Russian architecture news, Buildings photos, Architects designs, Towers pictures
Russian Architecture : Buildings
Contemporary Architectural + Property Developments in Russia.
post updated 5 September 2024
We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of contemporary Russian Architecture. We aim to include high quality Russian buildings.
We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and building competitions across Russia. The focus is on contemporary Russian buildings but information on traditional buildings in Russia is also welcome.
We have 3 pages of Russian Architecture selections with links to many individual project pages.
Architecture in Russia
Russian Architecture : news + key projects (this page)
Russian Buildings : A-J
Russian Building Developments : K-Z
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Russian Architecture News
Russia Architectural News arranged chronologically:
18 Aug 2021
Ferrum 1 business centre, Polustrovo, Saint Petersburg
Architect: Tchoban Voss Architekten
photo : Ilya Ivanov
Ferrum 1 St Petersburg Offices
The first building in Russia constructed with Corten steel. This office building stands on the historic site of the former Rossiya factory in St Petersburg’s Polustrovo district. Situated on the right bank of the Neva opposite the Smolny Cathedral.
25 May 2021
The Lakhta Center II
The Lakhta Center II, St Petersburg Skyscraper
10 Jun 2014
Constructivism in Yekaterinburg
The first video tour in English about monuments of Constructivism in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Duration: 7:45 minutes.)
“Today, Constructivism – the Constructivist style in architecture – is a brand of Russia. Yekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk in the Soviet era) is one of the world’s largest exhibits of Constructivism. We want people all over the globe to know more about the architectural heritage of the 20th century.
This short film was created with the help of crowdfunding (84 donors.) The video in Russian is published on the internet and more than 30,000 viewers have seen it. Media reach through TV channels is more than 1,5 million people all across the Urals.
Company ULC-Russia, the initiator of the project in English, group PODELNIKI, and the internet video channel Roomple are planning to make five more episodes in English about 15 Constructivist monuments of Yekaterinburg.”
St Petersburg Architecture Tours
St Petersburg Architecture Walking Tours by e-architect
24 Sep 2013
Mandarin Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, south west Russia
Architects: The Jerde Partnership
photo from architects practice
Mandarin Sochi
Modern beachfront retail, dining, entertainment center completed, and will provide year-round attraction for Sochi. Designed by international architecture and urban design firm, The Jerde Partnership, on behalf of Expo LLC, Mandarin is the first and only outdoor lifestyle entertainment center in Russia.
23 Jul 2013
Ice Cube Curling Centre Sochi, southern Russia building news
The construction of an Olympic sports facility in Sochi
photo by SC Olympstroy, all rights reserved
Ice Cube Curling Centre Sochi
The construction of winter sports facilities is always a significant challenge for building engineers as there are so many intricacies to consider, such as the need for multilevel ventilation. Much depends on how well services such as mechanical ventilation and air conditioning are performing, in terms of both the comfort and well-being of athletes and fans – and the condition of the ice and of the building itself.
16 Jul 2013
Secret Gardens, Belgorod, south west Russia
Design: de Architekten Cie.
image from architect studio
Secret Gardens Belgorod
The urban plan for the “Quiet Downtown” Belgorod puts together the best ingredients of the living atmospheres of world class cities to create a new mix unique to Belgorod: Green alleyways and brick buildings of New York and Amsterdam, monumental ensembles with intimate courtyards and green gardens of Paris and Vienna, and premium class housing with key-controlled gardens of London and Zurich.
8 Jul 2013
Eco-Polis, Odintsovo, Moscow Oblas, western Russia
Design: de Architekten Cie.
image from architect firm
Eco-Polis
A new highway on the north side of Odintsovo and a new railway station for a high speed rail line, which eventually will link an innovation center ´Skolkovo´ with the proposed international financial centre in Rublevo-Archangelskoe, will additionally strengthened Odintsovo as a desirable location for living, working and education.
24 Jun 2013
LeontievskyMys, St Petersburg
Design: Philippe Starck
image © yoo
LeontievskyMys St Petersburg
The debut residential project for yoo, the internationally renowned property design firm is launched in St. Petersburg, under the yoo Inspired by Starck brand. The new 399 unit residential complex is set on Petrogradskaya with sweeping views across the Gulf of Finland.
26 Apr 2013
Zaryadye Park Architecture Competition, Moscow
New Architectural Contest
image from Zaryadye Park Competition
Zaryadye Park Moscow
Zaryadye is a unique historic district in downtown Moscow, on the bank of Moskva river, adjacent to the UNESCO World Heritage sites at Kremlin and the Red Square. After the demolition of Hotel Russia, the site has remained abandoned for over 6 years.
29 Mar 2013
Moscow Polytechnic Museum and Educational Centre
Design: Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas architects + Speech
image from architect
Moscow Polytechnic Museum and Educational Centre
Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas + Speech have won the prestigious international competition for the design of the “Moscow Polytechnic Museum and Educational Centre” in Moscow which should be realized by 2017. After the historic season of Italian architects, centuries later, an Italian architect returns to realize an important public work in Moscow.
