A company that began with teaching
The firm was founded by a student and his teacher; both are owners today. Education here is part of professional work: internships, courses, lectures and university partnerships.
Knowledge passes along a chain, and the chain is not broken
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Teacher
Alexander Kuranov — a practising architect who taught in Tashkent
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His students
Came into practice straight from the institute in 2008
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Co-founders
Maxim Oltyan and Davron Talipov — co-owners and partners of SAD
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Today's students
Internships, courses and lectures inside a working practice
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The next generation
Those who will design the environment after us
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Architecture courses
SAD's own education programmes.
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Lectures and workshops
Public talks and hands-on sessions by the team.
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Mentorship
Every intern is paired with a lead specialist.
Internships
An intern at SAD does not watch the work from the side — they get their own part of a real project and a mentor who answers for it with them.
Who can apply
Year of study, eligible disciplines, portfolio requirements
How selection works
Stages, timing, the format of the task
How long it lasts
Length of the internship and schedule
In which disciplines
Architecture, interiors, urban planning, engineering, visualisation
What an intern does
Work on the studio's live projects as part of the team
Is there a mentor
Yes — every intern is paired with the lead specialist of the discipline
Can it lead to a job
Yes — part of the SAD team joined the company exactly this way
Work with universities
Joint study projects, taking part in reviews, diploma topics on real SAD material and guest sessions in the studio.