In the coming years, 64 km of new embankments and 40 public centers will appear in Moscow. These proposals are included in the Concept for Development of the Moscow River Embankments. Embankments in several other big cities will also be redesigned as public spaces.
The embankment is an important element of the urban environment, an open public area, an integrated linear urban infrastructure facility. The nature and form of urban embankments are rarely similar, they combine a variety of spatial and intangible characteristics: sociocultural and historical.
'Reconstruction of embankments can be a truly notable event for the city, a sign of cardinal changes and improvements,' Alexander Lozhkin, architect, Adviser to the Mayor of Novosibirsk.
The National Agency for Architecture and Urban Planning will hold the round table 'Public Spaces of the City of Moscow', the moderator – Elena Kosorenkova, Founder and Head of the Agency.
The main topics of the conference: using the original features of the area for landscaping, creation of unique ensembles of green and water spaces, the use of innovative technologies, and the economy of non-standard projects.
Among the speakers: Alexey Goryainov, General Director of Arch GROUP, Andrey Korovyansky, Art Director and Chief Architect of IQ-PLAN, Chief Architect and Research Manager of the Project for Reconstruction of Landscaping of the VDNKh Territory, landscape architect, urbanist, environmental architect, as well as specialists of Research and Design Institute for Urban Development of the City of Moscow.

Arch group
'Arch group' was created in 2007 by Alexey Goryainov and Mikhail Krymov. Since then, we have completed a number of architectural and interior projects, most of them have been implemented or are under construction. Both projects and implementations are marked by professional awards and publications in the press.
Alexey Goryainov – General Director of Arch GROUP

iQ-PLAN
The company focuses on assisting architectural landscape bureaus in development of Design Documentation and Working Documentation sections in full compliance with the requirements of the current legislation of the Russian Federation.
Andrey Korovyansky – Art Director and Chief Architect of IQ-PLAN