
RA Dorfman Prize Winner 2024 Livyj Bereh
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Livyj Bereh has been re-constructing the roofs of damaged homes and schools, returning to architectural first-principles to restore communities' sense of self.

Livyj Bereh, Ukraine 2022/23
Meet Livyj Bereh
Livyj Bereh have been re-building roofs from the very beginning of the war in Ukraine. They are based in Kyiv and initially began their work on the left bank of the Dnipro River, from which they derive their name (Лівий берег / Left bank).
Since May 2022, they have restored over three hundred and roofs in Charkiv, Černihiv & Kyiv regions. For €2000 per roof, they restore homes, schools and community buildings.
In addition to providing assistance on the ground in Ukraine, Livyj Bereh continue to highlight the impact of the war through exhibition projects around the world, documenting culture and architecture that is at risk due to the conflict.
The group return to one of the main principals of architecture as a practice: sustaining a community’s sense of itself. As the jury said, their work embodies a gesture that gives hope to the people who live in these areas. To provide architecture that defies the destruction of neighbourhoods, especially in a moment that is about erasure, is of deep importance.
Livyj Bereh, Ukraine 2022/23
Livyj Bereh, Ukraine 2022/23
Livyj Bereh, Ukraine, 2022/23
Livyj Bereh, Ukraine 2022/23

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