Open International Competition for the development of the Admiral Serebryakov embankment part

Description
In 2018, Novorossiysk (Krasnodar region) will become a venue for the international investment project aimed at developing business tourism and MICE services. The purpose of the project is to form a recreation and tourism cluster, one of a kind in Russia. Being the largest business cluster in Novorossiysk, its infrastructure is designed to host international business events, professional exhibitions and education programs. The cluster will create new jobs in the region and significantly increase the capacity of tourist accommodation in the city. The project will be carried out as a part of the public private partnership model.
The first step will be to hold an international professional competition aimed at developing a comprehensive architectural and urban planning concept of the cluster which should comply with the requirements for international business events.
Russian and International companies (consortium members or with the Representative office at the RF territory) that unites specialists in the field of architecture, territory and facility development, economics and financial modeling, MICE-tourism and marketing, as well as other relevant specialists are welcome to participate in the competition. The competition proposals should include a strategy for functional programming, architectural and urban-planning concept, as well as a financial and economic model.

Jury
Anja Sofia Ehrenfried, Partner of the EDDEA architectural firm, architecture and urban planning expert
Yurii Barzykin, Chairman of the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce Committee for Tourism Vice president of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (RUTI)
Igor Dyachenko, Head of the municipality of the Hero City of Novorossiysk
Aleksei Kalachev, ¥Director of the National Convention Bureau
Christopher Konstantinidi, Minister of Resorts, Tourism and Olympic Heritage of Krasnodar Region
Maksim Korobov, Key shareholder of JSC Friday
Elena Krivenkova, Member of the General Council, Chairman of committee of All Russia Public Organization "Business Russia", responsible for the hospitality industry
Yurii Rysin, Head architect of Krasnodar Region
Vladimir Plotkin, Chief architect/founding partner of CU RESERVE
Anton Finogenov, General Director of the Urbanica Institute of Urban Planning

Prize
The finalists of the second stage will be awarded a contract for development of the concept, for which they will receive 1,700,000 rubles compensation.
The winner: 1,500,000 rubles
The runner-up: 1,000,000 rubles
The third-ranked finalist: 500,000 rubles

Entry Fee
None

Timetable
Orientation for competition finalists with the representatives of the client and the organizing committee: FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Finalists competition proposal submission deadline: MAY 11, 2018
Press conference on the results of the competition: MAY 31, 2018

Organizer
CENTER, supported by the Government of Krasnodar region and the city of Novorossiysk

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