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Lomonosov-2

Architecture

Mixed-Use Developments

Concept / Individual Participant

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Architect / Designer:

Anastasiia Ulanova

Studio:

Zwisch

Copyright:

All rights reserved

The scientific and industrial cluster “LOMONOSOV-2” is conceived as an environment where a scientist from the past meets the technologies of the future.

It all began with a single spark – the curiosity of an ordinary fisherman who changed the course of science.

Mikhail Lomonosov proved that genius recognizes no social class, and discoveries acknowledge no borders.

His spirit – multifaceted, bold, and endlessly curious – became the code of the project.

– For some, it is an elemental force: the raging White Sea, granite cliffs, and the mesmerizing magic of the aurora borealis.

– For others, it is the substance of thought: a chemical reaction frozen in stone, a fundamental formula, or a law of the universe.

– And for someone else, it is heritage: an echo of the atmosphere of Venus that Lomonosov once discovered.

Yet behind this beauty lies something more.

We move beyond the boundaries of conventional science.

We open a space where the future becomes the present.

SINGULARITY as a symbol:

– A center of attraction for talent: a place where the country’s brightest minds generate ideas that push the horizon ever further.

– The Big Bang of science: a launchpad for breakthroughs whose resonance will change everything.

– A point of infinite growth: a hypothetical moment when technological progress accelerates toward infinity.

– An image of transformation: a symbol of transition into a new era of understanding and creating knowledge.

This is a concept that runs ahead of the future.

It is an environment where familiar models collapse to make way for the brilliant.

Zwisch

The pseudonym refers to the German word *Zwischen* (meaning “between”)—this is the key to understanding the architect’s method. Characteristic features of Zwisch’s work include the search for balance:

– between history and modernity;

– between fantasy and reality;

– between academic tradition and experimental techniques;

– between the eternal search for meaning and the emotions of the “here and now.”

About the Architect

UlanovA AA (Anastasiia Ulanova) is an architect by profession and an artist by vocation. Her journey is a story of steely will and a perceptive view of the world:

– art school;

– architectural lyceum;

– bachelor’s degree in architecture in Moscow;

– pursuit of a master’s degree in Austria (interrupted in 2022);

– independent mastery of German to the C1 level;

– online studies at the International University of Applied Sciences (Germany),

– preparation for the defense of her diploma;

– pursue a PhD at the University of Cambridge.