'Soft power in Moscow' by Stephen Zacks in Landscape Architecture Magazine. 'Khokhlovskaya Square' in Landezine Magazine. 'Where to walk in Moscow: 8 new parks' by Ekaterina Karpukhina in AD Magazine Russia. 'Ancient and modern mixes in award winning Moscow square' by Jessica Watson in Landscape Architecture Aotearoa. 'Moscow's new Clothes' by Kiril Ass, in the magazine Topos. 'Khokhlovskaya Square' in the magazine L andscape Architecture Korea. 'Creating a Moscow agora' by Daria Paramonov, in Topos The program received the ISOCARP Grand Award 2018 and the Qatar Sustainability Award 2018. Khokhloskaya square is part of 'My street' program by Strelka KB.

The design of Moscow’s Khokhlovskaya Square has been awarded Best Urban Design by the Moscow Urban Forum as well as Best Cultural Heritage site restoration project. The place was immediately accepted by the citizens and rapidly became extremely popular amongst young people but also families and tourists. The amphitheatre as a public square or forum developed into an open space in which all sorts of spontaneous social and cultural activities can happen, including theatre performances and small concerts. The square is generously planted with clumps of trees and solitary trees which tree pits act as rain water draining pits. The piece of fortress wall became the central feature of the square and the reason to create two ground levels connected by an amphitheatre which stage has the archaeological feature as a backdrop. An exceptional opportunity was given by the presence of archaeological remains of the wall that used to surround the old Moscow (Bely Gorod). Qatar Sustainability Award 2018 As part of the wider regeneration project for the historical “Boulevard Ring” in Moscow, Djao-Rakitine has been commissioned to develop a new square in the centre of the city. Best Cultural Heritage site restoration project in Russia Awarded Best Urban Design by the Moscow Urban Forum Stages: Concept design to Detailed designĭjao-Rakitine Team: Irene Djao-Rakitine, Valmore Rojas, Chun Wing Fok. Description: New square and conservation and restoration of an archaeological site

Daria restoration project