initial data of the competition - additions The Program guidelines is an addition (integral part) of the Decree of the executive body of Kyiv City Council (Kyiv City State Administration) from Nov. 27 2014 # 1383.

Initial data of the competition and additions to the Program guidelines shall be prepared by the Organizational Committee and provided to the registered participants (in digital format through download over the Internet or in CD-rom) after the term of registration for participation in the competition (application submission) expires.

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REGISTRATION FOR THE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITION To participate in the competition an author or collective of authors have to fill in the Application for Participation in the Competition using the sample provided (Addition E.1). A sample application can also be downloaded over official web-site of the competition terradignitas.kga.gov.ua.

Authors or collectives of authors have a right to submit no more than 4 (four) projects for the competition (one project for each nomination).

Applications for participation in the competition can be submitted through regular mail to the address: Department of Urban Design and Architecture, 32 Khreschatyk str., suite 306-A, 01001, Kyiv, Ukraine with mandatory note “For the Competition” or through e-mail address: mgns.kyiv@gmail.com or through fax: +38 044 279 41 67.

Terms of submission of applications for participation in the competition – during 6,5 months from the moment of the competition announcement: May 15 2014 – Nov., 30 2014.

Projects that were submitted without preliminary

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application for the competition will not take part in the competition and will be presented on the official web-site of the competition with the note “Out of Competition”.

After the term of application expires all registered participants will receive initial data of the competition for the project design.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION THE PROJECTS FOR THE COMPETITION Author or collective of authors must submit a complete project application for the competition before the term for submission expires. The project must include following components: poster of a project in digital format, layout or model (at will), explanation note (hard copy and digital format), CD-rom with all documents of the project, and Declaration of Copyright. The project must be submitted to the organizers of the competition in person or via mail: Department of Urban Design and Architecture, 32 Khreschatyk str., suite 306-A, 01001, Kyiv, Ukraine For more information call +38 (068) 687-11-96 Monday through Friday 9 am – 6 pm.

The DEADLINE for project submissions is Feb. 28, 2015 at 6 pm by Kyiv time (GMT +02:00).

Before the official announcement of the winner, the organizers of the competition guarantee that all files submitted will be used exclusively for preliminary estimation and documentation of the competition ; the Organizer also guaranties confidentiality of files submitted and their disclosure to third parts.

After public exhibitions of the submissions, the projects awarded will be kept by the organizers. All other projects will be given back to authors within 30 days after exhibitions of the competition projects are finished. Non-awarded projects from other cities/ countries will not be mailed to their authors. After the mentioned term expires, all projects that were not claimed will be disposed of with proper documentation.

The organizers of the competition are not responsible for preservation of projects that were not claimed after the term mentioned expires.

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE COMPETITION Organizer of the Competition – Kyiv City State Administration Co-Organizer of the Competition – Ministry of Culture of Ukraine Participants of the Competition – citizens of Ukraine and other countries (with no limitation) Experts of the Competition – Council of Public Experts Jury of the Competition – leading professionals in architecture, urban design, museum studies, curators of contemporary art, members of the families of Heroes of Heavenly Hundred, historians, representatives of executive authority on local and state levels, professionals in policy of memory, sociologists, anthropologists et cetera

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PARTICIPANTS OF THE COMPETITION. ELIGIBILITY The c competition is open for individuals and entities regardless of speciality, professionals, and collectives of professionals.

The competition is open and international.

To design a project for the competition, the author can form a team and act as a leader or participant. A team can consist of students of artistic educational institutions and professionals in different fields.

Participation of interdisciplinary collectives and collectives that include professionals of architecture, urban design, museum studies, and curators of contemporary art are welcomed.

Any individual has the right to participate in the competition.

In case the winner of the competition has no professional credentials in architecture, sculpture, art and/or has no legal background for implementation of corresponding activity on the territory of Ukraine, for subsequent stages of project design and implementation the winner of the competition is obliged to engage authorized individuals/collectives/ entities.

In this case, the organizers of the competition will provide subsequent stages of the winners’ project development by engaging the corresponding professionals (if necessary).

Those who participated in preparation and organization of the competition, organizers’ co-workers as well as their relatives, members of the jury, and members of

the Council of Public Experts are not authorized to participate in the competition.

