City of the future as seen through children’s eyes

The exhibition “City of the Future as Seen through Children’s Eyes” opened at Russia’s pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai. A nationwide competition was held in Russia to select the works for the exposition “Bright Blocks for the Best City.” Adult architects used the works as the basis for creating models of city neighborhoods and other elements of the urban infrastructure. Photo: University City by Sveta Karpova, 14 years old.

What is a big city? It is a dense forest. What can each family’s house be compared to? A bird’s nest, what else could it be? What then is a city block? A young painter insightfully depicted it as a tree. Photo: The Residential Block, Surrealism, by Slava Kovalyov, 10 years old.

Traffic Hub, Bionics, by Nikita Morozov, 12 years old.

Sports Complex, Art Nouveau, by Andor Tamerlan, 11 years old.

Residential Ecohouse, Romanticism, by Masha Kuzmina, 10 years old.

Waste Processing Plant, Romanesque art, by Daniil Yushchenko, 10 years old.

Health Complex, Eclecticism, by Dzhamal Yagmur, 8 years old.

Radio and Television Broadcasting Tower, Kitsch, by Nastya Markotenko, 12 years old.

Integrated School and Kindergarten, Ethnic art, by Borya Bragin, 9 years old.

City Theater, Classical architecture, by Dasha Sultanova, 12 years old.