KHODYNKA PARK_MOSCOW Milano, April 2th 2014

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1 KHODYNKA PARK_MOSCOW Milano, April 2th 2014 The team of Andreas Kipar LAND Milano, Mario Cucinella architects, Thomas Schönauer, LEFTLOFT, is the winner of the international competition Khodynka Park_Moscow Out of 300 teams a group of 10 leading international landscape architects has been selected to be in the final round to create concepts for the inactivated former central airport of Moscow. After the presentation on Monday-March, 31 st there remained a group of 3 finalists with one clear winner: LAND MILANO, under the leadership of Andreas Kipar in collaboration with the architect Mario Cucinella-Bologna and the German/Brazil based artist Thomas Schönauer, As the plantation period is starting soon, the realization of the concept is about to happen in close future. Milan, menu&utm_campaign=glavnoe Khodinka should be developed by Italians, Americans, Ukrainians, or Russians Jury of the international competition Khodynka in Moscow ranked architectural teams, and first place took the project of Italian Office LAND Milano Srl. Second place in the top rankings went to the U.S. Bureau of Perkins Eastman, and the third - Ukrainian landscape architecture studio Maxim Kotsyuba. None of the Russian projects were included in the top three. " RBC Real Estate " introduces the three leaders of the project rating. About the design contest of Khodynka park- see story RBC TV The competition conducted by a group of companies " INTECO" and the Moscow Committee of Architecture and Urban Planning ( Moscomarchitecture ). Chairman of the competition committee - is a chief architect of Moscow, Sergei Kuznetsov. The commission also includes the Head of the Department of Landscape Architecture MARCHI Catherine Prokofieva, the chief architect of the Moscow Metro Vladimir Korotaev, director of the Civil Code " Joint Directorate " Mosgorpark " Marina Lyulchuk, president of GK " INTECO " Oleg Soloschansky, founder and president FundacionMetropoli Vegard Alfonso, head of the public movement" for park " Oleg Larin and others Finally, the winner will be announced within 10 days, as a the team of the Moscow governmental departments will make their decision, which will be based on the rating profile made on monday. " We decided to introduce the practice of rating and expert assessment, this experts should assess the costs of the park and the relevant parameters such as transport availability, feasibility, phasing, as it relates to the administration of other objects and they could check their choice," - says RBC TV chief architect of Moscow. As the executive director of the competition, Advisor of the President of the "INTECO" Nikolay Sobolev, the jury was interested in the availability of the park, its convenience for residents, elaboration of the transport scheme and its conception as lively park in summer and winter. Also it was important how visual solutions are bright and how they reflect the basic idea.

2 Highest Rated LAND MILANO Highest Rated - architectural bureau LAND - a team of professionals of landscape architecture, which was recognized in Italy and Germany. Company name is formed from the first letters of words Landscape Nature Architecture Development ( Landscape - Nature - Architecture - Development ). " Our Italian colleagues thought out the priority of park construction, which should be cultivated close to the new metro station. Land proposed to fill the Park with art objects in analogy with the National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA ), which will be located nearby. According to the architects, residents of the district will be able to plant here their trees. This work will be done with their hearts, which has a great chance to win, " - quoted the chief architect of Moscow, Sergei Kuznetsov, on the portal of the Government of Moscow. LAND was founded in Milan German and landscape architect and urbanist Andreas Kipar and Italian agronomist Giovanni Sala. From the first day in the company are based on research activities and interdisciplinary approach. Working groups composed of experts of all kinds : the general direction of architects, landscape architects, urban planners, agronomists, professionals in the field of nature and forest management, environmental engineers, who work together to accomplish the planning, design and construction management for the organization of the landscape, open spaces and living environment. Large projects are implemented in companies across Europe. Recently, the group LAND expanding its presence in new geographical regions such as the Middle East, North Africa, China, North America, Russia and South America ( especially Brazil). The company's activities LAND Milano focused on the future: starting work on the landscape, it aims to innovative development. Intermediate steps towards the ultimate goal - ARCHITECTURE as cultural settlement of the planet and nature as a constant search of harmony with the environment.

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