Evgeny Makarenko is an architect and founder of Timber Architecture Workshop. For over fifteen years, his studio has focused on wood as its primary building material, shaping all kinds of projects, from art installations and landscape features to residential and hotel complexes.
His strong academic background underpins this experience. Makarenko graduated with honors from Altai State Technical University, earned a Master of Architecture and Urbanism from MARCH (London Metropolitan University), and was a finalist in the "Architects.rf" presidential program (2019-2020).
Among his major accolades are first place in a French exhibition of public buildings in Nepal, multiple ARCHIWOOD awards, including a Special Jury Prize, Gold Diplomas from the GREENROOF CHALLENGE and Zolotaya Kapitel, and the WOW Gold Award in a special category at the Archstoyanie festival. It won first place in the Russian national competition for designs of socio-cultural and residential buildings with load-bearing timber structures in the categories of "Individual Housing" and "Midwifery Station." In 2026, the studio was recognized as one of the top 10 young Russian studios in the NEXT special project of the ARCH MOSCOW exhibition.
