Mecanoo Designing The New Campus Of The National University Of Science And Technology In Moscow

The campus includes housing for 10,000 students and 3,000 graduates, and is home to seven departments, several research institutes, library, business center, hotel, sports park, cinema, cafes and shops. As a condition of project funding by President Medvedev to begin construction later this year.


Misis is the first university in Russia in the metals and materials. President Medvedev, has designated the university a leading role in the transition of Russia to an innovative knowledge economy. Misis stems from the Academy of Mining and Moscow Moscow Steel Institute, the two leading players in the industrialization of the Soviet Union during the last century. The university gained international fame in 2003 when former Professor Alexei Abrikosov received the Nobel Prize in physics for his work on superconductivity. Masshtab Development has donated 100 acres to Misis if the university can be used strategically as a catalyst for the development of the new town of 13,000 hectares.

Francine Houben, Mecanoo: "Knowledge and innovation have become the new economy with innovative research universities as the pilot of the knowledge society of the 21st century, science campus an increasingly important asset for the city, region and countries where they are ..

"Attractive Campus presents a scientific and create a unique living and work environments, users can attract national and international best talent and create opportunities for innovation, scientific and commercial success."
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