The results of the International Architectural Forum "Effective Environment" have been announced.

On November 29, the II International Architectural Forum "Effective Environment" was held in Minsk. This year, the event brought together more than 800 specialists and experts in architecture and urban planning from Belarus and abroad. Its theme was "Vision."

The forum participants were greeted by Alexander Balashenko, Deputy Minister of Architecture and Construction; Vadim Drazhin, Head of VIASET project company; Oleg Bykovsky, Chairman of the Belarusian Union of Architects; Yuri Chanturia, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture of the Belarusian State Technical University; and Dmitry Trubach, Chief Engineer of EKOVO company, the general partner of the event.

The business program included presentations, lectures, master classes, case studies, and panel sessions. Experts discussed key topics in urban environment development: methods for preventing "visual noise," creating a design code for cities, the growing role of public spaces, and new comfort standards in residential complexes.

In addition to the rich business program, the forum featured vibrant exhibitions showcasing works from competitive and educational programs, projects by leading design companies, and fine art objects.

The main intrigue of the day was the announcement of the results of the International Architectural Competition for the development of an effective environment for a residential quarter in Brest. This year, the organizers received 63 entries from participants from 27 cities in Belarus and Russia. The jury composition can be found at the link.

The awards were distributed as follows:

  • I PRIZE and a cash prize of 15,000 Belarusian rubles (407,000 Russian rubles) were awarded to the authors of the Timeless City project - the Belarusian company OOO "VOROBYEV and PARTNERS." Author team: Arseniy Vorobyev, Olga Parshina, Alexander Golod, Mikhail Sobolkov, Dmitry Sushkevich, Igor Shamanovsky, Victoria Adamchuk.
  • II PRIZE and a cash prize of 10,000 Belarusian rubles (272,000 Russian rubles) went to the Russian company DT bureau for the project "Residential Quarter KAFLYA in Zadvortsy." Author team: Tatyana Taratuta, Danil Nazarov, Efrosiniya Panieva.
  • III PRIZE and a cash prize of 5,000 Belarusian rubles (136,000 Russian rubles) were taken by another Russian author team - Daria Lavrinova and Alexey Lavrukhin - for the project "USADBY."

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