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Ukraine Architecture Designs: Ukrainian Buildings

post updated 4 November 2026

Discover the most interesting Contemporary Ukrainian Architecture.

4 November 2026
KSE Pavilions Kyiv Structures, near the Dnipro River
Architecture Design: ФОРМА

photo : Vitalii Halanzha
KSE Pavilions comprise three temporary, multifunctional structures designed by Kyiv-based architecture studio ФОРМА for the Kyiv School of Economics’ 2026 educational, cultural and recreational programmes. Situated on a golf course near the Dnipro River in Kyiv, the project creates a dispersed campus of lightweight architectural volumes, varying in height and proportion. Together, the pavilions provide a flexible setting for learning, cultural exchange and leisure, responding to the landscape through a series of distinct yet interconnected structures.

21 October 2026
Mamenori Restaurant Lviv, Lviv, western Ukraine
Architecture: replus bureau

photo : Roma Cayman
Replus Bureau has completed Mamenori Restaurant, a new Asian dining destination in Lviv, Ukraine, that reinterprets the conventional aesthetic of Asian hospitality interiors. Rather than relying on familiar decorative motifs to evoke Japan, the design draws on the underlying principles of Japanese culture, expressing them through a contemporary architectural language defined by balance, restraint, material authenticity and meticulous craftsmanship.

28 July 2026
Project Horizon Brody Central City Hospital, Kurortna Street, Bryukhovychi, Lviv Oblast
Architecture: AVR Development

image courtesy of architects practice
The ONSEN Resort is conceived as a wellness destination immersed within a preserved pine forest and centred on naturally occurring thermal waters, where the restorative rituals of everyday life are woven into the architectural experience. Designed by AVR Development for those seeking a balance between the pace of contemporary living and the tranquillity of nature, the resort provides a sanctuary for relaxation, reflection and renewal. Its architecture responds sensitively to the surrounding landscape, creating a sequence of spaces that foster physical wellbeing, mental restoration and a deeper connection to the forest environment.

25 June 2026
Project Horizon pediatric wing at Brody Central City Hospital

photo courtesy of Sunflower Network
Project Horizon Brody Central City Hospital

29 April 2026
L’Oreal Office Kyiv
Architecture: Churina Design

photo : Andrii Posonsky
The L’Oréal Ukraine Office reinterprets the contemporary workplace in response to evolving demands. Guided by the principles of activity-based working, the design enables employees to operate across a מגוון of settings tailored to different tasks. A carefully considered spatial strategy reflects the brand’s philosophy, aligning flexibility, collaboration, and wellbeing within a cohesive environment.

27 March 2026
L’OR Boutique Cafe Lviv interior design news
Design: Replus Bureau

photo : Andriy Bezuglov

4 February 2026
Under the Reed Roof Guesthouse
Architecture: YOD Group

photo : Mykhailo Lukashuk

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Ukraine Building News 2025

Contemporary Kyiv architectural developments designs. Modern built environment Eastern Europe / Asia:

10 December 2025
The National Holodomor-Genocide Museum Kyiv
Architects: Nizio Design International

photo : Sergey Savchenko

12 May 2025
ZORECVIT Restaurant, Lviv, Kivsh area
Design: Replus Bureau

photo : Andriy Bezuglov

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Ukraine Building News 2024

13 November 2024
Lumo Bistro Dnipro, Ukraine restaurant
Architecture: YOD Group

photo : Oleksandr Anhelovskyi
The project was inspired by modern Italy, or rather a mix of its various cultural facets. Mosaic tiles, check patterns, and textured veneers refer to the Memphis group that revolutionized Italian design in the 1980s.

22 October 2024
Kharkiv Housing Challenge International Competition Winners Architecture Competition News

Kharkiv housing photograph © Norman Foster Foundation
In April 2022, as a consequence of the conflict in Ukraine and in the context of the United Nations Forum of Mayors, the Mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, asked Norman Foster to lead the masterplan for the reconstruction of the city. The Norman Foster Foundation then brought together the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) with Arup and that core group, led by the Foundation, have been working closely with the Kharkiv City Council and a team of local and international experts on the development of the masterplan.

24 August 2024
Traditional Windmill Restoration Kherson
Architecture: loft buro

photo : Andrey Avdeenko
The restoration of the windmill, along with the recreation of the milling process from a century ago, has now taken on a practical aspect. Through this project, we could showcase the grandeur of the ancient architects’ ideas and the thoughtful use of wind power in turning grain into flour.

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Ukraine Building Designs

Recent Ukraine Buildings, chronological:

Traditional Windmill Restoration Kherson Ukraine

8 Nov 2022
ALIPH and Getty Partner to Protect Cultural Heritage in Ukraine

photo : Emmanuel Durand
Ukraine Cultural Heritage Grant Award by ALIPH and Getty
The International alliance for the protection of heritage in conflict areas (ALIPH) announced today a $1 million commitment by the Getty Trust to support the protection of Ukraine’s cultural heritage. The grant is part of ALIPH’s existing Ukrainian Action Plan, which to date has committed $3 million to support projects to protect museums, libraries, archives, and historic sites, and assist the heritage professionals caring for them.

24 Aug 2022
Ukraine rebuild: Speedstac prefabricated modular units
Architecture: WZMH Architects, Toronto

image courtesy of architects practice
Ukraine rebuild prefabricated modular units
As the war in Ukraine rages on, the cities across the country see massive destruction. In fact, according to the Embassy of Ukraine in Canada, around 61M sqm of residential space or over 121,000 buildings have been either fully or partially destroyed.

