The Empire project is a study devoted to understanding the role of the so-called "paper architecture" in the broad context of the 16th-21st centuries. "Paper architecture" is a term used in Soviet architectural studies to denote fantastic projects that influenced the further development of architecture. Despite the time of the term's origin and the basis on which it was developed, it can be applied to past eras and examples can be found there. In the author's study, "paper architecture" refers to theoretical and artistic practices of different historical and cultural periods in which the image of utopian design was realized.

It was important to trace the path of the conceptual transition from a flat design-fantasy paper space to a three-dimensional dense world of ceramic plastics, where the use of a multidisciplinary approach to creating original works from ceramics is not only a prototyping of possible future architectural solutions, but carries a very specific functional load.