Finalists of the contest for the development of the eco-district concept in Kazan presented their projects

(KZN.RU, November 7). Today, the final meeting of the competition commission on the selection of the winners of the Open International Competition for the concept and general plan development for the eco-district in Kazan was held in the Kazan City Hall.

Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the RT, chaired the meeting. Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, Natalia Fishman, an assistant to the President of the RT, Irek Faizullin, the minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Communal Services of the RT, representatives of a number of republican ministries and departments attended the meeting.

The competition was aimed at creating a project for the development of a land plot of 759 hectares, located near the Arakchino residential area in the Kirovsky district of Kazan.

Rustam Minnikhanov noted that they set a task for the most qualitative and effective development of the territory in organizing the competition. To achieve this goal, an international format for the competition was chosen. Both Russian and foreign experts were involved in the work.

The project is of great importance for the republic, emphasized the President of the RT. He reminded that the funds from the sale of the site will be used to support depositors affected by the bankruptcy of Tatarstan banks.

At the same time, we cannot only think about making a profit during the work, noted Rustam Minnikhanov. “This site is an important part of the city. It is necessary to create a modern comfortable territory for the life of our citizens, meeting all the necessary requirements. To preserve the existing natural landscape. This is a unique place”, said the President of the RT.

According to him, a lot of work has been done during the competition. Rustam Minnikhanov noted the high level of the submitted works, and also thanked all the participants, experts, and jury members.

Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, added that this is a unique project not only for the city and the republic, but also for the architectural community of the country. “There are many elements in the contestants’ works that are not typical for today's architecture of modern Russia: public gardens, the lack of visual boundaries between objects and lots of other things. All this allows us to talk about the architecture of the XXI century. This project will set the trend for a completely new standard of living for people. This is a significant part of the Kirovsky district, which has all the chances to become the pearl of new Kazan”, believes the Mayor.

He said that the teams worked through all the issues in detail and considered the history of the area. All this was reflected in the final decisions. “It was difficult to point out someone separately. One of the applications had the better-developed transport component, the second one had better-located buildings, in the third one, more attention was paid to economic issues. I would like to use all the best that the teams presented to us when implementing the project”, concluded Ilsur Metshin.

In total, 122 participants from 20 countries registered to participate in the competition. 47 applications were submitted to the jury. According to the results of the jury assessments, three finalist consortiums were identified. Today, during the meeting, each team presented its projects for the development of the territory.

The winners of the competition will be announced today during a special press conference. According to the results of the competition, a plan for the detailed planning of the territory will be determined, reports the press service of the President of the RT.