The cities of the Far East are currently among the most rapidly developing cities in Russia. Thanks to active policies and state support, their economies are developing, their populations are increasing, the number of modern, multi-profile jobs is on the rise, and local, international, and regional partnerships are being established.
This all poses challenges for the chief architects of the cities, many of whom are graduates of the Architects.RF programme, in terms of creating a truly comfortable urban environment, developing transport, social, and recreational infrastructure, and forming a unified image of the city that intertwines its history and identity with its new development trajectory.
What urban development mechanisms are most popular in the Far East and why?
Which regional and international colleagues do chief architects exchange experience with and ask for advice? What will the cities of the Far East look like in 2030?

Moderator:
Petr Strelec — Head, Center for the Development of Territories of the Amur Region

Panellists:
Лилия Гиззятова — Советник мэра города Владивостока, заместитель директора- главный архитектор МАУ "Дирекция общественных пространств города Владивостока"
Andrey Krolevetsky — head of the department of architecture and urban planning, Blagoveshchensk
Irina Markina — Competence Center for the Urban Environment of Yakutia “LETO”, Head
Lyubov Papok — Head of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chief Architect under the Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Alexey Rakitsky — Minister of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Sakhalin Region

At present, 28 million households in Russia consist of only one person (out of 66 million). In Moscow and other large cities, single people make up more than half of the social units. And only 14.5% of all households in Russia (9.5 million) consist of traditional families with children. Only 1.5% of all households in Russia (roughly 1 million) consist of traditional families with three or more children. This household structure has catastrophic consequences for the reproduction of the Russian population. The Russian president’s address to the Federal Assembly turned out to be unprecedented in terms of the level of systemic decisions about ways to preserve the population. One of the key messages was that demographics can only be influenced in a comprehensive manner. Housing and environmental factors continue to play a major role in socio-demographic parameters in Russia and around the world. A strong family is the goal of the country’s demographic policy. What is a large family? It is a family with lots of children. But the question remains open: what population structure should we be aiming for and in whose interests should we adjust housing and environmental conditions?

Moderator:
Yulia Zubarik —

Panellists:
Alexey Almazov — Managing Partner for the Regions Segment, FSK Group of Companies
Kirill Bychkov — Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Alexander Panin — Director of the Center for Geodemography and Spatial Development, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Yakov Pronin — Samolet Group of Companies, investment director
Nikita Stasishin — Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation
Denis Filippov — Deputy General Director, DOM.RF

Front row participants:
Natalia Neverskaya — Director for Government Relations, Leroy Merlin
Dmitry Safronov — DARS Group of Companies, commercial director
Aigul Yusupova — Managing Partner, Unikey