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On October 8, the main Moscow architectural exhibition ARCH Moscow-2020 opens. This year the Astrakhan region became the guest of honor. Its stand, located in the very center of the exhibition, will host professional discussions, case sessions, lectures and other events for four days.

In total, the site will host six discussions on the development of the Astrakhan region, in which more than 30 speakers will participate. During the event, the topics of integrated development of the territory, master planning, urban agglomerations, the formation of a high-quality urban environment, regional development, cultural heritage, tourism products, art residences will be raised.

Business program:

October 8

10: 30-12:00

Strategic session: "Territory" Astrakhan 2:0 ": a new era of urban development and agglomeration"

Topics:

• Concept and criteria for urban agglomerations.
• Conditions for the formation and functioning of urban agglomerations, requirements for the management system and legal mechanisms of state support for the development of the region.
• Standard for integrated development of territories and development. "Pain points" and vectors of development for Astrakhan.
• Integrated development of territories as a tool for improving the quality of the environment and the transition of Astrakhan to modern development models.

Moderator: Evgenia Murinets, Director of the Urban Policy Institute, Adviser to the Governor of the Astrakhan Region.

Speakers:

• Mikhail Bogomolov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Astrakhan Region;
• Maria Permyakova, head of the municipal entity "City of Astrakhan";
• Andrey Nikiforov, Deputy Director of the Department of Strategic and Territorial Planning of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation;
• Anton Finogenov, Deputy General Director of the Dom.rf Foundation.

12: 00-13:30

Case discussion: "Master plan of Astrakhan - an integrated approach to city development"

Topics:

• The relevance of developing a master plan as the most effective tool for the development of the city and region.
• Approaches to master planning, goals and objectives, relevance for the Astrakhan region.   

Moderator: Sergei Georgievskii, General Director of the Agency for Strategic Development "CENTER".

Speakers:

• Vildan Ziganshin, Assistant to the Minister of Construction, Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation;
• Mikhail Bogomolov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Astrakhan Region;
• Dmitry Kuznetsov, acting Deputy Head of the Department for Construction, Architecture and Urban Planning of the Administration of the MO “city of Astrakhan” - chief architect;
• Ivan Kuryachiy, managing partner of the Novaya Zemlya design and consulting company;
• Nikita Asadov, chief architect of the ASADOV architectural bureau.

October 9

10: 30-12:00

Discussion: “The Astrakhan region is a territory of changes. High-quality living environment: a comfortable city and engineering systems"

Topics:

• The quality of the urban environment: an integrated approach.
• Problems of creating a high-quality urban environment.
• The specifics of the region and current tasks for the federal project "Formation of a comfortable urban environment". Modern approaches and solutions.
• Engineering systems built taking into account the natural and climatic features of the region.

Moderator: Anna Badanova, Advisor to the Director of the Institute for the General Plan of Moscow.

Speakers:

• Kristina Shapotko, Curator of the Urban Environment Quality Index project of the Ministry of Construction of Russia;
• Zuria Mendalieva, Head of the Architecture and Urban Planning Department of the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Utilities of the Astrakhan Region;
• Alexey Melnik, Deputy Head of the Astrakhan City Ministry;
• Daria Shorina, Director of the Institute for the Development of the Urban Environment of the Nizhny Novgorod Region;
• Dmitry Berezutsky, Chairman of the GreenStroy Association.

12: 00-13:30

Discussion: "Astrakhan region: development prospects in the region. Interaction between government and business"

Topics:

• Regional development: difficulties in the implementation of development projects in the region.
• Problems and encumbrances. Interaction of the developer with the authorities and investors.

Moderator: Evgeniya Murinets, Director of the Urban Policy Institute.

Speakers:

• Mikhail Bogomolov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Astrakhan Region;
• Vladimir Bondarenko, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Astrakhan Region;
• Olga Shirokova, director of the analytics and consulting department of the Knight Frank consulting agency;
• Victor Tarasenko, head of the development company "Progress", Astrakhan;
• Kirill Pryakhin, director of the apartment complex “8512”, Astrakhan.

10 September

11: 30-13: 00

Discussion: “Modern methods of working with the memory of a place. Historical and cultural tourism as a component of a popular tourist product"

Topics:

• Russian and international practices for adapting cultural heritage sites for modern use and monetization of such projects.
• Sore points of Astrakhan: work with the region's cultural heritage objects. The best cases and the possibility of their implementation in the Astrakhan region.
• Working with heritage as part of creating a sought-after tourist product.

Moderator: Elena Petukhova, architect, architectural critic, curator of competitions, cultural, educational and exhibition projects, manager of special projects of the Union of Moscow Architects.

Speakers:

• Olga Prokofieva, Minister of Culture of the Astrakhan Region;
• Nail Zhalilov, head of the regional department of the Union of Architects of Russia;
• Irina Krymova, Head of the Mosproekt-2 workshop;
• Natalia Bavykina, Tutor Architects.rf and Partner of APRELarchitects.

13: 00-14: 30

Case session: “Art Residences. Success story: Astrakhan, Ufa, Tula, Yaroslavl"

Topics:

• Comparative analysis of projects, presented in the format of case studies - with a vivid story about each of the projects: life hacks and difficulties, regional features and requests of target audiences.
• Exchange of experience and regional specifics.

Moderator: Yulia Shishalova, editor-in-chief of Project Russia magazine.

Speakers:

• Ekaterina Cherkes-zade, Director of Universal University, expert in the field of creative industries;
• Yuri Svettsov, Deputy Head of Astrakhan;
• Maxim Rezakov, Scientific Director of the Platform Institute, Astrakhan;
• Yulia Guryeva, director of the State Budgetary Institution of JSC “Directorate of Youth Programs and Projects” (Agency for Youth Affairs of the AO), member of the regional team for the creation of the Art Residence);
• Dmitry Vinkelman, representative of the Art Cluster in Ufa "Art-Kvadrat";
• Andrey Kremnev, representative of the Tekstil Art Cluster in Yaroslavl;
• Ekaterina Goldberg, representative of the Oktava Art Cluster in Tula.

The operator of the business program of the Astrakhan region is the Agency for Strategic Development "CENTER".

The exhibition will be held at Gostiny Dvor (Moscow, Ilyinka st., 4) from 8 to 11 October. Admission is free with prior registration.