Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, essential routes were equipped with defensive fortificationsーcheckpoints. All of them were built hastily from locally available materialsーconcrete, metal, wood, earth, or sand.
A checkpoint provides movement control and defense and can be part of a more extensive fortification system with surveillance, cover, and fire functions. The installation and discussion proposed by Pavilion Kultury Architecture and ФОРМА office for the 3rd Tbilisi Architecture Biennial are about protecting the land before, during, and after the war. About working on new projects with an understanding of our environmental impact. About interacting with nature instead of dominating it.