The Centre of Contemporary Architecture in Russia is calling for entries for the PORTFOLIO competition to take part in the open architectural competition with international participation for the most innovative architectural concept of new Museum in Perm city, where the collections of Perm Art Gallery would move to.

PRIZE FUND $ 300 000 USA
1st Prize $ 100 000
2nd Prize $ 70 000
3rd Prize $ 50 000
Awards: 8 Special awards $ 10 000 each

This will be the first Russian museum responding to the demands of the 21st century. Building of the museum should become an outstanding work of actual architecture and the most contemporary site in museum landscape of Russia. Perm region is one of the most mighty and ambitious in Russia. Its vast territory is extended between Europe and Asia, on the boundary between Ural mountains and steppe flatland.

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