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JURY OF THE COMPETITION The jury is formed to determine the best of the submitted projects for the competition, awarding bonuses to their authors, giving incentives in the form of diplomas, certificates and other awards, and making recommendations on the use of awarded projects.

Members of the jury are chosen by the organizer.

The jury is formed from the representatives of executive and local authorities, members of professional creative unions in Ukraine, leading architects, urbanists, artists, professionals on the memory policy, sociologists, art curators and others.

The jury chairman and deputy are elected at the first meeting of the jury by secret ballot by simple majority.

The organizer appoints the executive secretary of the competition. The executive secretary of the competition at the same time is the executive secretary of the jury and participates in the jury meetings without voting rights.

The members of the jury are approved by the organizer.

The organizer reserves the right to make amendments to the jury in due course.

Members of the Jury: - do not participate in the competition , do not advise participants, and refrain from public claims until the end of the competition - do not disclose any data connected with the consideration of projects and award prizes and incentives - can not be involved in participating in a subsequent work on the winning project The jury session is considered valid if it was attended by over half of its members.

The jury’s decisions are final. The jury’s decisions are taken by a simple majority vote. Voting is conducted for each project separately. A list of awarded prizes and explanatory report of the jury, prepared for the organizer, are signed by all members of the jury who took part in the voting.

In case of a tie vote, the jury chairman shall cast the final vote.

The jury does not consider project proposals: - sent or submitted after the deadline - if its anonymity was deliberately infracted

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- which do not comply with the conditions of the competition Results of the competition are issued in from of: - protocol on the results of the competition , the assessment of proposed projects and recommendations for their use, the argumentation of the decision taken or project refusal causes, the recommendations on the need for second round of the Competition on individual nominations and other considerations. The protocol is signed by chairman and deputy of the jury - decision on the distribution of gratuities and other incentives, signed by the jury members, who participated in the meeting. The copy of the decision is sent to the National Union of architects of Ukraine and the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.

On each nomination determined separate professional jury.

Organizer retains the right to make changes in Jury board.

On 23.11.2014 is offered the following jury: JURY OF NOMINATION I “PUBLIC SPACE OF MAIDAN AND THE CENTRAL CORE OF KYIV” 1. VASYL ROZKO, Head of museum and regulatory methods of cultural values | Ministry of Culture of Ukraine | Ukraine (with consent) 2. SERGIY TSELOVALNIK, Chief Architect in Kyiv, Director of Urban Planning and Architecture | Ukraine 3. VOLODYMYR GUSAKOV, Head of the National Union of Architects of Ukraine | Ukraine (with consent) 4. LES’ PODEREVIANSKIY, Ukrainian artist, author of satiric plays, representative of Maidan community | Ukraine (with consent) 5. JAN GEHL, architect, consultant on city design| Gehl Architects | Denmark (with consent) 6. OLE BOUMAN, architect, creative director of architecture and urbanism biennale | OLE BOUMAN| Netherlands (with consent) 7. JOSEP SUBIRОS, writer, philosopher, urbanist | Spain (with consent) 8.CARL FINGERHUTH, architect, designer, urbanist, professor at Darmstadt University of Technology (Germany) | Switzerland (with consent) 9. JONATHAN BARNBROOK, graphic designer, producer, type designer | Great Britain (with consent)

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JURY OF NOMINATION II “MEMORIALIZATION OF THE EVENTS OF REVOLUTION OF DIGNITY AND PERPETUATION THE MEMORY OF THE HEAVEN’S HUNDRED HEROES”

1. IGOR GURYK, head of NGO “Maidan Family” | Ukraine 2. VASYL ROZKO, Head of museum and regulatory methods of cultural values | Ministry of Culture of Ukraine | Ukraine (with consent) 3. SERGIY TSELOVALNIK, Chief Architect in Kyiv, Director of Urban Planning and Architecture | Ukraine 4. VOLODYMYR GUSAKOV, Head of the National Union of Architects of Ukraine | Ukraine (with consent) 5. YAROSLAV GRYTSAK, scientist, historian, publicist, PhD of history, professor at Ukrainian Catholic University | Ukraine (with consent) 6. LES’ PODEREVIANSKIY, Ukrainian artist, author of satiric plays, representative of Maidan community | Ukraine (with consent) 7. JAN GEHL, architect, consultant on city design| Gehl Architects | Denmark (with consent) 8.OLE BOUMAN, architect, creative director of architecture and urbanism biennale | OLE BOUMAN| Netherlands (with consent) 9. JOSEP SUBIRОS, writer, philosopher, urbanist | Spain (with consent) 10. CARL FINGERHUTH, architect, designer, urbanist, professor at Darmstadt University of Technology (Germany) | Switzerland (with consent) 11.PETER EISENMAN, architect, professor of architecture | USA (with consent) 12.JAMES E.YOUNG, consultant on memory policy, professor at University Of Massachusetts | USA (with consent) 13.JONATHAN BARNBROOK, graphic designer, producer, type designer | Great Britain (with consent)

