To the history of development of the Building School

The College of Building was founded in 1842 when two institutions of vocational training - the Architectural College and the College of Civil Engineers - were merged. The opening of the College of Building was seen as an important step aimed at training experts in building for all Russian provinces. According to the Statute of 1842, the goal of the College of Building was to train builders for different kinds of civil constructions, industrial buildings, roads, bridges, water-pipes, etc. The College of Building was modelled after an institution of military training. In the history of the College, several periods can be traced. The first period of the history of the College began in 1842, immediately after it was opened. Since December 27, 1851 the College was moved into the first category of Russian educational institutions and received a new Statute. The next period in the history of the College was connected with the Decree of May 9, 1857. The new period of the history of the College began in 1860s. It was related to the social and economic transformations in Russia which called for changes in the architecture. In 1864 the administration of building and construction activities was reformed. The Building Department was transferred from the division of the Railroad Administration to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). The College of Building was also transferred under the MIA administration. Consequently, the status of the College changed: it became a civil educational establishment. After R.B. Berngard became the Head of the College, a new period in its development began. Under Berngard's guidance a new Statute of the College of Building was developed. It was enacted by the Decree of March 15, 1877 and received its legal power on August 1, 1877. Since then, the College was moved into the category of institutions of higher education, like the Institute of Railroad Engineers and the Mining Institute which had received this status as early as in the 1860s. Thereafter, the graduates of the College of Building had different rights, varying according to their academic performance. They were divided into three groups: the best, rather advanced, and all others who succeeded in sciences. Upon entering the civil service, the best received the X rank , the rather advanced - the XII rank, and all others who passed the final examination - the XIV rank. After the new Statute had been introduced, the graduates of the College began to receive the qualifications of civil engineers. Although the College of Building had received the University status in 1877, it was renamed only in 1882. By the Decree of December 10, 1882 the former College of Building was renamed into the Institute of Civil Engineers

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