Coffee Reception with Oleg Drozdov & Iryna Matsevko

All Knowlton students are invited to meet with Oleg Drozdov and Iryna Matsevko during a special coffee reception.

Oleg Drozdov
Oleg Drozdov is the co-founder and president of the Kharkiv School of Architecture. The Kharkiv School of Architecture (KhSA) is the first private university in Ukraine to offer undergraduate (BA) and graduate (MA) degree opportunities in architecture and urbanism. In addition to serving as president of KhSA, Drozdov founded the award-winning architectural office Drozdov&Partners in 1997. Since 2022, he has been a European Commission expert and co-founder of Ro3Kvit: urban coalition for Ukraine.

Iryna Matsevko
Iryna Matsevko is the deputy vice-chancellor and a professor at the Kharkiv School of Architecture. Her professional experience encompasses various formats of public history. In 2021, she was a co-designer of signs for cultural heritage sites in Uman, Ukraine, and editor of “Uman. (Un)known Stories of the City”, a collection of texts about Uman’s past, memory, and heritage.

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Coffee Reception with Oleg Drozdov & Iryna Matsevko
March 27, 1 p.m.
Knowlton Hall 177
All Knowlton students are invited to meet with Oleg Drozdov and Iryna Matsevko during a special coffee reception in Knowlton Hall 177 at 1 p.m.
Learn more