29 Apr 2022
Unit E Adaptive Modular Architectural System for living, working and temporary hosting of refugees
Architecture: Aranchii Architects

image courtesy of architects practice
Unit E, Ukraine Interchangeable Pods

20 Apr 2022
Kharkiv City Rebuilding
Kharkiv City Rebuilding

12 Apr 2022
Support by Design: Initiative to Hire Ukrainian Landscape Architects Displaced by War
Landscape Architecture firms in the United States are leading an evolving initiative to engage their Ukrainian counterparts displaced by the war. The idea is for US-based companies to hire Ukrainian designers to work remotely, providing them with much-needed income, and also some agency over their lives during this difficult time:
Hire Ukrainian Landscape Architects Displaced by War

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Ukraine Architecture Design News

Contemporary Architectural Developments + Buildings in Eastern Europe. Kyiv property designs images + news.

Ukraine Architecture Designs 2006- 2013 – key architectural selection on e-architect below, chronological:

28 Feb 2013
Roshen Chocolate Line Museum, Kiev
Design: architectural bureau ”ZOTOV&CO”

image from architects
Roshen Chocolate Line Museum Kiev
AB Zotov & Co named as a winner of architecture competition – contract to design the world’s first active vertical chocolate line with smart-glass facade.

27 Feb 2013
Sevastopol Railway Station, Black Sea coast, Crimean Peninsula, southern Ukraine
Architect: Arthur Kupreychuk

image from architect
Sevastopol Railway Station

27 Feb 2013
Roshen Canteen, Kiev
Design: Victor Zotov

photo from architect
Roshen Canteen

4 Feb 2013
Foros Yacht House, Crimea
Design: Robin Monotti Architects

photo : Ioana Marinescu
Foros Yacht House
Unusual, crisply articulated house on the waterside in Ukraine. Elements push and pull like a giant Rubik’s Cube, with the house clearly being orientated to maximise views towards the sea.

CANactions Architecture Competition
CANactions Architecture Competition

7 Feb 2013
Ukraine Architecture Event
CANactions Workshop in Kiev

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18 Jun 2012
Arena Lviv
Design: Atelier Wimmer ZT-GmbH ; Arnika Architekten (EM-Stadio Lviv)

image © Albert Wimmer ZT GmbH
Euro 2012 Venue Ukraine
The stadium and area masterplan was designed by the Austrian architect DI Dipl. TP Albert Wimmer for the European Football Championship 2012 in Poland and the Ukraine.

4 Jun 2012
Olympic Stadium Kiev
Design: gmp – von Gerkan, Marg & Partners

photograph : Marcus Bredt
Olympic Stadium Kiev Ukraine
The new design for the reconstruction of the building respects the historic fabric with its important filigree prestressed concrete upper tier built in 1968, the frame of the new roof structure being detached and placed clear of the existing bowl.

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Ukraine Architecture Competition

13 Feb 2012
Kiev Islands Design Contest – Architecture Contest Entries

images from architects
Ukraine Design Competition

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Recent Ukraine Building Design

11 Jan 2012
Kiev Football Stadium – Olimpijski National Sports Complex
gmp – von Gerkan, Marg & Partners

photograph : Oleg Stelmach
Football Stadium Ukraine
The “Red Stadium” was built on the grounds of Alekseevsky Park in Kiev in 1923 for the second All-Ukrainian Olympic Games. Over the decades, it was to be rebuilt and renamed several times.

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Chernobyl Architecture

The Chernobyl disaster (locally, Chornobyl Catastrophe) was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 Apr 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (officially Ukrainian SSR), which was under the direct jurisdiction of the central Moscow’s authorities.

Chernobyl Photos
Photographs by Radu Gulie, freelance photojournalist from Romania, about the Chernobyl accident and it’s effects. “Considering the last events that took place in Japan I think this is the best moment for the world to understand the problems regarding the improper use of nuclear energy”.

The photographs were taken at the Chernobyl plant (what’s left of it) and in Prypiat (dead city – where plant workers lived).

photos © Radu Gulie

An explosion and fire released large quantities of radioactive contamination into the atmosphere, which spread over much of Western USSR and Europe. It is considered the worst nuclear power plant accident in history, and is one of only two classified as a level 7 event on the International Nuclear Event Scale (the other being the Fukushima I nuclear incident, which is considered far less serious and has caused no deaths). The battle to contain the contamination and avert a greater catastrophe ultimately involved over 500,000 workers and cost an estimated 18 billion rubles, crippling the Soviet economy.

The disaster began in reactor number four of the Chernobyl plant, near the city of Prypiat. There was a sudden power output surge, and when an emergency shutdown was attempted, a more extreme spike in power output occurred, which led to a reactor vessel rupture and a series of explosions.

These events exposed the graphite moderator of the reactor to air, causing it to ignite. The resulting fire sent a plume of highly radioactive smoke fallout into the atmosphere. This plume drifted over large parts of the western Soviet Union and Europe. From 1986 to 2000, around 350,000 people were evacuated and resettled from the most severely contaminated areas of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine.

The accident raised concerns about the safety of the Soviet nuclear power industry, as well as nuclear power in general, slowing its expansion for a number of years.

Further information in ‘Arsenals of Folly’, an informative book by Richard Rhodes [Adrian Welch, e-architect editor].

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Ukraine Architecture Designs

Major Moderrn Ukraine Buildings, alphabetical:

Country house, near Kiev
2007-
Design: M2R Architecture

Garden Restaurant Kiev
4a Architekten

photo : beproactiv

Il Ponte Buildings, Kiev
2008-
Studio & Partners, Milan
180m high tower; Developer: Terra Development
Mixed-use architecture development: offices, leisure, hotel, retail

Kiev Hospital
bdpgroupe6 architects

image from architects
Kiev Building

New stadium building, Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine
2007-08
Architects: Arupsport
50,000-seater stadium : European Championship 2012 Arena

Sennoi Market Buildings, Kiev
Aedas

picture from architects
Kiev Development