“Freedom of Access” (“Svoboda Dostupa”) (www.SvobodaDostupa.ru) – is an interdisciplinary project by P-Arch Agency focused on presentation and interpreting of architecture (first of all of ХХ and ХХI century) for the widest public.
“Freedom of Access” exists from 2006. It was initiated as free excursions to new architectural objects together with the architects and developers. Now such excursions and visits to architectural offices are carried out within “Architectural Days in Russia”. Due to the format peculiarities, similar events could be held rather rarely, that is why in 2009 we initiated paid bus, pedestrian and bicycle architectural excursions on a permanent basis. We offered more than ten variants of excursions combined in four topical blocks– “Architecture 19/20”, “Architecture of Russian Avant-garde”, “Soviet Architecture” and “Modern Architecture”. Such excursions as “Mighty works and caprices of Moscow” (the most unusual and strange objects of modern architecture) and “The Total Melnikov” (any and all buildings and constructions in Moscow by Konstantin Melnikov, great architect) were the most called-up events. These programs were recognized by public and professionals and were highly appreciated in Mass Media.
Site of “Freedom of Access” (www.SvobodaDostupa.ru) was informational center for P-Arch public projects, where one could find information not only in respect of “Freedom of Access” (agenda, description of events, materials in Mass Media), but complete information on Architectural library (description, catalogue of editions), on Architectural Days in Russia, etc.