​Exactly 12 representatives of various architecture firms, which were chosen for the final stage of the Competition, arrived in Krasnoyarsk to familiarise themselves with the city, properly communicate with experts and study releveant documents.

The architects have already visited the city's Central Park and noted its serene atmosphere and vastness. They said they want to preserve the green spaces and the uniqueness of the space.

«It is imperative to walk around the territory, breathe in the local air, be inspired by the impressions received in the park, by the Yenisei panorama, and then and only then an interesting project can be born, — explained Alexander Poroshkin, General Director of the MAP company (Moscow). — Therefore, our Russian-British team, which includes experienced sociologists, architects and landscape planners, came here, to truly experience the territory as much as possible. To then create a potent space that will be comfortable and impressive for all the generations of Krasnoyarsk residents.»

«For Krasnoyarsk, I believe, projects related to the construction of green corridors are especially important. A distinctive characteristic of this park is that there is already a lot of greenery here, which I would like to emphasize in style, let it boast its 'naturalness', just enhance the feeling that you are in a forest. We work in a consortium with our French partners who have been developing a strategy for reforestation of streets and boulevards called "Forests of Paris" for many years. It's this trend, based on the desire of the townspeople to live near the forest, we want to offer in our project,» — said Yana Golubeva, representative of the architecture bureau MLA (St. Petersburg).

A total of 76 companies from 37 cities of the world took part in the competition. Most of the participants were from Russia (51 companies). Of European countries, representatives from Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Romania, Sweden companies participated. Authors from the USA, Australia, India, Kazakhstan, PRC and Japan also took part in the contest. In the end, the final candidates are:

• the Russian-British consortium led by MAP (Moscow);

• the Russian-Japanese consortium LLC Basis (Moscow) + Junya Ishigami + Associates (Japan);

• the Russian-French consortium led by MLA + (St. Petersburg).