Russian Architecture Designs: Buildings News
Contemporary architectural + property developments in Russia. Built environment design updates.
post updated 15 September 2026
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Russian Architecture Designs – chronological list
Architecture in Russia
Russian architecture news, Modern buildings photos, Moscow architects designs, Towers pictures
23 July 2025
Soaring House, Moscow region
Design: VFORM Architects
photo courtesy of architects office
8 May 2025
Sirius Master Plan International Architecture Competition
This Russian architectural competition plans to create an advanced scientific, technological and educational environment immersed in a water-climatic national park.
27 April 2025
ASKO Art Installations, Moscow
Design: Maxim Kashin Architects
photo : Kablukova Inna
25 October 2023
Grozny masterplanning competition winner news
Winning Design: Team led by Master’s Plan LLC
20 June 2023
New Anapa on the Black Sea Architecture Competition, Black Sea, Krasnodar Krai, southwest Russia
image courtesy of design contest organiser
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Russian Architecture News Archive
We choose 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.
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
by e-architect
24 Sep 2013
Mandarin Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, south west Russia
Architects: The Jerde Partnership
photo from architects practice
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 Architectural Contest
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
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
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 Russia, St Petersburg
Diamond Schmitt Architects
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
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
McAdam Architects
Shortlisted for Moscow Agglomeration master plan strategy – Russia development news
1 Feb 2012
Kiev Islands Design Competition – Architecture Contest News
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 Designs 2011
31 Oct 2011
Domodedovo Airport, Moscow
RMJM Architects
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
Tsvetnoy Central Market
29 Mar 2011
Barvikha Village House
Mossine & Partners
Barvikha Village House
15 Feb 2011
Russian Architecture Competition
Pushkinsky Cinema Hall
Russian Office Buildings : key designs
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Russian Architecture
Major Architecture developments in Russia, alphabetical:
Aeroflot Offices Moscow
Design: Vladimir Plotkin architect
Aeroflot Offices Moscow
Building for flag carrier and largest airline in Russia. Headquartered in Moscow, Aeroflot is one of the oldest airlines in the world, tracing its history back to 1923.
ARK Russia
Design: REMISTUDIO
ARK Russia
The “ARK” project was worked out on the basis of great experience of the UIA Work Programme “Disasters relief”. It implies the creation of a biospheric construction with an autonomous life support system.
Barvikha Village House
Design: Mossine & Partners
Barvikha Village House
Three buildings are situated on the plot in one line. The main house is a two-storied building with a basement floor.
City Palace Tower, Moscow
Design: RMJM Architects
City Palace Tower Moscow
The inspiration for this dramatic, twisting 46 storey building was Rodin’s ‘The Kiss’, and is possibly the first ever building to be co-designed by an architect and artist from conception.
Crystal Island Moscow
Design: Foster + Partners
Crystal Island Tower
One of the world’s most ambitious building projects, Crystal Island has been granted preliminary planning permission in Moscow. Enclosed within a vast mega structure covering a total floor area of 2.5million square metres – the project’s scale is unprecedented.
Dance Palace, Saint Petersbourg
UNStudio
Dance Palace St Petersburg
The architects’ design for the Dance Palace presents an open and inviting theatre building with provision for 1300 guests (large auditorium 1000, small auditorium 300). Programmatic considerations focus on the spacious circulation of the public foyer and the transparent relationship to the surrounding public square and the city.
Domodedovo Airport, Moscow
Design: RMJM Architects
Domodedovo Airport
The cost of the project construction is £262 million (12.9 bln. Rub). Situated 26 miles southeast of the centre of Moscow, Domodedovo Airport is currently the largest airport in Russia and Eastern Europe in terms of passenger and cargo traffic and includes a railway station connecting it to Moscow city centre.
