3 international consortiums announced as finalists in Open International Competition for the development of concept and master plan for an eco-district in the City of Kazan

15 June, 2018

The Open International Competition, dedicated to the development of concept and master plan for an eco-district in the City of Kazan, officially completed its first qualification round. The ceremony was chaired by Rustam Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan.

A professional judging panel, representing the government bodies of the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as expert communities in the fields of architecture and design, real estate, urban planning, economics, and landscape architecture, has reviewed 47 projects submitted by contestants from 19 countries. The submissions have been placed by 27 Russian and international consortiums and 22 individual contestants. The contestants were assessed based on their portfolio of relevant projects they have carried out earlier, as well as on their essays describing the key ideas they plan to implement in the finals.

After casting their votes, the judges have settled on 3 finalists:

  • Knight Frank Russia (Russia, England) + XTU architects (France) + Oxo Architectes (France) + John Thompson & Partner/JTP (England) + Arkhitekturny Desant (Russia, Republic of Tatarstan) + Terra Scape Architects (Belgium)
  • Buromoscow (Russia) + NL Architects (The Netherlands)+ OKRA landschapsarchitecten (The Netherlands).
  • ASADOV and partners Architectural Studio (Russia) + PROSPECTA (Russia) + HPBS (Russia) + BIOREGIONAl CONSULTING LIMITED (Great Britain) + LDA Design Consulting Limited (Great Britain) + KPMG Limited, Russia / KPMG Russia (Russia).

The finalists now have 2 months to complete their designs. At the judging panel meeting on November 6, they will unveil their architectural and urban concepts, as well as master plans for the eco-district, framework financial and economic model for executing the concept up to 2030, and a detailed architectural and urban planning concept and draft design for the 1st stage of implementation.

The winner of the Competition will be announced on November 7.

Official Competition Website: https://www.contestkzn.ru/

Website of the study on the target area: https://www.researchkzn.ru/

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