ARCHISTART
2nd International Student Competition for Designers and Architects ‘ARCHI START 2026’
named after Nikolai Lyzlov
The subject of the Competition is the final qualification projects of students enrolled in higher and secondary specialised education programmes in the fields of Urban Planning, Architecture, Design, Landscape Architecture and the Built Environment.
The competition is supported by: the Union of Architects of Russia, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation
The competition will provide participants with the opportunity to gain their first professional recognition from respected senior colleagues, who will judge the entries, and to undertake work placements at leading Russian design practices; it will also create opportunities for graduates to engage directly with potential employers.
The competition is supported by: the Union of Architects of Russia, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation
The competition will provide participants with the opportunity to gain their first professional recognition from respected senior colleagues, who will judge the entries, and to undertake work placements at leading Russian design practices; it will also create opportunities for graduates to engage directly with potential employers.
from 10 May 2026 to 30 December 2026
Secondary vocational education
CATEGORIES:
- Architecture of public buildings
- Architecture of industrial buildings, including transport infrastructure
- Architecture of residential buildings
- ‘Ecology and Architecture’
- Past and Present
- Religious architecture
- Landscape architecture of urban and public spaces
- A comfortable urban environment and landscape improvement
- Landscape, environmental, recreational and tourism infrastructure
- Small-scale architectural forms
- Interior solutions and design
- Metaverse design
- Machine learning in urban planning, design and architecture
Applications from participants will be accepted electronically from 15 May 2026 to 20 October 2026.
from 10 May 2026 to 25 February 2027
Higher education
CATEGORIES:
BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME
- Urban planning – the development of comprehensive solutions for the spatial development of areas of various scales, master planning, and the regeneration of existing built environments to improve the quality of the environment
- Architecture of public buildings
- Architecture of industrial buildings, including transport infrastructure facilities
- Architecture of residential buildings
- ‘Ecology and Architecture’
- Past and Present
- Religious architecture
- Landscape architecture of urban and public spaces
- A comfortable urban environment and urban improvement
- Landscape, environmental, recreational and tourism infrastructure
- Small-scale architectural forms
- Interior solutions and design
- Metaverse Design (gaming, exhibition and simulation)
- Machine Learning in Urban Planning, Design and Architecture
MASTER’S PROGRAMME
- Urban planning – the development of comprehensive solutions for the spatial development of areas of various scales, master planning, and the regeneration of existing built environments to improve the quality of the environment
- Architecture of public buildings
- Architecture of industrial buildings, including transport infrastructure facilities
- Architecture of residential buildings
- ‘Ecology and Architecture’
- Past and Present
- Religious architecture
- Landscape architecture of urban and public spaces
- A comfortable urban environment and urban improvement
- Landscape, environmental, recreational and tourism infrastructure
- Small-scale architectural forms
- Interior solutions and design
- Metaverse Design (gaming, exhibition and simulation)
- Machine Learning in Urban Planning, Design and Architecture
- Scientific Researc
CONTINUING EDUCATION
- Urban planning – the development of comprehensive solutions for the spatial development of areas of various scales, master planning, and the regeneration of existing built environments to improve the quality of the environment
- Architecture of public buildings
- Architecture of industrial buildings, including transport infrastructure facilities
- Architecture of residential buildings
- ‘Ecology and Architecture’
- Past and Present
- Religious architecture
- Landscape architecture of urban and public spaces
- A comfortable urban environment and the improvement of public spaces
- Landscape, environmental, recreational and tourism infrastructure
- Small-scale architectural forms
- Interior solutions and design
- Metaverse Design (gaming, exhibition and simulation)
- Machine learning in urban planning, design and architecture
Applications from participants will be accepted electronically from 15 May 2026 to 5 November 2026.
+7(929)661-77-79
lion1952@rambler.ru
Semen Yakovlevich Mayer,
competition curator
https://moproekt.ru/