Architectural and Artistic Concepts of Three Metro Stations Will Be Developed During an Open International Competition
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Architectural and artistic concepts of three metro stations will be developed during an open international competition The open international competition for development of the architectural and artistic concepts of three stations of Moscow Metro will start on the 15th of November. The objective of the competition is to create unique design solutions for the interiors and entrance pavilions of three new stations of the Third Interchange Circuit — Sheremetyevskaya, Rzhevskaya, Stromynka. The competition initiator is Mosinzhproekt JSC, under the auspices of the Moscow City Government and involving Sergey Kuznetsov - Chief Architect of Moscow. The competition organizer is Agency for Strategic Development CENTER. Both Russian and foreign teams can take part in the competition including specialists in the field of architecture, interior design, engineering, urban planning, economics and finance. In order to participate in the competition, it is necessary to fill in the application before the 15th of December, on the competition's official website www.design-metro.ru. The open competition will be held in two stages. On the the first qualification stage selection of 15 finalists will take place based on their applications and portfolios; on the second further concepts development stage the competition finalists will develop and present their projects to the jury. Each finalist will obtain 400,000 roubles compensation, inclusive of all taxes and fees. The results, three best concepts, will become known on the 04th of April 2017. One winner will be selected for each metro station. The contract for further project development will be signed with every winner. According to the competition criteria, the finalists' solutions shall take into account urban environment and historic contexts of the districts, should be use modern technologies and durable and eco-friendly materials, as well as be adapted for movements of all population categories and be convenient from the point of view of navigation. The jury includes Marat Khusnullin, Deputy Mayor for Urban Development and Construction; Sergey Kuznetsov, Chief Architect of Moscow; Mars Gazizullin, Director General of Mosinzhproekt JSC; Andrey Bochkarev, the Head Moscow Department of Construction; Dmitriy Pegov, the Head of Moscow Metro; as well as leading Russian and foreign specialists in the field of architecture and urban development. Marat Khusnullin: "It is our fundamental position that each metro station should be unique. The Moscow Metro is one of the most beautiful and well-known in the world. It is important to preserve this status. In 2014, on the initiative of Sergey Sobyanin, Mayor of Moscow, for the best metro stations design solutions we revitalized the remarkable tradition of holding competitions. And there is no doubt that the best and successful projects will be embodied as a result of this competition." Sergey Kuznetsov: "I am very happy that Moscow has returned to the idea of architectural competitions for new metro stations, we holding them for the third year in a row. The fundamentally new image of the metro is being formed right before our eyes — a more dynamic, vivid, perhaps not such monumental as before but undoubtedly very interesting. Reviving of the competition practice which resulted in a number of brilliant design solutions for metro stations in 1930s, the Moscow Metro continues to maintain the status of the unique architectural ensemble." Mars Gazizullin: "Mosinzhproekt company is a single operator for construction of new lines and stations of the Moscow Metro. Taking into account that the new stations have a typical structural design, a decision has been taken to announce the architectural competition which will give an opportunity for new architects, designers, engineers to participate and win. That is to say their proposals may make the new stations beautiful and interesting from the architectural point of view and make the Third Interchange Contour of the Metro correlate with city environment around it." The competition stations are Sheremetyevskaya, Rzhevskaya, Stromynka - new stations of the Moscow Metro Third Interchange Circuit The Sheremetyevskaya station will be situated at the intersection of Suschevsky Val and the 2nd street of Maryina Roshcha and will have an interchange to the Maryina Roshcha station of the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line. The Rzhevskaya station. This is the Third Interchange Circuit station that is located closest to the Kremlin; besides, it is the only one located in the Central Administrative District of Moscow. The station has one entrance hall with exit to the Riga Railway Terminal on Rizhskaya Square from the west side of the platform, from the east side the interchange to the Rizhskaya station will take place. The Stromynka station will have exits to the main entrance of the Sokolniki Park, to Stromynka Street. The interchange to the Sokolniki station of the Sokolnicheskaya line will be performed from it. It is important to realize that the Moscow Metro is one of recognizable symbols of the capital, its visual look has been developed in parallel with the city architecture and reflects its history. The open professional competition for these three new stations will help to find fresh architectural and artistic standards for future design of Moscow Metro stations and allow to implement unique projects for the selected stations. Organizing Committee's contacts: [email protected] +7 (495) 697-72-24 +7 (495) 695-33-58 Additional information: [email protected] +7 967 082 4857 .