The winners of the I All-Russian Contest "Entrance Steles of Municipalities and Entrance Groups of Public Spaces" were announced at the National Centre RUSSIA

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On March 14, the National Centre RUSSIA hosted the forum "Entrance Steles: Symbols of Identity and Hospitality of Municipalities," which concluded with the awards ceremony for the winners of the "Entrance Steles of Municipalities and Entrance Groups of Public Spaces" competition.

From October to December 2024, with the support of the Russian Ministry of Construction, VARMSU, the Association for Territorial Development, and the Institute for Local Community Development, the First All-Russian Competition "Entrance Steles of Municipalities and Entrance Groups of Public Spaces" was held.

A total of 536 applications were submitted, and more than 2 million people participated in the voting. In parallel, from November 1, 2024, to February 15, 2025, the remote stage of the II All-Russian Youth Project Competition "My Entrance Group" took place, receiving more than 1,500 applications. 

Winners of the First All-Russian Competition "Entrance Steles of Municipalities and Entrance Groups of Public Spaces":

Category: "Entrance Steles"

1st place — Satka, Chelyabinsk region (certificate for the development and installation of a new entrance group for a public space).

2nd place — Kirov, Kirov region (certificate worth 200,000 rubles).

3rd place — Vedensky municipal district, Chechen Republic (certificate for the development of an entrance group concept). 

Category: "Entrance Groups of Public Spaces"

1st place — Gudermes municipal district, Chechen Republic (certificate for the development and installation of a new entrance group).

2nd place — Tambov urban district, Tambov region (certificate for the design of an art object for May 9 celebrations).

3rd place — Tuymazy urban settlement, Republic of Bashkortostan (certificate for the development of a new entrance stele concept).

The winners of the Second All-Russian Youth Project Competition "My Entrance Group" were also honored as part of the forum.

Immediately after the award ceremony, a workshop on "Territory Planning and Design" was held by leading specialists from the Moscow Humanities and Technology University — Moscow Institute of Architecture and Construction (MGTU-MASI) and the Zubkov Brothers Architectural Workshop. During the workshop, multidisciplinary teams developed roadmaps for the development of specific areas, parks, squares, embankments, and entrance stele projects.