Agency for Strategic Development CENTER in the Zodchestvo business program
“Implementation of High-priority Programs and Areas for Urban Development”
Plenary session
November 19, 16:10–17:50
Location: Forum hall
At the plenary session, speakers will discuss the efficiency of methods and projects related to the development of Russian cities and towns that are being implemented or will be launched in the nearest future, as well as the role of architecture and business communities in the implementation of federal and regional programs.
Moderator: Sergei Georgievskii, Head of the Agency for Strategic Development CENTER
“Park for Future Generations” Start of the nationwide architectural competition
Press conference
November 20, 10:00–10:45
Location: Auditorium 1
The open nationwide competition for development of architectural concept and general plan of the Park for Future Generations public space in Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, will be launched at the press conference. This is a unique project for the Russia’s Far North with the goal of creating a public space for existing and future generations of young citizens. If successful, the new park concept will be applied to other Arctic cities. The intention is to prove that the idea of a comfortable city environment is universal and does not depend on climate conditions. Competition Organizer: Agency for Strategic Development CENTER
Speakers:
• Mikhail Keremyasov, Deputy General Director of the Special Purpose Fund of Future Generations of Sakha Republic (Yakutia), non-profit organization
• Irina Alekseeva, Chief Architect of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
• Evgenia Murinets, Advisor to the President of the Russian Architects’ Union
• Sergei Georgievskii, General Director of the Agency for Strategic Development CENTER, Head of the Competition’s Organizing Committee
“Small Historical Towns of Russia: reconstruction and innovation challenges”
Round-table discussion
November 20, 17:30–19:30
Location: Auditorium 2
Maria Sedletskaya, Analysist of Agency for Strategic Development CENTER, will participate in the round-table discussion arranged by the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Science and the Moscow Architectural Institute, Chair for Reconstruction in Architecture.
Moderator: Evgeny Vadimovich Polyantsev, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Science, Head of MERALSTUDIO Architecture Bureau