Sergey Kuznetsov

In 2012, Sergey Kuznetsov was appointed to the post of Chief Architect. In 2001, he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Architecture trained as an architect. In 2010, Sergey Kuznetsov co-authored the project and design of the exhibition „Factory Russia“ of the Russian pavilion at the XII Architecture Biennale in Venice. In 2012, at the XIII Architecture Biennale in Venice, he was the co-curator and co-author of the design of the Russian Pavilion’s exhibition, which received the prize “special mention“ from the Biennale jury. By order of the Mayor of Moscow on 20 August 2012 Sergey Kuznetsov was appointed as the Chief Architect of Moscow, the First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Architecture and Urban Planning of Moscow. Upon the initiative of Sergey Kuznetsov, more than 50 architectural competitions were organized. Competitions had a different scale: from town-planning projects and buildings in key points of the city to competitions for facades and even individual elements of buildings. Almost always Sergey Kuznetsov is personally a member of the jury or its chairperson. Every year, educational exhibitions and conferences are held under the leadership of Sergey Kuznetsov: Comfortable City and Open City.