INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
STEP BEYOND THE BORDERS
The Organizing Committee of the International Congress of Young Architects and Designers announces an open competition "Step beyond the borders", which will be held as part of the preparation and holding of the Congress.

The competition is held among architects and designers of the Russian Federation and foreign countries. The official languages of the Competition are Russian and English. Projects can be submitted either in Russian or in English.
TO APPLY YOU MUST
Familiarize yourself with the Competition Regulations, fill in the application form, as well as prepare the necessary documents and send them to the address of the contest coordinator congress@mcmarch.ru with the word "COMPETITION" in the subject line.
INTERNATIONAL JURY
Entries are accepted
until August 20th 2024
AWARD
at the Congress venue
START OF THE COMPETITION
October 2023
COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS:
CONGRESS IS SUPPORTED BY
Young architects and designers (up to 42 years old inclusive) or teams of authors (up to 42 years old inclusive)
Young architectural and design bureaus (working up to 10 years inclusive)
Young architectural and construction companies (working up to 10 years inclusive)
Design bureaus of young development companies (working up to 10 years inclusive)
Young companies-manufacturers of construction materials and solutions (working up to 10 years inclusive) in the spheres corresponding to the nominations of the competition.
The State Duma
Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Council of Chief Architects of the Subjects of the Russian Federation and Municipal Entities named after A.V. Kuzmin
National association of manufacturers of building materials and construction industry
PARTNERS:
Mosstroyinform
CONCURRENT OBJECTIVES:
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Facilitating the recruitment of young specialists in promising Russian companies and state organizations
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Attracting talented architects and designers from foreign countries to implement projects in the Russian Federation, expanding their presence in Russian projects;
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Positioning Russian architecture and design in the international community, expanding the presence of Russian architects and designers in foreign projects;
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Development of international cooperation in the field of architecture and design, improvement of the quality of projects of young specialists of these industries;
PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITION IS FREE OF CHARGE!
NOMINATIONS
LIVE LIKE IN SPACE:
COLD AND HOT CITIES
Comfortable and commensurate with human life in the city, public and individual human life in extreme temperature conditions: city, public spaces, residential buildings, everyday objects and food.

Including indoor horizontal and vertical gardening, urban farms and gardens, use of technologies to maintain optimal temperature conditions, active social life in enclosed spaces.
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Living below -50C
LIFE ON AND UNDER WATER
EXTREME EARTH
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SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO THE WORKS:
Life above +50C
Non-capital construction and mobile homes
Taking into account the technologies of smart homes and everyday objects
Made with elements of Artificial Intelligence
Designed with ESG principles in mind
Stand-alone home. House in areas without access to public infrastructure: in the mountains, in the forest
Life on artificial and natural islands, autonomous floating cities
Floating home and infrastructure (yachts, houseboats, mobile homes, marinas, gas stations, quays, etc.).
Life beyond the stratosphere: conquering the Moon, space stations (rethinking the concept of the city, public spaces, residential buildings and their contents: design of everyday objects and food)
Space on Earth. What techniques of space architecture and design can be used for comfortable life and work in small spaces (small-format housing, capsule cities and housing, small-format public and commercial spaces).
APPLICATIONS FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN PROJECTS ARE ACCEPTED IN EACH SUB-NOMINATION
«New village»
«Earth after the disasters»
«Post-War Land»
AWARDS
  • 1st place
    Gold Diploma. Laureate of the Competition - one prize in each category
  • 2ND AND 3RD PLACE
    Competition Diploma
  • 4TH PLACE
    Participant Diploma
Applications are accepted untill August 20, 2024.

Acceptance of competition and exhibition materials utill August 20, 2024.

Work of the Jury: the first stage - August 20, 2024 - September 1, 2024, the second stage - September 1-10, 2024.

Announcement of the contest results - at the Congress award ceremony (Congress venue)

TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION IT IS NECESSARY
Familiarize yourself with the Competition Regulations
Prepare the necessary documents and send them to the address of the competition coordinator congress@mcmarch.ru with the word "Competition" in the subject line.

COMPETITION COORDINATOR:
Olga Shashkina
+7 917 552 81 33

COMPETITION EXPOSITION
The exposition will take place within the framework of the Congress