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The article reviews two concepts of space organization - three-dimensional in the architecture of Mies van der Rohe and two-dimensional in the paintings of Kazimir Malevich. Common spatial features were identified between the two concepts, which formed the basis of a competition project on interaction between space and color: Mies van der Rohe: Color Discourse. The key characteristics of architecture and painting thus combined resulted in a spatial experiment on interaction between color and space with reference to the synthesis of K. Malevich’s suprematism and Mies van der Rohe’s architecture. This experimental project became not only a response to utilitarian demands, i.e. provision for emergency evacuation requirements, functional filling, vital needs, etc., but also a presentation of a way to form a ‘colorspace’ as a specific type of substance and to explore some aspects of its formation. The project illustrates the process of their interaction with each other and the creation of new spatial properties and perceptions of the architectural object’s internal space.

The historical planning project for the Pribrezhny District of Kuibyshev is considered, which, in fact, was the Old City reconstruction plan in the 1950-1960s. Its implementation turned the "historical city" of Samara into the "socialist city" of Kuibyshev. The details of the project and transformation of the city’s architectural and planning structure are described. The project was based on an ensemble approach involving establishment of an urban hierarchy of squares, streets and buildings and creation of the city’s new appearance following the principles of Stalinist Classicism architecture. The study is important for understanding the logic of Samara planning development and identifying research-based directions of its reconstruction.