4 Mar 2013
Belgorod City Centre Architecture Competition
image from organisers
Belgorod City Centre Architecture Competition
Open international competition for the design of an urban block in the centre of the city of Belgorod, Russia.
30 Jan 2013
Kuntsevo Plaza, Moscow, western Russia
The Jerde Partnership
image from architect
Kuntsevo Plaza Development Russia
This building development – a vibrant new live, work, shopping and entertainment village occupying a full city block – aims to deliver a modern “community gathering place”. The pedestrian-oriented center is made up of “geometric buildings” and topped with terraces and undulating glass features.
19 Dec 2012
Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg
Diamond Schmitt Architects
image from architect
Mariinsky Theatre Russia
Major new Russian building due to open in May 2013, designed by Canadian architects.
10 Dec 2012
Rostov Stadium, Rostov-on-don, southern Russia
Populous
image from architect
Rostov Stadium
Populous, architects of the London 2012 Olympic stadium, Sochi 2014 Olympic stadium and Soccer City 2010 World Cup stadium, have been selected as designers of the new Rostov Stadium. This will be the fourth stadium that Populous has designed in Russia to be used for the 2018 World Cup, together with Kazan, Saransk, Sochi.
28 Jun 2012
Moscow Agglomeration Masterplan
image from architects
McAdam Architects
Shortlisted for Moscow Agglomeration master plan strategy – Russia development news
1 Feb 2012
Kiev Islands Design Competition
Architecture Contest News
image from Citizenstudio
Kiev Islands Competition
Entry by Citizenstudio – wins 2nd Prize
Winners announced on 1 Feb at a press conference in Kiev.
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Russian Building – Recent Designs
31 Oct 2011
Domodedovo Airport, Moscow
RMJM Architects
picture from architects office
Domodedovo Airport
RMJM awarded Segment 3 of Domodedovo Airport’s United Terminal. The RMJM European studio has been awarded the contract to design Segment 3 of the United Terminal of Domodedovo Airport in Moscow, Russia.
6 Jul 2011
Tsvetnoy Central Market, Moscow
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
photograph : Chris Gascoigne
Tsvetnoy Central Market
29 Mar 2011
Barvikha Village House
Mossine & Partners
photo : Alexey Naroditskiy
Barvikha Village House
15 Feb 2011
Russian Architecture Competition
picture from DuPont
Pushkinsky Cinema Hall
Russian Office Buildings : key designs
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Russian Architecture
Major Architecture developments in Russia, alphabetical:
Aeroflot Offices Moscow
Vladimir Plotkin architect
photograph : Alexey Naroditskiy
Aeroflot Offices Russia
City Palace Tower, Moscow
RMJM Architects
image from architects
City Palace Tower Moscow
Crystal Island Moscow
Foster + Partners
image : Foster + Partners
Crystal Island Tower
Dance Palace, Saint Petersbourg
UNStudio
picture : UNStudio
Dance Palace St Petersburg
Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
2018 FIFA World Cup Venue – new images
image © (Designed by) Erick van Egeraat
Dynamo Stadium
Gazprom HQ, St. Petersburg
RMJM Architects
picture : courtesy of RMJM © www.glocg.com
St. Petersburg Architecture
Khanty Mansiysk Building, Ural, Siberia
Foster + Partners
image : Foster + Partners
Khanty Mansiysk Siberia
Moscow School of Management, Skolkovo
Adjaye Associates
photograph : Alexey Naroditskiy
Moscow School of Management
New Holland Island, St Petersburg
Foster + Partners
image : Foster + Partners
New Holland Island
Nizhny Novgorod Sports complex
Wilkinson Eyre Architects
image from Caro
Nizhny Novgorod Sports complex
Project Orange, Moscow
Foster + Partners
picture : Foster + Partners
Project Orange Moscow
Russia Tower, Moscow
Foster + Partners
image : Foster + Partners
Russia Tower
St Petersburg Airport
Grimshaws
picture from architects
St Petersburg Airport Architecture competition win
More Russian Architecture online soon
Location: Russia
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Russian Buildings – No Images
Hermitage 2014 Masterplan, St Petersburg
AMO
Hermitage Museum Masterplan
World Mammoth and Permafrost Museum, Yakutsk, Sakha-Yakutia, Siberia
Leeser Architecture
Yakutsk museum building
Berthold Lubetkin – Russian architect, founder of Tecton in 1932
Perm Museum Competition
picture from organisers
Perm Museum Russian Architecture Competition
Vladivostok, Russia : New RMJM Office
Moscow Architecture Exhibition – Architectural Biennale : Sketches for the Future
Buildings / photos for the Russian Buildings – Architectural Design in Russia page welcome.