Project
School for Generation Alpha
Category
Best Project of Building or Facility by Student
About the project (provided by the applicant)
The School for Generation Alpha on the Okhta River Embankment is a modern educational complex with buildings for different age groups. The landscaped site includes a courtyard for relaxation, playgrounds and sports fields, a swimming pool, and a stadium. A special focus is placed on IT, robotics, and artificial intelligence to prepare children for the future.
The project concept is to create a campus where education does not suppress but develops. Its spirit extends beyond the walls: true learning should not be confined to rectangular classrooms.
Key ideas:
- Architecture breathes: jagged wall lines and an uneven courtyard mirror the curves of children’s energy.
- Technology is a language (games, video, editing) through which children communicate with the future.
- The courtyard is an extension of freedom.
This is a school turned inside out, where instead of “sit still,” the message is “run, invent, experiment.” If education is a cage, this project lets the birds out.
Location
Okhta River Embankment, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Project design year
2025
Extra visual materials
Submission link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXkTap51ZOi-5U4PfHMgAHz4kzLfU7Mn/view?usp=sharing
Video flythrough: https://youtu.be/rK_w_nQeGmI?si=qXgi8FUeja-daEYA
Applicant
Alina Dmitrievna Okuneva
Maxim Vladimirovich Andreev, Empress Catherine II Mining University, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture Program, 5th Year
Author of the project
Alina Dmitrievna Okuneva
Visualization
Alina Dmitrievna Okuneva
Status of the project
Conceptual design
