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= Philipp Nikandrov = Philipp Nikandrov is a Russian architect (born 1968 in Saint-Petersburg) His expertise lie in large scale, complex projects of Mixed-Use and high-rise typology and urban planning.

The design approach lies between contextualism and minimalism, with architectural metaphors derived from site context, history of the place and cultural background.

The most notable projects include the Evolution Tower in Moscow’s financial district and the Lakhta-Center in Saint-Petersburg, that currently holds the title of Europe’s tallest Skyscraper.

In 1997 Philipp Nikandrov joined international company RMJM and served as senior designer, project architect and European Studio co-principal, working in the firm’s offices in UK, Middle East and later in Russia.

In 2011 Philipp Nikandrov joined the Russian design company GORPROJECT as its chief architect and principal designer, managing few high-rise projects in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg.

Work
As design team leader he participated in numerous international and regional design competitions. One of the most notable amongst his large-scale projects from competition to realization was Okhta Centre(2006-2010) and later Lakhta Centre(from 2011) - Gazprom Headquarters in Saint-Petersburg with 465m tower component, which construction ends in 2018 and will rank as Europe’s tallest skyscraper targeting LEED Gold certification for its achievements in sustainable design.

As chief designer and project architect Philipp Nikandrov has delivered the Moscow’s iconic Evolution Tower from its earlier concept to completion (2004-2015).

Evolution Tower received international and national awards (second place in Emporis Skyscraper Awards in 2016, the featured finalist of 2015 CTBUH Best Tall Building Awards and finalist of MIPIM Award 2016, etc).

Philipp Nikandrov is an author of many high-profile publications and participant of architectural exhibitions and international conferences  such as CTBUH, UNESCO World Heritage, Forum 100+,  Skyscrapers Asia Summit 2017 in Singapore (as its chairman), etc