Highlights of the XV National Landscape Architecture Award
Photo: Nikolai Sokolov
On 27 November, the Central House of Architects in Moscow hosted the Closing Ceremony and awards presentation for the 15th National Landscape Architecture and Garden Art Award of Russia, celebrating the country’s most accomplished professionals.
A total of 150 works were submitted across 25 categories. From 26 to 28 November, experts evaluated projects both in person and online. A distinctive feature of the Award is that any visitor could attend the project defences.
Winners of the Main Category “Best Event of the Year”
Four participants received Gold Diplomas:
• The State Russian Museum — “Baroque Vegetable Garden”;
• Vashutino Nursery — “Cooperation of Nurseries 2024”;
• “Geoglyph Ural” community — festival “Ural Tales of Constructivism”;
• ANO “Institute of Contemporary Landscape Solutions and Environmental Design” — educational project “Gardens for Beginners”.
Best Landscape Architect — Egger Jonas Christoph, multiple winner of prestigious Russian and international competitions.
Best Company — Bugaev Parks & Gardens.
Best Urban-Planning Solution, Master Plan or Concept
Gold Diplomas were awarded to:
• The Strategic Development Agency “CENTER” — for updating the Development Concept of Sergiev Posad;
• AI architects together with Sheredega Consulting — for the development concept of the “Uspenskoye Estate” ensemble (resulting from a competition operated by the International Urban Laboratory “CENTER Lab”).
The “CENTER” Agency also received a special distinction — the Diploma of the President of ALAROS.
Taissia VolftubPresident of ALAROS
This is a brilliant team that grows every year—in the quality of its work, the breadth of its themes and the calibre of its materials. I am proud that we are partners with ‘CENTER’, and that today’s event was prepared jointly by ALAROS and the ‘CENTER’ team. This diploma is awarded not for that, but for their serious and highly professional urban-planning activity.
Ketevan KhelayaCo-Founder and Executive Director of "CENTER"
Thank you for this recognition of our modest contribution. Symbolically, in this anniversary year of the Award, our Agency is also celebrating a milestone—our tenth anniversary this December. We reaffirm our commitment to continued fruitful cooperation with ALAROS. Our team will continue to promote landscape architecture and ensure it holds a prominent place in all our urban-development projects.
This year, the Award’s Organising Committee was chaired by Sergei Georgievsky, Co-Founder of “CENTER”. The Agency also served as organiser and programme director of the business programme, which was particularly extensive.
As a reminder:
• 26 November — Panel Discussion “VDNH: Past, Present, Future”, featuring upcoming projects for Russia’s main Exhibition.
• 27 November — Round Table “Embankments: The River Facade of Russian Cities”.
• 28 November — Discussion “International and Domestic Practices in Creating Park Areas and Landscape Reserves within Settlement Systems.”