Court bans demolition of Soviet modernist building

The Soviet modernist building Flowers of Ukraine used to stand out on Kyiv’s Sichovykh Striltsiv Street with an unusual cascading shape and grapevine-covered facade (L). According to the reconstruction plan (R) developed by the building’s new owners, it is set to transform into a modern office center. The plan caused a public outrage pushing the police to arrest the costruction site to investigate the development’s legality.

The Shevchenkivskyi District Court in Kyiv has prohibited demolition of the Soviet modernist building “Kvity Ukrainy” (“Flowers of Ukraine”) in Kyiv, citing that the real estate developer violated property rights, the law firm Axon Partners announced on July 15.

After local activists figured out that the historic building was being prepared to be reconstructed into an eight-floor, modern glass-walled office building, they organized a protest on July 12 to try to stop the demolition. Their actions prompted the police to investigate the development.

Source: www.kyivpost.com

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