Metropolis: winners of the Architecture, Design and Construction Special League have been determined

At the final of the XI season of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", the winners and prize-winners of the Special League "Architecture, Design and Construction", of which the company is a partner, were determined. "Metropolis". Construction Weekly he reveals the details of the debut project and introduces the winners.

The experts of the Metropolis company presented a case requiring the development of solutions in various areas of design, including architecture, structural and engineering solutions. The participants developed a comprehensive concept for a four-star hotel in Kaliningrad with at least 200 rooms and a total area of no more than 12,000 m2.

The aim of the championship is to reduce the gap between academic education and business needs. Such competitions help students develop soft skills and hard skills, as well as attract the attention of a potential employer.

General Director of the Metropolis Company Alexander Vorozhbitov: "This project is not only an opportunity for students to gain practical skills, but also a new stage in the development of our company. Not only the students studied, but also we as a team. Thanks to the championship, we met with new experiences, ideas, approaches, proved ourselves and shared our knowledge with a generation of future colleagues. All participants demonstrated a high level of knowledge, leadership skills, and a creative approach to solving problems. We are glad that some of the CASE-IN participants will become our employees. We can say that the future of our team is actually being shaped and future market experts are growing."

Bachelor's, specialist's, and master's degree students from the faculties of Architecture, Construction, and Information Systems and Technologies from seven universities were invited to participate: NRU MGSU, SPbGASU, KGASU, NGASU, SPSU, Peter the Great SPbPU, and Mospolitech.

In total, more than 400 students took part in the competition, which united into 52 teams. In each team, the guys selected the chief project engineer (GIP) and assigned the roles of architect, designer, engineering specialists and BIM coordinator.

During the qualifying stages, in addition to consultations from university mentors, more than 30 experts from Metropolis conducted more than 300 consultations for student teams.

Based on the results of two qualifying stages ("Project Concept" and "Design"), which were held online, the jury selected ten finalist teams, who were invited to the final face-to-face stage on June 1. The final of the Special League was held in Moscow at the site of the National Research Technological University MISIS.

The winner was the BROIZ team, representing Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. The 2nd place went to the PROFECTUS team (Saint Petersburg Mining University). The 3rd place was taken by the KGASU-1 team (Kazan State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering).

To the winners and finalists, Metropolis offered internships and the opportunity for further employment in its branches in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan or Nizhny Novgorod. The winning teams also received cash prizes ranging from 100,000 to 300,000 rubles.