The results of the International Architectural Forum "Effective Environment" have been announced
December 5, 2025
On November 29, the II International Architectural Forum "Effective Environment" was held in Minsk. This year, the event brought together over 800 specialists and experts in architecture and urban planning from Belarus and abroad. Its theme was "Vision."
Forum participants were congratulated by Deputy Minister of Architecture and Construction Alexander Balashenko, VIASET project company head Vadim Drazhin, Belarusian Union of Architects Chairman Oleg Bykovsky, Dean of the Architecture Faculty of the Belarusian National Technical University Yuri Chanturia, and Chief Engineer of "EKOVO" company, the event's general partner, Dmitry Trubach.
The business program included presentations, lectures, master classes, case studies, and panel sessions. Experts discussed key topics of urban environment development: methods for preventing "visual noise," creating a design code for cities, the growing role of public spaces, and new comfort standards in residential complexes.
In addition to the extensive business program, the forum featured vibrant exhibitions showcasing works from the competition and educational programs, projects by leading design companies, and fine art objects.
The main intrigue of the day was the announcement of the results of the International Architectural Competition for the development of an effective living quarter environment in the city of Brest. This year, the organizers received 63 entries from participants from 27 cities in Belarus and Russia. The jury composition can be found at this link.
The awards were distributed as follows:
- The I PRIZE and a cash prize of 15,000 Belarusian rubles (407,000 Russian rubles) were awarded to the authors of the project "Timeless City" - the Belarusian company "VOROBIEV AND PARTNERS" LLC. The team of authors: Arseniy Vorobiev, Olga Parshina, Alexander Golod, Mikhail Sobolkov, Dmitry Sushkevich, Igor Shamanovsky, Victoria Adamchuk.
The II PRIZE and a cash prize of 10,000 Belarusian rubles (272,000 Russian rubles) were received by a company from Russia - DT bureau - for the project "Residential Block KAFLA in Zadvortsy". The team of authors: Tatiana Taratuta, Danil Nazarov, Efrosinia Panieva.
The III PRIZE and a cash prize of 5,000 Belarusian rubles (136,000 Russian rubles) were awarded to another Russian team of authors - Daria Lavrinova and Alexey Lavrukhin - for the project "USADBY".