services.
Event department.
Forums, Festivals, and Conferences.
Since 2013 we have organized 8 forums (up to 200 participants), 6 festivals (up to 6000 visitors), 2 summers schools (120 students). We have also brought our speakers to take part in Moscow Urban Forum 2017 (from Russia, Brazil, and India) and in Urban Thinkers Campus 2017 in Recife, Brazil (from Brazil and Russia).
Design and architecture department.
We designed a cycle lanes strategy for the city in collaboration with the cycling community, bike rental companies, the Department of Transport, and experts in urban and transport planning. Based on our work, the Department of Transport created technical specifications for cycle lanes in the city of Rostov.
We have also completed a number of design concepts, including a mobile multifunctional recreation park (3 by 6 meters in size) and an innovative tramcar for the city tram system.
Socio-economic and transport planning department.
We have completed strategic documents for city administration: concept strategy for the development of transport networks in Big Rostov agglomeration; and strategy for the socio-economic development of Zverevo city until 2030 – accepted by the city government. Currently, both strategies are in the implementation phase We designed total planning and architecture solutions for Zverevo city, including the boulevard design concept, urban planning strategy, branding, and architectural concept.
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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, Mikhail 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.
Project Collaborators: Driving Change Together.
Urban Factory thrives on collaboration. Over the years, we've worked with an extraordinary network of experts, visionaries, and specialists from various fields. These collaborators brought their unique perspectives to our projects, shaping impactful solutions for urban challenges. While many of them have moved forward in their careers, their contributions remain central to our achievements.
Mikhail Veklenko
Marina Khrustaleva
Prof. Mikael Sarkisyants
Prof. Circe Monteiro
CEO in Urban Factory (Zagreb, Croatia)
economist, urbanist, founder of Urban Factory
specialist in cultural heritage (Los Angeles, CA, United States)
founder of Heritage School (Moscow, Russia) Editorial Team Member in My Liveable City (USA)
architect, urban planning, (Rostov-on-Don, Russia)
Professor Circe Monteiro is the Head of the Research Institute INCITI – Center for Research and Innovation to Improve the Urban Environment and a professor at the Federal University of Pernambuco. (Recife, Brazil)
Nikolay Protsenko
contributor, independent translator
Elena Ishcenko
expert in marketing (Rostov-on-Don, Moscow, Russia)
areas of competence: regional / corporate / commodity brand; identification of the territory / business / product; standardization of business and brand; territory / business / product communications
Grisha Krasnov
media producer (Rostov-on-Don, Russia)
Alexey Karachinsky
architect (Koh Phangan, Thailand)
cases.