Dynamo Stadium, Moscow 2018 FIFA World Cup Venue images
Dynamo Stadium
Ekaterinburg Tower, Siberia
Design: RMJM Architects
Siberian Tower
Gazprom HQ, St. Petersburg
RMJM Architects
St. Petersburg Architecture
JFC, St Petersburg
Design: Foster + Partners
JFC St Petersburg Building
Khanti-Mansiysk Buildings
Design: Erick van Egeraat
Khanti-Mansiysk Buildings
Khanty Mansiysk Building, Ural, Siberia
Foster + Partners
Khanty Mansiysk Siberia
Kiev Islands Design Competition – Architecture Contest News
Kiev Islands Competition
Kronverk Cinema, Lefortovo, Moscow
Architects: Robert Majkut Design
Russian Cinema Building
Moika Krukov, St. Petersburg
Architect: Designed by Erick van Egeraat
Moika Krukov St. Petersburg
Moscow School of Management, Skolkovo
Design: Adjaye Associates
Moscow School of Management
Mystetskyj Arsenal Masterplan, Kyiv
Design: Arata Isozaki & Associates
Mystetskyj Arsenal Masterplan
National Library & Bank, Kazan, Tatarstan
Design: Erick van Egeraat
Kazan buildings
New Holland Island, St Petersburg
Design: Foster + Partners
New Holland Island
Nizhny Novgorod Sports complex
Design: Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Russian Sports complex
Okhta Tower, St Petersburg
Design: RMJM Architects
Okhta Tower
PermMuseumXXI Design Competition
shortlist
Perm Museum Competition
Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre
Design: David Chipperfield Architects
Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre
Project A101 – Largest European New Town
Project A101 Moscow
Project Orange, Moscow
Design: Foster + Partners
Project Orange Moscow
Russia Tower, Moscow
Foster + Partners
Russia Tower
St Petersburg Airport
Grimshaws
St Petersburg Airport Architecture competition win
St Petersburg Masterplan, Apraksin Dvor
Design: Wilkinson Eyre Architects
St Petersburg Masterplan
St-Petersburg Seafront
Ivan Poliakov Architectural bureau
St-Petersburg Seafront
Samara Center
BDP, architects
Samara Center
Skolkovo Innovation Center
AREP + others
Skolkovo Innovation Center Moscow
Snow Russia – Winter Olympics complex
Asadov Architectural Studio
Snow Russia
Sochi Building – Federation Island
Erick van Egeraat Architects
Sochi Building
Sputnik Building, Sochi, southern Russia
McAdam Architects / Ginzburg Architects
Sputnik Sochi
Theatre Mariinsky, Saint Petersbourg
Diamond and Schmitt Architects
Mariinsky Theatre : Architecture competition
Tsvetnoy Central Market, Moscow
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
Tsvetnoy Central Market
Zaryadye Project, Moscow
Foster + Partners
Zaryadye Project mixed-use development
More Russian Architecture online soon
Location: Russia
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Russian Buildings – No Images
Expocentre Complex, International Business Centre, Moscow
2007-
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
Hermitage 2014 Masterplan, St Petersburg
AMO
Hermitage Museum Masterplan
Iset Tower, Yekaterinburg (or Ekaterinburg), Sverdlovsk Oblast, central Russia
2008-
Valode and Pistre
215m high building, spiral form, 115 apartments
Mariinsky Cultural Center, New Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg
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Eric Owen Moss
Red October – chocolate factory site redevelopment, Moscow
2007-
Foster + Partners; Jean Nouvel; Project Meganom; Jean Michel Wilmotte; Willen & Associates; McAdam Architects
Ushakovskaya – building proposal, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2007-
Chapman Taylor Architects
Vershina Trade & Entertainment Centre, Surgut, Russia
2007-
Erick van Egeraat Architects
Viipuri Library (Vyborg) Building
1932
Alvar Aalto
Famous restrained Modern Architecture
Wind dam, Lake Lagoda, north-west Russia
2007-
Chetwood Associates
World Mammoth and Permafrost Museum, Yakutsk, Sakha-Yakutia, Siberia
2007-
Leeser Architecture
Russian museum building
Zenit Stadium Building, St.Petersburg, Russia
2006-09
Kisho Kurokawa
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Property Designs by city:
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Wooden Churches in Russia
Berthold Lubetkin – Russian architect, founder of Tecton in 1932
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.