“The Bridge Awards” will be operated by the Agency for strategic development "CENTER"

One of the leading players in the Russian field of professional competitions and awards – the Agency for strategic development "CENTER" will act as the operator of “The Bridge Awards”.

The company has 11 years of experience in organizing expert events, analytics, GR, and city development based on the UN’s principles of sustainable development.

Among the Agency’s completed projects, for example, are the International Competition for the development of a master plan for the city of Grozny, the annual National Award of Russia in Landscape Architecture and Garden and Park Art and the Russian Youth Architectural Biennale. In total, the company’s portfolio includes more than 50 professional competitions and over 250 expert events.

As part of “The Bridge Awards”, “CENTER” will be responsible for implementing virtually the entire concept on a turnkey basis, including organising the collection and processing of applications, the work of the Expert Council and the Jury, the award ceremony, and a plenary session dedicated to international cooperation.

At the concept development stage of the Award, the Agency, together with its founders — Philip Hutchinson and Guy Eames — developed the mission, goals, objectives, and categories; participated in the formation of the Expert Council and the Jury — that is, it fully designed the core values and meaning of “The Bridge Awards”.