JURY OF NOMINATION III INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER “UKRAINIAN HOUSE ON THE EUROPEAN SQUARE”

JURY OF NOMINATION IV “MULTIFUNCTIONAL MUSEUM COMPLEX “MAIDAN MUSEUM/ MUSEUM OF FREEDOM”

1. VASYL ROZKO, Head of museum and regulatory methods of cultural values | Ministry of Culture of Ukraine | Ukraine (with consent) 2. SERGIY TSELOVALNIK, Chief Architect in Kyiv, Director of Urban Planning and Architecture | Ukraine 3. VOLODYMYR GUSAKOV, Head of the National Union of Architects of Ukraine | Ukraine (with consent) 4. LES’ PODEREVIANSKIY, Ukrainian artist, author of satiric plays, representative of Maidan community | Ukraine (with consent) 5. JAN GEHL, architect, consultant on city design| Gehl Architects | Denmark (with consent) 6. OLE BOUMAN, architect, creative director of architecture and urbanism biennale | OLE BOUMAN| Netherlands (with consent) 7. JOSEP SUBIRОS, writer, philosopher, urbanist | Spain (with consent) 8.CARL FINGERHUTH, architect, designer, urbanist, professor at Darmstadt University of Technology (Germany) | Switzerland (with consent)

1. VASYL ROZKO, Head of museum and regulatory methods of cultural values | Ministry of Culture of Ukraine | Ukraine (with consent) 2. SERGIY TSELOVALNIK, Chief Architect in Kyiv, Director of Urban Planning and Architecture | Ukraine 3. VOLODYMYR GUSAKOV, Head of the National Union of Architects of Ukraine | Ukraine (with consent) 4. YAROSLAV GRYTSAK, scientist, historian, publicist, PhD of history, professor at Ukrainian Catholic University | Ukraine (with consent) 5. LES’ PODEREVIANSKIY, Ukrainian artist, author of satiric plays, representative of Maidan community | Ukraine (with consent) 6. JOSEP SUBIRОS, writer, philosopher, urbanist | Spain (with consent) 7. CARL FINGERHUTH, architect, designer, urbanist, professor at Darmstadt University of Technology (Germany) | Switzerland (with consent) 8.DANIEL LIBESKIND, architect | Studio Daniel Libeskind | USA 9. JAMES E.YOUNG, consultant on memory policy, professor at University Of Massachusetts | USA (with consent)

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PUBLIC EXPERTS COUNCIL

The Public Experts Council is formed to ensure the transparency of activities of the Institutor of the Development of the Program and Competition Conditions and their compliance to the society’s demands. Also, the Public Experts Council should ensure the preparation and organization of the competition, arrange public discussions of the program, Competition conditions and projects submitted for the Competition. The Public Experts Council controls the transparency of jury’s work and decision making process.

The Public Experts Council is a counseling body of the Competition Institutor. The council isfounded by the City Development and Architecture Department of the Executive Body of Kyiv City Council (Kyiv City State Administration).

Credentials of the Public Experts Council include: processing results of public discussions, development of the contest task structure and content, consulting participants of the Competition, support of the competition promotion, providing technical expertise of projects, development of criteria for jury selection, proposing jury candidates, defining the number and size of prizes (together with the Competition Institutor).

One member of the Council is obliged to be present at the jury’s sessions with a counseling vote in order to control the transparency of the decision making process.

Also, the council will patronize founding of the special charity fund, which should cover financing needs of the Competition.

The Public Experts Council should consist of specialists who systematically took an active part in public discussions of the program and Competition conditions (preparation of presentations, round tables, lectures, etc.) and should be formed at agreement of public representatives, who took part in discussions of the program and Competition conditions.

