International Competition for the Architectural and Urban Planning Concept for the Development of a Tourism Area in Staraya Ladoga
The international competition is aimed at selecting the best architectural and urban planning concept for the development of a tourism area in Staraya Ladoga, Volkhov Municipal District, Leningrad Region.
The project focuses on creating modern tourism infrastructure that responds to the territory’s unique historical and cultural heritage, natural context, and long-term development potential as a significant tourism destination.
The objective of the competition is to select the best architectural and urban planning concept for the development of a tourism area in Staraya Ladoga, Volkhov Municipal District, Leningrad Region.
Key objectives of the competition
- Define the core idea and development scenario for the tourism area in Staraya Ladoga
- Develop proposals for the functional and planning organization of the territory, functional zoning, and placement of tourism facilities, taking into account urban planning constraints and development prerequisites
- Shape architectural and artistic solutions for the external appearance and interiors of tourism and infrastructure facilities
- Develop a socio-cultural program for the territory and define user scenarios
- Propose landscape and architectural solutions that reflect the historical, urban planning, and natural context
- Substantiate the socio-economic efficiency and technical feasibility of the proposed solutions
Olga Yakimenko CEO, LLC “Ladozhsky Posad”
Staraya Ladoga is a territory with unique historical and cultural heritage and significant potential for the development of domestic and international tourism. Our task is to identify contemporary architectural and urban planning solutions that will reveal this place in a new way while preserving its historical identity. The competition will bring together the expertise of leading professional teams and form an integrated vision for the future development of the territory
The subject of the competition is the development of an architectural and urban planning concept for the tourism area in Staraya Ladoga, including integrated solutions for spatial development, tourism infrastructure, functional programming, the architectural image of facilities, and new scenarios for the use of the territory.
Territory map
The competition is held in an international format among professional organizations working in architecture, urban planning, public space development, and functional and content programming of territories.
Teams with experience in new construction, reconstruction, restoration, and redevelopment projects are invited to participate. Teams should also be able to involve specialists in economics, tourism, and the hospitality industry.
Based on the results of the competition, the jury will select the best concepts for the development of the tourism area.
Prize fund
The total prize fund is RUB 13,000,000.
Prize distribution:
- 1st place — RUB 4,000,000
- 2nd place — RUB 3,000,000
- 3rd–5th places — RUB 2,000,000 each
Photo: Yuriy Kirsanov / Lori Photo Bank
Ekaterina MarkevichAnalyst, Agency for strategic development "CENTER"
Working with territories that carry a strong cultural code requires a special approach — one that combines careful treatment of heritage with the search for contemporary development scenarios. The international competition will bring together the best ideas from the professional community and identify solutions that integrate architecture, tourism infrastructure, economic sustainability, and the interests of future users of the territory.
Jury
The jury of the international competition includes representatives of the client, public authorities, and leading Russian and international experts in architecture, restoration, urban planning, territorial development, cultural heritage, art, and tourism infrastructure.
- Alexey Kudrin, Chairman of the Jury, Corporate Development Advisor, LLC “Yandex”
- Nicholas John Clarke, Research Fellow in Architecture, University of Pretoria, South Africa; participant in the advisory mission of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS. Expert in the protection of World Heritage sites and participant in specialized international conferences.
- Sergey Lalazarov, Restoration Architect
- Yu Chang Lin, Member of the BRICS Alliance of Cultural Ambassadors; organizer of Russian-Chinese cultural projects; lecturer at the Faculty of Arts of Lomonosov Moscow State University and Moscow State Linguistic University. Expert in culture and art, participant in projects focused on the development of Russian-Chinese cultural cooperation.
- Egor Mishcheryakov, Vice Governor of the Leningrad Region for Economic Development; Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development and Investment Activity of the Leningrad Region
- Marina Rakova, Professor at the International Academy of Architecture in Moscow; lecturer at the V. L. Glazychev Department of Territorial Development, Institute of Social Sciences, RANEPA. Expert in urban planning and sustainable territorial development; former Vice President of the Institute for Urban Economics Foundation; former Minister of Urban Development and Agglomeration Development of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
- Polina Rashkina, Art Historian, Founder of Masters School
- Anton Finogenov, Deputy CEO, DOM.RF Foundation
- Vladimir Tsoy, Vice Governor of the Leningrad Region for the Development and Preservation of Cultural Heritage; Chairman of the Committee for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage of the Leningrad Region
- Lev Shilov, Executive Director, UP Center for Humanistic Urbanism
- Olga Yakimenko, CEO, LLC “Ladozhsky Posad”
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