Fedir Gontsa

Press

In the media

Interviews, features, talks, and recognition — selected mentions of my work in architecture, maps and cartography.

Interviews

2025

«Черкаси — унікальне місто»: архітектор про систему вулиць, берегові схили і каскад узвозів

Suspilne.Cherkasy · UA · Nov 2025

A long-form interview with Suspilne on what makes Cherkasy unique — its grid plan, river slopes and cascade of узвози — and why preserving a city's character takes a concept, not just restoring single buildings. Fedir talks about lost heritage, the historic-architectural plan, satellite imagery in research, and how "new cartography" can keep what's invisible on ordinary maps. (in Ukrainian)

2022

«Мапи стають інтерактивними, такими, що розповідають історії»: Картограф про експерименти та традиції у своїй професії

Bird In Flight · UA · Oct 2022

Fedir spoke to Bird in Flight about trends in cartography, who's making great maps in Ukraine, and why it's worth looking beyond Google Maps. (in Ukrainian)

Articles

2021

Open Mapathon: Digital Cherkasy — New Data and Better Navigation in the City through Common Action

UNDP Ukraine Accelerator Lab · EN · Dec 2021

A UNDP feature on Open Mapathon: Digital Cherkasy, a community effort by the UNDP Ukraine Accelerator Lab and the Digital Cherkasy Project Office to open up the city's geospatial data through OpenStreetMap and Mapillary. The month-long event produced over 170,000 edits — Cherkasy's first open street-lighting dataset, 146 km of mapped sidewalks, 1,200+ accessibility points, and the groundwork for wheelchair-accessible routing. Fedir took part as a local organizer and mapper, and is quoted on the project's inclusive-mapping results. (in English)

2020

OPORA has developed a map of raions and communities in Ukraine

OPORA · EN · Oct 2020

OPORA's interactive map of Ukraine's new raions and communities, built for the 2020 local elections after the administrative reform — Fedir is credited for his work on its development. (in English)

2019

Черкащанин склав демографічну мапу Сумщини

Suspilne.Sumy · UA · Dec 2019

A feature built around Fedir's map projecting how Sumy Oblast's population may be distributed in 10–15 years — visualising depopulation and the 93 rural settlements at risk of disappearing. The map became a starting point for a wider discussion on decentralisation, district reform, and planning around demographic decline. (in Ukrainian)

Video

2025

Архітектурне обличчя Черкас: паралельні вулиці, берегові схили і каскад узвозів

Suspilne.Cherkasy · UA · Nov 2025

Awards & recognition

2006

President of Ukraine Grant for Gifted Youth

Awarded for the project "A system of architectural-information resources: Landscape and Garden Architecture of Cherkasy Region." (state award) · Jan 2006