Metropolis summed up the results of the architectural and construction direction of the CASE-IN championship

The final of the Student League was held at the NUST MISIS site in Moscow. "Architecture, design, construction and housing and communal services" The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship. The championship has been held since 2013 and is implemented with the support of the Presidential Platform "Russia – the land of Opportunities".

The initiator and strategic partner of the 4th year Student League of Architecture and Construction is the Metropolis company. Today, the project has become the largest industry platform for training future architects, designers and engineers. The project is traditionally supported by the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation and is included in the Roadmap for the Development of the construction industry until 2030.

In the 2026 season, the league is breaking records again.: 33 branch universities from 17 Russian cities – from Kaliningrad to Khabarovsk. 107 teams they expressed their desire to participate, but only 70 of them successfully solved the case and the qualifying rounds were held. We reached the final The 12 best teams from 9 cities our country.

This year, a new industry partner, the Group of Companies, joined the championship. Spectrum by providing expert and methodological support to the participants. For the first time, the solutions are evaluated by experts from two leading design companies in the country. Combining the resources and expertise of several market leaders creates professional synergy and signals students about career opportunities and development prospects in the field of architectural and construction design. The jury also included representatives of Ministry of Construction of Russia, Glavgosexpertiza and Rosstroycontrol. For the participants, this is a unique opportunity to receive a professional assessment of their work from leading experts and industry leaders.

The expert committee of the final included:

1. Alexander Vorozhbitov, General Director, Metropolis, Chairman of the Expert Commission;
2. Oleg Baranov, Managing Partner, Metropolis;
3. Elena Vitrishchak, Head of the AR Department, Metropolis;
4. Lydia Vojvodina, head of Architectural workshop No. 7, Metropolis;
5. Alexey Kushchenko, Head of the KR Department, Metropolis;
6. Sergey Bryuzgin, Head of the OViCV Department, Metropolis;
7. Nikita Tsymbal, chief architect of the project, GC "Spectrum";
8. Sergey Tregubov, chief engineer of the project, GC "Spectrum";
9. Andrey Pintus, Director of the Department of Municipal Property Maintenance in the North Caucasus Federal District, Rosstroycontrol Federal State Budgetary Institution;
10. Mikhail Zotsenko, Director of the Department of Maintenance of municipal property in the Central Federal District, FBU Rosstroycontrol;
11. Yuri Paramonov, Director of the Department of Maintenance of municipal property in the Far Eastern Federal District, FBU Rosstroycontrol;
12. Igor Kosterin, Head of the Department of Industrial, Nuclear, Radiation, and Fire Safety, FAA Glavgosexpertiza of Russia.

As the initiator and strategic partner of the project, Metropolis continues to bring together leading industry experts and leaders, educational institutions and government agencies to develop the construction industry. Such an initiative makes it possible to reduce the gap between academic education and the real needs of business, popularize engineering and creative specialties in construction and create opportunities for professional growth of students.

Following the results of the Student League "Architecture, Design, Construction and Housing and Communal Services" of the 2026 season, Metropolis was awarded a Letter of Appreciation on behalf of the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation for its significant contribution to the development of the construction industry and the popularization of engineering education within the framework of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship.

General Director of the Metropolis Company Alexander Vorozhbitov He noted the importance of consolidating the efforts of business and the state: "For us, this is also a social project that, thanks to its multidisciplinary nature and practice-oriented approach, prepares students who, in addition to developing tough skills, come out with knowledge of what business and the industry as a whole need. I am very glad that Glavgosexpertiza is participating in the project for the second year in a row. This year, representatives of Rosstroycontrol took a very active part. Special thanks to the Spectrum company, which was not afraid to take part in this project. Most commercial companies believe that such tasks should be solved within a competitive environment, in their own company. However, the scale of the project no longer allows it to be carried out by only one site or even two or three partners."

Director of the Department of Maintenance of Municipal Property in the Far Eastern Federal District of the Federal State Budgetary Institution Rosstroycontrol Yuri Paramonov noted: "Of course, the project has a lot of benefits, both for students and for the industry as a whole. It allows students to share their experiences, gives them the opportunity to feel at home in an unusual environment, where they simultaneously defend their decisions, communicate with each other, interact with experts and gain new knowledge."

General Director of the Spectrum Group of Companies Vladimir Ivanov commented on the company's participation: "This is a manifestation of high social responsibility. If you have a lot of employees, if you take advantage of the work of universities, then at some point, growing to a certain level, the company must give something back. And this "giving back" is probably the most important thing."

The 3 prizes this season were distributed as follows:

1. First place– poly Forma team, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University;
2. Second place– MonArchi team, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University;
3. Third place– The Six Seven team, Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

The winner of the special nomination The Synthesis team, St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, became the representative of the Spectrum Group of Companies.

Lydia Vojvodina, the head of the architectural workshop No. 7 of the Metropolis company emphasizes: "Such championships are important as a platform for dialogue between education and the professional environment. They help students to better understand the real demands of the industry, and experts to see the new generation of specialists, their approaches and values. Perhaps it is thanks to our feedback that the teaching of certain disciplines will rise to a higher level, and the missing subjects will be introduced into the curricula."

During the four years of the Architecture, Design, Construction and Housing and Communal Services Student League, about 2.5 thousand students, 44 branch universities, more than 110 experts of the faculty, more than 50 experts of the Metropolis company are involved annually. This is a social initiative of Metropolis, which combines the company's business goals with socially significant tasks and successfully synchronizes this with its overall strategy. The project corresponds to the mission of the business and helps to solve a problem that is relevant for the architectural and construction design industry in the whole country. The strategic value lies in combining the efforts of the company, the government, the professional and scientific community to form a steady stream of motivated young professionals with real project skills.

Information help

1. Student League "Architecture, Design, Construction and Housing and Communal Services"It was established in 2023 on the initiative of the Metropolis company. The project is being implemented as part of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship within the framework of the Presidential Platform "Russia – the Land of Opportunities" and has been supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services since 2024.
   League website: metropolis-case.ru
2. The Metropolis Companyon the market since 2005. His main specialization is the general design of civil engineering facilities, including in partnership with the best international and Russian architectural companies. Offices are located in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod and Novosibirsk.
   The company carries out projects at all stages of design – Concept, Project documentation, Tender documentation, Working documentation, Author supervision and Technical audit.
   In its work, Metropolis uses information and mathematical modeling technologies (BIM, TIM, CFD) based on advanced design methods that exist in both global and domestic practice.
   The high level of staff qualifications allows us to design technically complex facilities: sports facilities, multifunctional complexes, cultural and social facilities, including theaters and museums, healthcare facilities, as well as unique and high-rise buildings. Metropolis has been a member of the International Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat since 2015.

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