The document summarizes the upcoming Third Moscow Urban Forum happening in early December. The forum will discuss international experience in creating new growth centers in city suburbs to improve quality of life beyond city centers. It will feature presentations on suburban development projects in Paris and Rome. Experts from around the world will discuss how to identify and increase the value of city outskirts, resolve transportation issues, and determine the best approaches for development. The forum will also present the results of an "Archaeology of the Suburbs" research project analyzing development trends and potentials of suburbs in various megacities.

1. Moscow
Urban
Forum
Megacities: Success
Beyond the Centre
December 5-7, 2013
With the support
of the Moscow
Government
Strelka Institute for
Media, Architecture
and Design
International Partner
Urban Land Institute

2. December 5-7, 2013
“We look forward
to seeing you at
the Third Moscow
Urban Forum!”
D
uring the last decade the difference between
flourishing regions in the centre of Moscow and
underdeveloped areas in the city periphery is
becoming increasingly evident. Without a doubt this
hinders the stable development of the whole megacity.
In order to improve the situation it is necessary
to create centres of attraction, in particular in the
suburbs, which will bring together jobs, affordable
housing, cultural and social infrastructure, to minimize
the need to travel to the city centre and increase the
accessibility of socially significant services, as a result
improving quality of life.
This topic will be discussed at the Third Moscow Urban
Forum, taking place in early December in Moscow.
International experience in relation to creating new
growth centres is sufficiently extensive: examples
include the creation of Greater Paris and the Greater
Rome development projects. The Forum’s invited
guests include foreign experts, theoretical and
practical specialists in the sphere of urbanism, urban
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Andrei Sharonov,
Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the Moscow
Urban Forum
planning and architecture, involved in the development
city suburbs.
I see the Forum as the leading platform for discussing
global best practice on the development of megacities
and exchanging experience in relation to the following
issues: how to identify or increase the value of the city
outskirts? How to resolve transportation issues? What
approach to development is most appropriate in light
of the current situation? Where should growth centres
be sought – in New Moscow, in the old residential
suburbs, in industrial zones or satellite towns?
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Less than three months
remain till the opening of
the third Moscow Urban
Forum. This year’s Forum
is dedicated to issues
related to city suburbs.
www.mosurbanforum.com

3. December 5-7, 2013
The Moscow Urban Forum presents
the first “Archeology of the Suburbs”
international research
T
his research is dedicated
to the main trends in the
development of suburbs
of megacities throughout the
world. Its aim is to understand
the potential of city suburbs and
formulate ideas on how to use
this potential. The work of the
international research team is
coordinated by Yuri Grigoryan,
head of the Project Meganom
architectural bureau and Director
of Education at the Strelka
Institute for Media, Architecture
and Design.
Yuri
Grigoryan,
Curator,
Archeology
of the Suburbs
Research
Project
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The research is being performed in two directions: investigation of Moscow’s potential
development scenarios and analysis of the experience of the world’s other megacities (Peking,
Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, among others). The vector of Moscow’s development needs
to turn away from the centre towards the periphery of the city. This primarily relates to the
space between the Third Transport Ring and the Moscow Ring Road. This area was developed
very quickly, over half a century, and it has unique “genes” and huge further development potential.
Its hidden qualities can be realized to make it an attractive place for life, work and relaxation. It’s
not by chance that the research received the name, “Archeology of the Suburbs.” Layer by layer we
will uncover the varied aspects of the development of the suburbs. At the same time we have set
ourselves the goal of taking an inventory of projects and approaches to the transformation of
the periphery of cities, to identify the most interesting and to present them before the court of
the participants of the Moscow Urban Forum
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The research focuses on five
areas: society, governance,
architecture and urban planning,
culture, and economy. The
research team includes leading
specialists in the sphere of
urbanism and architecture,
experts on political, economic
and social sciences: professor of
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the London School of Economics
Richard Sennett, sociologist
Saksia Sassen, urbanist Alexander
Vysokovsky, political theorist
Benjamin Barber, architect
and urbanist Ellen DunhamJones, journalist Grigory Revzin,
researcher Sergei Sitar, economist
Edward Glaeser, and many more.
The results of the research will
be presented to the Forum’s
participants and will become
a key topic for discussion
throughout the event.
www.mosurbanforum.com

4. December 5-7, 2013
The best of the best: the Moscow
Urban Forum attracts the world’s
leading experts
For the third year in a row the
Moscow Urban Forum brings
together leading Russian and
international specialists in
the sphere of urbanism, city
development and architecture
I
n 2013 the Forum’s invited guests include such
leading experts in the sphere of developing city
suburbs as President of the Board of Directors of
the Institute for Transportation and Development
Policy of New York Enrique Penalosa, formerly the
mayor of Bogota, the capital of Columbia; expert on
the development of suburbs, Ellen Dunham-Jones;
and founder of Architecture for Humanity, Cameron
Sinclair.
Sophie
Yasushi
Body-Gendrot
Aoyama
France
Japan
A doctor of political science and professor at the
University of Paris-Sorbonne, Sophie Body-Gendrot
specializes in ethnic issues, citizen participation and
resolving urban unrest in megacities. Between 20082011 she was President of the European Society of
Criminology, she is a researcher at CNRS (the French
National Centre of Scientific Research) and the French
Ministry of Justice, and has been awarded the status
of an Officer of the French Legion of Honor and of the
Order of Academic Palms. During her professional
career, Body-Gendrot has written over 20 books and
hundreds of articles.
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During the Forum, Yasushi Aoyama, a doctor of political
science and professor at Meiji University, Tokyo, will
share his over 30 years of experience in relation to
governance of a megacity and crisis management.
Between 1967 and 1999, Aoyama served in various
departments of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. In
1999, he took on the role of Vice Governor of the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government. His major achievements
include managing the consequences of the volcano
eruption on Miyake Island in 2000. Aoyama has also
written a series of books and articles on city governance,
including the well-known research, use itallics for
City of Tokyo, published in 2003. In 2004 Aoyama
left government service, although he continues to
actively provide consultation as Senior Advisor to the
Government.
www.mosurbanforum.com

