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On November 29, the II International Architectural Forum "Effective Environment" was held in Minsk. This year, the event brought together over 800 specialists and experts in architecture and urban planning from Belarus and abroad. Its theme was "Vision".
The forum participants were congratulated by the Deputy Minister of Architecture and Construction Alexander Balashenko, the head of the VIASET project company Vadim Drazhin, the chairman of the Belarusian Union of Architects Oleg Bykovsky, the dean of the architectural faculty of the Belarusian State Technical University Yuri Chanturia, and the chief engineer of the company "EKOVO" - the general partner of the event - Dmitry Trubach.
The business program included presentations, lectures, master classes, case studies, and panel sessions. Experts discussed key topics in the development of the urban environment: 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 extensive 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 living quarter environment in the city of 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:
- The I PRIZE and a cash prize of 15,000 Belarusian rubles (407,000 Russian rubles) were awarded to the authors of the project Timeless City - the Belarusian company "VOROBIEV & PARTNERS" LLC. Author team: Arseniy Vorobiev, Olga Parshina, Alexander Golod, Mikhail Sobolkov, Dmitry Sushkevich, Igor Shamanovsky, Victoria Adamchuk.
- The II PRIZE and a cash prize of 10,000 Belarusian rubles (272,000 Russian rubles) were awarded to a company from Russia - for the project "KAFLY Residential Quarter in Zadvertsy". Author team: Tatyana Taratuta, Danil Nazarov, Efrosinia Panieva.
- The THIRD PRIZE and a cash award of 5,000 Belarusian rubles (136,000 Russian rubles) went to another Russian author collective - Daria Lavrinova and Alexey Lavrukhin - for the project "ESTATES".