Ukraine’s architects look ahead to the challenge of rebuilding war-torn cities

2022-11-21T11:40:00-05:00

Eight months after Ukrainian forces retook the Kyiv suburb of Irpin from Russian occupiers, The New York Times has spoken with several architectural figures from the region on their mission to rebuild the urban landscape destroyed by war.

Since Russia’s invasion in February 2022, 885 buildings in Irpin have been destroyed, while 12,000 have been damaged. 119 high-rise apartment buildings have sustained significant damage, as have 1,483 private homes, resulting in 16,358 residents being left homeless. City officials estimate the cost of completely rebuilding Irpin to be over $1 billion.

Among those interviewed by The New York Times was Mikhail Sapon, an architect who is in charge of overseeing the city’s reconstruction in collaboration with the Irpin mayor’s office. “During this month, we started counting all the damage, scanning everything with drones,” said Sapon, who was himself shot at the...

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Ukraine’s architects look ahead to the challenge of rebuilding war-torn cities