Finalists of the architectural and construction CASE-IN direction will compete for career prospects from Metropolis and Spectrum Group of Companies

13 teams of future architects, builders and designers from 10 regions of Russia have reached the finals of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, which is being held with the support of the Russian Ministry of Construction and the presidential platform "Russia is a land of Opportunities". During the course of solving the case, the students showed outstanding skills and were able to surprise Metropolis with their breakthrough solutions. At the end of May in Moscow, young people will compete for career prospects in the Metropolis companies, as well as the Spectrum Group of Companies, which will act as a partner of the finale of the direction this season.

Starting from 2023, Metropolis has been overseeing the Architecture, Design, Construction and Housing and Communal Services direction within the framework of the championship, aimed at developing the human resources potential of the industry, maintaining the employer's brand among young people and strengthening cooperation with key specialized universities in Russia. In four seasons, the course has brought together almost 2,000 students. The league's successes have been noted at a high government level, and today it is included in the roadmap for the development of the construction industry until 2030 from the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation.

In 2026, more than 620 students solved and defended the Metropolis case during the qualifying stages. The case corresponded to the main theme of the XIV CASE-IN season – "Technologies of the future". More than 30 universities took part in the competition, which is 1.6 times more than last year.

During the qualifying stages, which took place at universities in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Rostov-on-Don and Sevastopol, 107 teams had to develop a concept for a multifunctional residential complex with an underground parking lot and built-in non-residential Comfort class premises with a total area of 22,000 square meters.² in the existing urban development of the city of Yaroslavl. Students whose universities did not host face-to-face competitions were able to prove themselves at the remote open qualifying stages.

The teams presented their solutions to the expert commission, which included leading Metropolis specialists and representatives of the teaching staff of higher educational institutions. A competent jury evaluated the innovativeness and prospects of the ideas presented and determined the ticket holders for the crucial competition of the season.:

1. Resonance Team, Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering;
2. Synthesis Team, St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering;
3. PAID Team, Sevastopol State University;
4. polyForma Team, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University;
5. The A19 Format team, Khakass Technical Institute– a branch of the Siberian Federal University;
6. New Vector Team, Kazan State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering;
7. NEXA team, Penza State University of Architecture and Construction;
8. The Brigade team, a branch of the National Research University "MEI" in Smolensk;
9. Mounting Foam team, Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Agricultural Academy named after K. A. Timiryazev;
10. Vector 2.5 Team, Don State Technical University;
11. AEGIS Team - Advanced Engineering & Global Integrated Solutions, St. Petersburg Mining University;
12. Six Seven Team, St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering;
13. MonArchi team, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.

Now 13 teams will have to finalize the assignment from Metropolis, and then present their projects at the final of the CASE-IN championship, which will be held on May 20-22, 2026 in Moscow.  

The Spectrum Group of Companies, a multidisciplinary engineering group, will also act as a partner of the league finals, whose specialists will present an additional task to the finalists. Thus, two leading design companies in the country will share their expertise with students, provide valuable feedback on finalizing solutions and developing professional skills.