Architecture Competition Columbarium – The Chamber of Memories Honorable mention - Artem Alendeev and Kristina Ukhina

We’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to one of our Honorable mention winners for our "Columbarium – The Chamber of Memories" competition – Artem Alendeev, Kristina Ukhina from Russian Federation!

Artem Alendeev, Kristina Ukhina from Russian Federation

Though OSTAP group is a young company officially founded in 2020, we have a great experience both in design and building processes, which we got while working in the leading architectural studios in Moscow. We don’t have employees yet, but for each project we collaborate with relevant professionals.

Brief information about the projects that you/your company have been involved with. For instance, what scale have you focused on/preferred, any significant projects where the company/ individuals have been involved?

We are working on projects of different scales from interiors up to cities masterplans. We have completed several competitions, were listed in two, held here in Moscow. We work on several interior projects: apartments in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg, interior of the university department and an office interior. While working in the leading architectural offices in Moscow, we worked on mixed-use complexes, the Renovation of the Museum of Fine Arts and others.

What does architecture mean to you and what is the role of an architect in your society?

Architecture is a set of random coincidences, which can lead to any number of results. Project is a way to arrange all the randomness, according to our view of the ideal. All together it is a sum of ideas of a perfect world, technologies and processes, occurring in the society.

Why do you participate in architecture competitions?

Based in Moscow, we are excited to have the opportunity to work in different cities and countries, as the context of places influences architecture very much. Through competitions we can try to work on different functions, ideas and scales. Each competition is always a challenge for us.

Joseph Brodsky said in his Nobel Prize speech: “Poetry – is not “the best words in the best order”, it is the highest form of language”

Competitions allow to feel more deeply the essence of architectural language, to formulate the idea in a poetically accurate manner, to gather lots of meanings in one image. The search of a clear solution is fully connected with the formation of the new language, doesn’t matter if it uses well known symbols, or creates new ones. The terms of the competition are a kind of a Technologyy Roadmap, all the next steps, from choosing the direction of the work to the finished project, depend on the will of an architect and his professional and personal experience.

The result of the competition is always a check-up of an architect’s progress. The ability to feel and understand the context is as important as the process of searching the solution. Finally, “Paper Architecture” influenced all the contemporary architecture and culture in general, and architectural competitions now are its true successors. We can say, that the creative statement during the competition – is a highest form of architecture, as it is a pure manifestation of a will of an architect.

What advice would you give to individuals who struggle to decide whether it would be beneficial for them to participate in architecture competitions?

Competitions is a wonderful opportunity to try lot of different things, to work with different professionals, to study different places, stories and functions. It is always a hard, but very interesting work, which is an improvement in one’s professional skills.

Open architecture competitions

  • Closest Deadline first
  • Project competitions first
    Selected winning projects have the potential to be constructed
  • Ideas competitions first
    Experimental competitions with the focus on pushing the boundaries of creativity
project COMPETITION
Sansusī Forest Food Court

Design a sustainable food court structure for the heart of a classical music festival

Prize: MONETARY AWARD + CONSTRUCTION
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Jan 10
Feb 08
Apr 06
ideas COMPETITION
The Home of Shadows

Design a home with no artificial lighting

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Dec 05
Jan 24
Apr 18
project COMPETITION
Portugal Elderly Home

Design a comfortable and accessible home for the elderly in Portugal

Prize: MONETARY AWARD + CONSTRUCTION
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Dec 06
Jan 25
Apr 19
project COMPETITION
Portugal Olive Guest House

Design a guest house and olive oil tasting room located in Portugal

Prize: MONETARY AWARD + CONSTRUCTION
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Dec 08
Jan 27
Apr 21
project COMPETITION
Yoga House in the Bog

Design a yoga guest house located within rich bog wildlife

Prize: MONETARY AWARD + CONSTRUCTION
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Jan 11
Feb 08
Apr 26

Reccuring architecture competitions

ideas COMPETITION
MICROHOME
Small living, huge impact! Edition #6

Design a new concept of small-scale home

Prize: MONETARY AWARD + PUBLICATION IN MAGAZINE
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Feb 16
Apr 18
Jun 16
ideas COMPETITION
Silent contest
For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. The architecture ideas must be communicated strictly with visuals.
Museum of Emotions
Edition #3

Use architecture to create different emotional states

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Mar 17
May 19
Jul 21
ideas COMPETITION
Silent contest
For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. The architecture ideas must be communicated strictly with visuals.
Architectural Visualization Award
Edition #2

Present your best work and submit your favorite architectural visualization

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Mar 23
May 25
Jul 27
Run repeatedly
Children's Hospice
Home for the Terminally ill / Edition #2

Design a safe and supportive space for children struggling with a terminal illness

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Dec 06
Feb 08
Apr 06
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Run repeatedly
Milan Affordable Housing Challenge
Affordable Housing Series #15

Design a concept for affordable housing in Milan

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Dec 07
Jan 26
Apr 20
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Virtual Home
Edition #2

Shape the future of digital living environments

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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May 02
Jul 04
Sep 06
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Run repeatedly
Office
Office Design Challenge / Edition #2

Reimagine the workplace of the future, and design the new way of working

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Jan 03
Mar 01
May 04
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Portable Reading Rooms
Edition #2

Design a portable reading room that encourages reading in any location

Prize: MONETARY AWARD + SCOLARSHIP
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Feb 13
Mar 23
May 15
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Pavilion Of Humanity: First Contact
Edition #2

How would you represent the best that humanity has to offer through architecture?

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Mar 27
May 25
Jul 24
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Creativity gym Short term competitions for you to exercise your creativity

T-SHIRT DRAWING COMPETITION
The Architect's T-shirt
Edition #18

Design THE architect's t-shirt!

Prize: 3,000 €
Eligibility: open to all

registration deadlines

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Feb 28
Mar 31
Apr 30
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ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO COMPETITION
THE BUILDNER'S ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO COMPETITION
Edition #3

Submit your online portfolio!

Prize: 5,000 €
Eligibility: open to all

registration deadlines

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Apr 30
May 31
Jun 30
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Competition results

Hong Kong 
Pixel Homes

Hong Kong Pixel Homes

Affordable Housing Series #2
MICROHOME

MICROHOME

Small living, huge impact! Edition #4

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