The Public Experts Council consists of specialists in architecture, urban planning, history, culture, philosophy, sociology, social communications, and ecology.

According to the minutes of the founding meeting of the Public Experts Council as of 15.10.2014, the Council includes: HANNA HULEVSKA-CHERNYSH – the Director of the “Ukrainian Philanthropists Forum (UPF),” Board Member of the initiative group “Maidan Family”

DMYTRO GURIN – counselor on social communications

MYKHAILO KALNYTSKY – historian, member of the Head Council of Collegium of the Ukrainian Union for Protection of Historical and Architectural Monuments (UUPHAM/UTOPIK)

NATALIYA KONDEL-PERMINOVA – PhD, Head of the Architecture and Design Department of the Institute of Problems of Modern Art of Ukrainian National Arts Academy, Head of Public Experts Council SERHIY MYRNY – specialist in complex negotiations of consequences of mass traumatic events, writer and researcher (NaUKMA), tour designer and chief guide of “Chornobyl TOUR”

VLADYSLAVA OSMAK – culture expert, NaUKMA professor, Secretary of the Public Experts Council

SVITLANA SHLIPCHENKO – PhD, NaUKMA professor

Public Experts Council membership is governed by the regulations of the Public Experts Council.

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REGISTRATION FEE Participation in the competition is free of charge. A registration fee is not paid by participants.

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ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS OF THE COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS All questions related to the competition, which are asked by registered participants, are summarized and answered by the organizers and sent to all registered participants via the email address, provided during registration.

If one participant of the competition has a question about the program, the answer is sent to all registered participants.

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THE SELECTION PROCEDURE The procedure of determining the winner of the competition will have three stages: 1. A broad public discussion of submitted projects by posting projects online on the official website of the competition, public debate, and arranging the exhibitions in Kyiv and regional centers of Ukraine.

Online voting for the best projects in four nominations will be held on the official website of the competition and social network Facebook (FB). During the public debate and online voting projects are placed in digital form (graphics, text and photos of the projects with the layout/model). Projects are posted anonymously by six-digit identity numbers/symbols that were assigned to projects by their authors.

2. The Council of Public Experts of the competition will hold preliminary examination of the projects and will define congruity of the projects due to the conditions of the competition. The Council of Public experts of the competition has the right to work out the recommendation protocol of the Council of Public Experts for the jury of the competition, which specifies the projects they consider to be most successful in solving the task given to the participants in the program and the conditions of the competition .

3. The jury will have results of online voting, public debates of the projects and the recommendation protocol of the Council of Public Experts for review and consideration.

Project proposals that have passed the preliminary examination are considered by the jury. The members of the jury make a decision by voting.

Projects that receive the greatest number of votes in each nomination shall be considered to be the winners of the competition.

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COMPETITION AWARDS

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12 (twelve) prizes are identified in the Competition – for 3 (three) awards in 4 (four) nominations.

Results of the competition are formalized in the Protocol on the Competition which comprises of: results of online voting, recommendation protocol of the Public Board of the competition experts, justification of a taken decision or the reasons of projects rejection, and the jury’s decision on the awards distribution.

The winning projects are kept by the organizers.

Moral copyright on competitive projects belongs to the author (-s) and is protected under the laws of Ukraine “On Copyright and Related Rights” and “On Architectural Activity.”

Nomination I. “Public space of Maidan and the central core of Kyiv” One 1 (First) award – 10,000 euro One 2 (Second) award – 7,500 euro One 3 (Third) award – 5,000 euro Nomination II. “Memorialization of the events of Revolution of Dignity and perpetuation the memory of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes” One 1 (First) award – 10,000 euro One 2 (Second) award – 7,500 euro One 3 (Third) award – 5,000 euro Nomination III. International cultural center “Ukrainian House: International Convention Center at Evropeiska (European) Square” One 1 (First) award – 10,000 euro One 2 (Second) award – 7,500 euro One 3 (Third) award – 5,000 euro Nomination IV. “Multifunctional museum complex “Maidan Museum/ Museum of Freedom” One 1 (First) award – 10,000 euro One 2 (Second) award – 7,500 euro One 3 (Third) award – 5,000 euro The participants can be granted other incentives in the form of special awards, diplomas, certificates and others.