5. December 5-7, 2013
The best of the best: the Moscow
Urban Forum attracts the world’s
leading experts
Ellen Dunham-Jones
Enrique PeNalosa
Cameron Sinclair
USA
Columbia
USA
How can “dead” zones in a city be
transformed into socially beneficial
spaces for work or leisure? How
can the problem of disadvantaged
suburbs be resolved? How can the
issues faced by local communities
be brought to the attention of the
public at large? Ellen DunhamJones, member of the Board of
Directors of the American Congress
for the New Urbanism and head
of the architecture program at the
Georgia Institute of Technology,
seeks answers to these questions in
the USA, where suburbs that grew
strongly in the era of prosperity and
cheap fuel are now facing serious
difficulties.
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Enrique Penalosa was Mayor of
Bogota from 1998 to 2011 and
during this time he was able to
create a new urban environment in
the city, with parks and pedestrian
zones. His greatest achievements
include reducing Bogota’s traffic
by 40%. “In a good city every detail
should show respect for human
dignity”, believes Penalosa, who
is currently President of the Board
of Directors of the Institute for
Transportation and Development
Policy, New York, and consultant
to the governments of a number of
countries.
Founder and Executive Director
of the non-profit charity
Architecture for Humanity
(architectureforhumanity.org),
Cameron Sinclair was listed in
2004 by use itallics for Fortune
Magazine as one of seven people
who are changing the world for the
better, and since 2008 the “eternal
optimist” has been included among
the Young Global Leaders of the
World Economic Forum. Thanks to
his organization, modern architects
have been able to work for the
poorest and most remote corners
of the planet; places where neither
business nor the government could
help people to live better lives.
www.mosurbanforum.com

6. December 5-7, 2013
WHAT MOSCOW WANTS?
STRELKA INSTITUTE AND
MOSCOW URBAN FORUM PROJECT
T
he “What Moscow Wants?” project (moscowidea.
ru) provides a platform for Moscow’s residents to
submit ideas in relation to the transformation of
their city, and for professional designers and architects
to apply their knowledge and experience in response
to these wishes. The project’s mission is to unite the
city’s inhabitants and professionals, and to propose that
together they formulate a positive vision of the city’s
future and have an impact on its development. The
challenge thrown down by the project met with a strong
response: during the project’s first month and a half more
than 1,200 ideas were submitted.
FOR COMPARISON: OUR FRIENDS AND
PARTNERS FROM NEW YORK, THE INSTITUTE
FOR URBAN DESIGN, COLLECTED ONLY 700
IDEAS DURING THE SEVERAL MONTHS THAT
THEY IMPLEMENTED THE SIMILAR “BY THE
CITY/FOR THE CITY” PROJECT. MANY OF US
HAVE TRAVELLED ABROAD AND SEEN HOW
COMFORTABLY LIFE CAN BE ORGANIZED. BUT
THAT DOESN’T MEAN THAT WE NEED TO TURN
MOSCOW INTO AMSTERDAM. WE JUST WANT
IT TO BE AS COMFORTABLE FOR RESIDENTS
OF OUR CITY AS IT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF
EUROPEAN CITIES.”
Olga Polishuk,
Director, “What Moscow
Wants?” project
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MUSCOVITES PROPOSED
MORE THAN 100 IDEAS
DURING THE FIRST DAY OF
THE PROJECT!
BEAUTIFUL CITY
The top ten most popular
proposals include two ideas in
relation to Moscow’s sidewalks
and curbs. It turns out that
they irritate many of the city’s
residents and remind them
of the “soviet lack of taste”.
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UNDERSTANDABLE CITY
A lot of ideas were
received under the “City
Space” category, and
one of the most popular
proposals, receiving 120
votes, was submitted by the
art director of RIA-Novosti,
graphic designer and font
design specialist, Ilya
Ruderman: Moscow should
have a unified navigation
system allowing both
residents and tourists to find
their way around easily.
CLEAN CITY
The next most popular
category relates to
the problem of refuse
collection. The majority of
ideas related to sorting of
garbage. According to
Moscow’s residents the
city is ready to implement
the European system for
sorting garbage into several
different types. Moscow’s
residents are also concerned
by the insufficient number
of garbage cans in the city,
which results in the streets
being very dirty.
Ideas will be collected
until September 20. The
next stage will begin on
October 1, when designers
and architects will be able
to propose their projects
for implementing the most
interesting ideas submitted
by residents and post them
on the “What does Moscow
want?” website. All of the
concepts will be presented
on December 5-7 at the
Moscow Urban Forum. The
Forum’s delegates will be
able to vote for their favorite
projects and assess their
feasibility and potential for
implementation.
www.mosurbanforum.com

7. December 5-7, 2013
See you at the Third Moscow
Urban Forum!
December 5-7, 2013
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