Architecture & Design Shortlist

This project is the result of long-term research and fieldwork. I worked alongside architect Evhenia Gubkina to find and document some of the most significant architectural projects from the late socialist period in Ukraine. The designs and constructions that emerged in this period are a postmodern reaction to the social and political changes that the country was experiencing. The colours, textures, and structural elements of these architectural projects reflect the discourses of the time, and faith in the possibility of a socialist and, at the same time, democratic development of society and Ukrainian architecture embedded in the Western European context.

Pavlo Dorohoi was born on June 22, 1985 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
In 2016, he studied at the DOKDOKDOK school of contemporary photography.
In 2021, he becomes one of the winners of the Odesa Photo Days competition with his documentary project "Without a Hint of Art".
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he has been focusing on documenting events in his hometown of Kharkiv. His photographs have been published in many European publications.