Grant payments will be held under the protocol of the jury on the competition results.

The winning entries (participants that receive first awards in their nominations) will receive a preferential right for the further development of the project.

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CRITERIA FOR JUDGING

The following criteria will be used to evaluate the submissions and select finalists: 1. Mission Statement.

2. Program Guiding Principles.

3. Program elements and main objectives/competition tasks 4. The project must meet the rules and requirements and be compliant with the respective nominations of the Competition.

5. Uniqueness, excellence in design and vision

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINALISTS

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COMPETITION FUNDING Funding of the competition is held from the sources, which are not prohibited by law. To raise funds for the competition a charitable fund will be opened.

According to the results of the competition, the executive budget will be created. In this budget the following costs will be taken into account: - cash prizes and other types of encouragement for the participants of the competition - publication in the media with announcements and information related to the competition - manufacturing and printing of posters and announcements - preparation and printing of the competition task - preparation of raw materials, including printing - organization of competition projects’ exhibitions - rental, guarding, and cleaning of the necessary facilities - publication of competition projects’ catalogs - postal and transport costs Information on expenses are announced on the official website of the competition.

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COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS

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Moral copyright of the competition project belongs to the author (-s) and is protected under the laws of Ukraine “On Copyright and Related Rights” and “On Architectural Activity”. Property copyright of the awarded projects will be given to the local community of Kyiv according to the terms of this contest.

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Exhibition of the competition projects and on-line voting will last for two months after the deadline for delivery of the contest projects. The exhibition will be held at the Central House of Architect in Kyiv, postal address: 01001, B. Hrynchenka Str. 7, Kyiv, and also in other regional centers of Ukraine. Information on dates and places where the exhibitions will be held will be announced by the Organizers after the deadline for delivery of the contest projects.

The projects and results will be published on the Internet at the official web-site of the Contest, in social networks, and may be published in printed media.

SCHEDULE AND DEADLINES 23/04/2014 — first press-conference of the Organizers, beginning of the preparation phase, presentation of the draft of Program guidelines of the Competition, start of public discussion of the Program guidelines 23/04/2014 — 29/07/2014 — first round of public discussion of the Program guidelines 2/09/2014 — 01/11/2014 — second round of public discussion of the Program guidelines 15/05/2015 — 30/11/2014 — registration of participants of the Competition 1/12/2014 — opening of the Program guidelines to registered participants 1/12/2014 — 28/02/2015 — design of the Competition projects by the participants 28/02/2015 — deadline for the Competition projects submission March 2015 — publication and exhibition of the Competition projects, public discussion May 2015 — work of the Jury, summing up the Competition

EXHIBITION OF THE COMPETITION PROJECTS AND ON-LINE VOTING

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RESULTS OF THE COMPETITION According to the Competition results, the winners of the Competition will be determined in each nomination.

The Jury is entitled to advise the competition organizers to hold the second round of the competition on individual nominations.

If the First prize is awarded in an individual nomination without the Second round of the competition, the winner has a preferential right for further development of the project.

An agreement for the development of draft design will be signed with the winner of the competition according to the Ukrainian legislation.

Deadline for application forms — 30/11/2014 by 18:00 Kyiv time (GMT +02:00).

Deadline for the Competition projects submission — 28.02.2015 by 18:00 Kyiv time (GMT +02:00).

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STAFF: 小hief editor Anna Bondar Texts and reviews Natalia Kondel-Perminova Vladislava Osmak Sergii Myrnyi Dmitro Gurin Svitlana Shlipchenko Michaylo Kalnitsky Vasil Rozhko Anastasia Haidukevych Editing, proofreading Tatiana Mosentseva Alevtina Drazhenko Design and layout Olena Malinovska Assistant to Competition coordinator Olga Pustovalova Schemes Vlodko Zotov Marina Rozhdestvenska Andriy Balaban Anastasia Obrizkiv Kateryna Hayevska Olga Drazhenko Translation Julia Kazdobina Kateryna Yavorska Irina Krivosheeva Christina Holynska Inna Bisovetska Olga Kovtun Nadiya Klos Hanna Stembkovska Kateryna Goncharova Veronika Selentii Eugeniya Strizhakova Sergiy Shmyhelsky Maria Saltykova Yuri Machkasov Oksana Tymoshenko

Feci, quod potui, faciant meliora potentes

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