The task for the participants of this competition was to design a network of walking-tour routes and art-spaces that would link together main architectural landmarks within walking distance from each other and create an urban space that is both convenient and friendly, a “museum cluster” that could become Moscow’s new symbol. Such spaces are integral part of city life in a number of world’s cultural centers, such as Stockholm, Madrid and Vienna, and attract tourists from across the world.

In July-December 2013 Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation in association with the National Center for Contemporary Art held an Open International Competition for the architectural concept for the new NCCA building (museum and exhibition center) at Khodynskoye Pole in Moscow.