The Urban Factory was created as a platform for city projects, uniting specialists from different fields and countries. The focus is to find solutions mainly for social and economic issues through and urban design. Started in the city of Rostov-on-Don, now the agency is an international team with intercontinental experience. We are working as an interdisciplinary team of professionals for towns, cities, and regions in the field of urban development, urban planning, and urban science.

Urban Factory was created on solid foundations of previous activities in real estate and development. 10 years before Urban Factory, the founder of the agency, Mikael Veklenko, worked in three companies, working from a real estate agent to the head of a development company. Very quickly, in the real estate sector, the work focus of activity was directed to the implementation of development projects in Rostov-on-Don. The main work was the resettlement of buildings and quarters, for the further construction of new residential complexes, complete registration from obtaining a building permit to commissioning. Also, part of the work consisted of projects for the reconstruction of architectural heritage buildings or buildings of special architectural value, even if they did not have the appropriate status. More about this work can be found on the development page.

Since 2020 the headquter office based in Zagreb, Croatia.

Today the Urban Factory as an agency is a collaboration of creative and innovative landscape architects and planners who believe that quality design, strategic planning, and bold vision are among the most long-lasting and powerful instruments of healthy, thriving communities. We provide creative solutions for landscape architecture, community planning, urban design, visioning and strategic planning projects.