Future Moscow - Rublyovo Arkhangelskoye the Smart City by Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid Architects working with TPO Pride Architects (Russia) have been selected as one of the consortiums to build the new Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye neighbourhood - A smart city west of Moscow. “We developed a people-centric design for a smart interconnected city that brings people together not only through innovative technology but also through organising the public realm,“ said Christos Passas, project director at Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA). ZHA alongside Pride Architects – a studio based in Russia – consulted studies about happiness whilst masterplanning the district, concluding that building communities, access to nature and environmentally friendly design were key factors.