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The problem of Russian community housing is getting worse and many young residents are facing trouble finding a place to live. Known as the Open International Competition for Standard Housing in Russia, the competition has an ambitious goal of providing 20 million Russian residents with new housing by 2025.
Although the final winners will be announced by May 2018, the 20 finalists have been announced. Here at Arch2O, we are displaying the entries of the 20 finalists announced for the International Competition for Russian Housing.
Entry by DO Architects from Lithuania. Courtesy of Strelka KB
Launched back in October, the Russian housing competition has received approximately 1000 designs from 39 countries. The shortlisted finalists include designers from Russia, Netherlands, Macedonia, Brazil, Italy, Slovenia and Columbia. With a vision for a new approach for affordable Russian housing, the international competition is looking for creative solutions for new developments in Russia. Competiton organizers include the Government of Russian Federation, the National Institute for Housing Development Foundation, and the Russian Ministry of Construction.
“The project is based on the basic target models of the urban environment that were developed by KB Strelka: low-rise, mid-rise and central,” According to the competition’s official website.
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