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The jury of the inaugural National Far Eastern Architecture Award "DalArch" has shortlisted projects across nine categories. In each category, except Residential Development, the finalists are divided into two groups: completed and unbuilt projects.

Best Residential Development

Multi-unit housing: residential complex at 54 Leonova Street, Vladivostok; Fjord Residential Complex, Vladivostok; residential building at 11 Oktyabrskaya Street, Aldan; residential building at 36 Shilkinskaya Street, Vladivostok; Ryabinovaya Roshcha Residential Complex, the first phase of the Far Eastern Quarter, Chita.

Low-rise housing: Villa E and Villa K; private residence on Yakornaya Street, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky; Pryaniki Residential Complex, Vladivostok; Staff House at a private recreation resort; Townhouse.

Best Social Infrastructure Project

Completed projects: Centre for Sports Arts and Crafts; SakhalinTech Research and Education Centre and a 1,500-bed student campus, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk; Point of the Future Educational Complex, Yakutia; Khii Morin Public Space, Ulan-Ude; Tsogchen Dugan "Sagaalkha", Ivolginsky Datsan, Republic of Buryatia.

Unbuilt projects: Kaskad School, Khabarovsk Territory; Stupeni Kindergarten; Shkolaversitet school complex with a dedicated unit for children with autism spectrum disorder; Vladivostok Martial Arts Centre, Vladivostok; KIT Cultural and Community Centre.

Best Commercial Development

Completed projects: commercial complex at 30V Makovskogo Street, Vladivostok; administrative complex with parking on Svetlanskaya Street, Vladivostok; catering facility on Lermontova Street, Yakutsk.

Unbuilt projects: Golden Mile International Mixed-Use Community Centre, Blagoveshchensk; business centre at 17a Korabelnaya Embankment, Vladivostok; creative cluster, Blagoveshchensk; seafood restaurant on the shore of Avacha Bay, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky; Remi Hypermarket.

Best Public Space

Completed projects: Nagorny Park, Vladivostok; Minny Gorodok Park, Vladivostok; public space by the lake on Safonova Street, Vladivostok; Octopus Eco-Trail; Ecosystem.

Unbuilt projects: Peace Square; the first phase of the Naman Embankment, Naiba village, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia); Kultuchnoye Lake Nature Park, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky; Song of the Mountain Valley public realm improvement project, Kurumkan, Republic of Buryatia; Capital of the Great Tea Road main tourist street, Kyakhta, Republic of Buryatia.

Best Residential Courtyard

Completed projects: courtyard improvements on Okatovaya Street, Vladivostok; Futurist Residential Complex; Amursky Residential Complex, Vladivostok; podium landscaping at Baikalova Residential Complex; Zelyony Bulvar Residential Complex.

Unbuilt projects: podium of the second phase of Algys Residential Complex; Hills of Churapcha, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia); podium of Zerkalny Les Residential Complex; Legenda Residential Complex; public realm improvement project for Filosofiya Residential Complex.

Best Urban Environment Design Project

Completed projects: grounds of Joint-Stock Company "Okeanrybflot", Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky; area surrounding Lake Torfyanoye, Vladivostok; design code for the historic centre of Ulan-Ude; system of gateway signs for Tattinsky District, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia); design code for Svobodny, Amur Region.

Unbuilt projects: integrated development of a residential area in the historic centre of Ulan-Ude; Hillside Square and the adjoining residential courtyard; Arkhara: From the Source to the Main Route public realm improvement project; gateway monument for Nyurbinsky District, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia); square outside the Centre for Leisure and Folk Arts.

Best Tourism Infrastructure Project

Completed projects: Youth at Lake Baikal; Laguna Spa Hotel; Genghis Khan Plateau Eco-Trail; Health Trail Eco-Trail; Amikan Multicultural Park.

Unbuilt projects: Antibanya; Kutu. Kyust-Kemda Ethnic Settlement Tourism Cluster, Novaya Chara, Zabaykalsky Territory; tourism and recreational space at Cape Tokarevsky, Vladivostok; Gorny Vozdukh Mountain Resort, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk; architectural code for Klyuchevskoy Nature Park, Kamchatka Territory.

Best Infrastructure and Industrial Project

Completed projects: new passenger terminal at Baikal Airport, Ulan-Ude; passenger terminal at N. N. Muravyov-Amursky Blagoveshchensk Airport, Blagoveshchensk; Khvoynoye Mining and Processing Plant; KNS 28.1 modular system for the mechanical treatment of domestic wastewater; 3,000 kW diesel power plant with an energy storage system forming part of a wind-diesel complex, Tiksi, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

Unbuilt projects: bridge crossing over the Lena River, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia); Oasis; bus terminal in Block 300, Blagoveshchensk; pedestrian bridge across the Lyutoga River, Aniva, Sakhalin Region; Marine Tourism Centre.

Best City Master Plan

Completed projects: master plan for the Yakutsk Urban District; strategic master plan for the Ulan-Ude agglomeration; master plan for Nakhodka; urban development concept for the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Region; master plan for Magaras village, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

Unbuilt projects: master plan for the Neryungri agglomeration, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia); master plan for the Selenga agglomeration through 2040, Republic of Buryatia; conceptual master plan for Anadyr, Chukotka Autonomous Area; Sovetskaya Gavan 2030 Master Plan, Khabarovsk Territory; conceptual master plan for Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Territory.

In assessing the submissions, the jury considered eight criteria: originality of the concept, responsiveness to regional characteristics, use of technologies and materials, social significance, environmental sustainability, architectural expression, economic feasibility and the level of detail of the proposed solutions. The projects were also assessed for their responsiveness to the urban context and their impact on the quality of the environment.

The jury will next select the award winners. Their names will be announced in Yakutsk on December 2, 2026. The event programme will include an awards ceremony and a business programme bringing together representatives of the architectural and urban planning community.

Photo: F5 Architectural Bureau (Sole Proprietor A. E. Vasilenko) and Specialized Developer "Shkota" LLC; New Home Charitable Foundation for Children with Disabilities, Orphans and Seriously Ill Children; Gikalo Kuptsov Architects; Concrete Jungle Architecture LLC; Oferta Dialog LLC.