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On September 29-30, an orientation session of the III Russian Youth Architecture Biennale was held in Kazan. The finalists - architects from Canada, Germany and 10 Russian cities - conducted a travel survey of the building they are going to redesign. Young specialists examined the design object - the building of commercial and administrative purpose on the street Moskovskaya, 52. An analytical tour was conducted by the chief architect of Kazan Ilsiyar Tukhvatullina, the head of the Vakhitovsky and Volga regions of Kazan Marat Zakirov, the director for development of territories of the investment group of companies ASG Rinat Aisov and representatives of specialized committees and the expert community. During the orientation session, the Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan Vladimir Kudryashev talked with the finalists. “For the third time, Tatarstan is becoming a center of attraction for young and talented architects, where new approaches to work are discussed. This is especially true this year, since in an era of uncertainty and unpredictability, the post-pandemic world needs ideas for new buildings more than ever. Young architects don't need to be advised, they need to be given opportunities. This competition is just such an opportunity: for the participants to prove themselves, and for us - to discover new names and see what the future of our architecture will be,” - he said.

On September 23, 2021, an expanded meeting of the Commission under the Minister of Construction, Architecture,  Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan on combating corruption was held. Together with the members of the commission, the meeting was attended by the heads of subordinate organizations, representatives of law enforcement agencies, the public, and educational institutions. The meeting considered the results of the activities of the Ministry of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan on the prevention of corruption in the supervised industry for 2019-2020 and 8 months of the current year. Alexey Frolov, First Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan, made a speech within the framework of the implementation of the state program "Implementation of the anti-corruption policy of the Republic of Tatarstan for 2015-2024" together with the main report on the implemented anti-corruption measures in the Ministry and its subordinate organizations in 2019-2021. The head of the legal department of the Ministry, Elvira Latypova, informed the participants about the state of work on the anti-corruption expertise of regulatory legal acts and draft regulatory legal acts in 2019-2021. In addition, during the meeting, the executive director of the Regional Center for Public Control in the Housing and Utilities Sector Dmitry Romanov and the chairman of the student commission for combating corruption, a 5th year student of the FSBEI HE KSUAE, Alexander Karpov, made a presentation. Based on the results of the meeting of the commission, decisions were made on the implementation of the measures proposed by the speakers aimed at improving activities to prevent corruption in the supervised industry.

The square in the Soviet district of Kazan was named in honor of the 100th anniversary of the formation of the construction industry of the Republic of Tatarstan. This name was given to the public space within the boundaries of Karbyshev, Tankovaya and Zorge streets. The corresponding decree was published in the Collection of documents and legal acts of the Ministry of Defense of Kazan. Recall that by order of the Committee for State Structures on October 22, 1921, the First State Universal Construction Office was created in Kazan.

Acceptance of applications will begin on September 1.

A mass media competition for the best coverage of construction, architecture, housing and communal services in the Republic of Tatarstan starts in September.

Applications are accepted from September 1 to September 30 (inclusive). Individual authors, journalistic collectives, editorial offices of mass media registered in the manner prescribed by law are invited to participate. The competition accepts publications, television plots, information, analytical and news materials published in the media or aired in the period from October of the previous year to September of this year, covering the topics of construction, architecture, housing and communal services in the Republic of Tatarstan.

From September 25 to October 2, 2021, Nizhnekamsk will host the Urban Practices program - a short-term educational intensive for specialists in the field of urban environment development. The goal of the program is to provide Russian cities with qualified specialists to create a comfortable urban environment. Under the guidance of invited experts, graduates of the Architects.rf program, the participants will consider the features of the development of comfortable public spaces, get acquainted with the world and Russian experience in designing art clusters, study the principles of project financing, and will also receive training on presentation techniques. The result of the program will be the development of ideas for cultural clusters for Nizhnekamsk, the presentation of which will take place on October 2. Architects, designers, urban planners, city activists, developers, employees of the administration and specialized departments from Nizhnekamsk and the Republic of Tatarstan are invited to participate in the program. Applications are accepted until September 24. Registration: https://stre.lk/EWaX

The Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Aizatullin reported on the progress of construction of socially significant objects within the framework of republican programs and national projects today at a meeting in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan. Thus, the total percentage of programs completed to date is 77%. The total estimated cost of 17 programs implemented by the republic exceeds 8 billion 600 million rubles. 6 kindergartens out of 16 under construction under the federal projects "Housing" and "Promotion of Women's Employment" have been completed. Another 10 preschool educational institutions are being completed. In general, work in this area is 88% complete. As part of the modernization of primary health care, 42 feldsher-obstetric stations are being built. The work is 79% complete. At the same time, 9 feldsher-obstetric stations are ready. The total work performed on the construction of medical outpatient clinics is 73%. In total, there are 4 such facilities in 2021. This year, republican programs provide for the construction of 15 sports facilities. 9 sports grounds and 2 ski resorts have already been built. On the construction of 4 indoor football arenas, construction and installation work has been completed by 95%. The first stage of reconstruction of the Kazan treatment facilities is underway under the federal project “Improvement of the Volga”. To date, the completion rate is 39%. Biological treatment facilities in the village of Koschakovo are close to commissioning - construction and installation works are closed by 99%. On the reclamation of an unauthorized landfill in the village of Prosty, Nizhnekamsk region, which is carried out within the framework of the Federal Project "Clean Country", the work is 96% complete. Under the Clean Water project, a water treatment plant is being built in the village of Vasilyevo, Zelenodolsk District. Construction and installation work is 70% complete. On the situation in the field of labor protection: Since the beginning of the year, the State Construction Supervision Service has carried out 1177 inspections. The amount of 90 resolutions issued as a result of control and supervisory measures amounted to 5 million 127 thousand rubles. Self-regulatory organizations conducted 1,353 checks on their own.