<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[MAISTERNIA: CITIES AND HOUSING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cities and Housing considers how architecture shapes collective life. It examines homes, neighbourhoods, reconstruction and public space, with a focus on dignity, participation and the social responsibilities of design.]]></description><link>https://www.maisternia.org/s/cities-and-housing</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k2Ba!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff46d4f1a-11c4-410c-bb69-46bcaf4a9737_1254x1254.png</url><title>MAISTERNIA: CITIES AND HOUSING</title><link>https://www.maisternia.org/s/cities-and-housing</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:38:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.maisternia.org/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Hryhorii Afanasiev]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-gb]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[maisternia@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[maisternia@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Hryhorii Afanasiev]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Hryhorii Afanasiev]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[maisternia@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[maisternia@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Hryhorii Afanasiev]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[The First Bell Has Not Rung Yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a Kyiv beach, an architect remembers the humiliation of preparing for school and imagines a neglected building becoming a place of learning again.]]></description><link>https://www.maisternia.org/p/the-first-bell-has-not-rung-yet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.maisternia.org/p/the-first-bell-has-not-rung-yet</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hryhorii Afanasiev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:30:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/327446d7-b675-4fa7-a08d-129a0bfbb918_1915x821.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Ukraine turns thirty-five today. It is Independence Day<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a>, which, given the neighbours, has become less a birthday than an annual act of professional stubbornness. There will be flags, jokes, memories, sirens and, because Ukrainians remain irritatingly committed to living, probably coffee before all of them. So, on this 24<sup>th</sup> of August, let us begin somewh&#8230;</p>
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