PFC graduates presented their projects to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan

‘Prototyping future cities’ graduates and fellows of the grant of the president of the Republic of Tatarstan addressed the authorities of Moscow and Tatarstan in Zaryadye park at the Moscow Urban Forum.

On July 4 at the Moscow Urban Forum graduates of the GSU international Master's programme ‘Prototyping future cities’ and fellows of the grant of the president of the Republic of Tatarstan presented their final projects to the president, Rustam Minnikhanov, advisor to the president Natalia Fishman-Bekmambetov and vice-mayor of Moscow Marat Khusnullin. Academic supervisor Vicente Guallart also attended the meeting.

From left to right: Alexander Altenkov, Anna Budnikova, Valeriya Miftakhova, Daria Klimova

Fellows from Kazan:

Alexander Altenkov
‘Anemokinetics: transformation of tree branch movements into an energy source’
Supervisor: Elena Mitrofanova

Anna Budnikova
‘Mycokarst: new generation of self-healing urban materials based on fungal spores’
Supervisor: Elena Mitrofanova

Dasha Klimova
‘Applying ecological grid to structure of monotonous city: the case of Naberezhnye Chelny’
Supervisor: Elena Mitrofanova

Valeriya Miftakhova
‘Smart urban nature: creating sustainable behavior patterns for park visitors’
Supervisor: Alexander Ostrogorsky

Also Anna Budnikova presented her award for the Outstanding Science to the  president which she received in New York for the ‘Mykarst project’ within BioDesign Challenge 2019 competition.

This year Moscow Urban Forum was dedicated to the topic ‘Quality of life. Projects for a better city’ and the discussions were aimed at balanced and sustainable urban development.