Building with Uncertainty

TIMOTHY A. SCHULER, JARED BREY

HOUSING Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, developers tended to build in a hurry. They often asked designers to deliver plans “yesterday,” says Christina Shalygina, the CEO of Bee Landscaping Bureau, a design firm based in Odessa. Speaking with the aid of a translator, Shalygina says the rushed process comes with a dose of creative freedom, though few firms take advantage of it. “Boring green lawn” and arborvitae are the paradigm for landscape projects in Ukraine. Evolving ideas about open space amid an ongoing war. Now, the war has disrupted every aspect of life. Odessa has been hit by dozens of Russian airstrikes. Bee Landscaping Bureau’s 12 full-time employees are scattered remotely in cities around Ukraine and elsewhere in Europe. Prior to the war, the firm was working on six…

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Landscape Architecture (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2025

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