This summer, a new chapter will open in the history of the WAWELBERG Hotel: a two-level penthouse with a panoramic view. The space on the top floors will become the WAWELBERG flagship residence—a place where rare architecture, a stunning panorama of St. Petersburg, and premium service combine to create a unique living experience. This is how the hotel continues its philosophy: attention to detail and respect for the historical context.

The first level will feature a panoramic living room with a dining area and a stylish bar counter. On the second level, under a dome, is a spacious bedroom with a fireplace and a freestanding bathtub. A Dale Chihuly art piece, the "Coral Sunset" chandelier, will be a visual highlight of the interior.

The hotel's general designer is ACM Group.

From March 24-27 this year, the 6th All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation, "Reconstruction and Restoration of Architectural Heritage," will be held with the support of the Russian Association of Restorers.

During these spring days, the St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering will serve as the main venue for discussing current issues in the preservation of architectural, historical, and cultural heritage. Participants will be able to share experiences with leading industry experts, learn about the specifics of other cities, and learn about common legislative changes. You will have the opportunity to participate in master classes, visit restoration sites, and, of course, discuss key trends and advanced technologies in the industry with colleagues from Russia and abroad. ACM Group, a long-standing member of the Russian Association of Restorers, will be sharing information about its new, unique restoration projects behind the scenes.

In March, archaeological work resumed at the federal cultural heritage site of the Tkhaba-Yerdy Temple in mountainous Ingushetia.

One of the significant discoveries during archaeological work conducted in 2024 was the discovery of a silver zuzun (similar to a Persian drachma) dated to the sixth century at a depth of 1.5 meters, further confirming the theory that people had already inhabited this area in that distant era.

Archaeological work in 2025 also revealed numerous interesting details about the temple: structures of the original building were discovered underground, and a virtually missing foundation was discovered beneath the southern wall of the temple.

We hope that professional archaeological research in 2026 by Ingush and Moscow archaeologists will yield numerous discoveries and uncover new artifacts about the history of this unique temple.

Photo by ACM Group - a cleared stone detail of the "Tkhaba-Yerdy Temple," whose lower portion was located underground until last fall.

The dacha of Actual State Councilor Nikolai Slobodzinsky at 35 Kurortnaya Street in Zelenogorsk has been designated a regional monument.

From 1906 until almost the Revolution, the wooden dacha on the former Kelomiakskaya Street belonged to Nikolai Slobodzinsky, who dedicated his entire life to serving on the Nikolaevskaya Railway. He rose through the ranks from a simple railway engineer to the high rank of Actual State Councilor and member of the Railway Management Committee of the Ministry of Railways.

The façades feature half-timbered architectural motifs. The most striking feature of the building is the northern veranda, glazed on the first floor and decorated with a trellis mesh on the second floor.

Based on materials from the Committee for State Control, Use, and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments of St. Petersburg.

During restoration work in the former main church of the Imperial Educational Society for Noble Maidens, new fragments of the mid-18th-century decoration, based on designs by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, were uncovered. Elements of oil paintings on plaster depicting the Holy Great Martyrs Catherine, Daria, Anastasia, and Aglaia were uncovered.

The WAWELBERG Hotel received the "Guests' Choice" award from the Ostrovok service and was recognized in the "Best of the Best" category. This award is based on the most important factor – guest experiences: their ratings, reviews, and level of trust.

The ACM Group team, as the creative team behind this luxury hotel project, congratulates the entire WAWELBERG team.

ACM Group continues its work to identify unregistered historical structures in mountainous Ingushetia and add them to the Unified Electronic Database of Ingushetia's Monuments, which the company is creating with the full support of the SAFMAR Charitable Foundation. Structures that exhibit characteristics of cultural heritage sites must also be included in the Register of Cultural Heritage Sites of Ingushetia for their legal and practical protection.

The ACM Group team has completed its work identifying and studying the structures and steles at the Verkhniy Kyakh Tower Complex. The existing register contains 43 cultural heritage sites, including towers and crypts. ACM Group specialists have identified an additional 122 historical monuments at the Verkhniy Kyakh Tower Complex that exhibit characteristics of cultural and archaeological heritage sites, including towers, crypts, and 96 stone steles.

ACM Group submitted 122 applications to the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites of Ingushetia for inclusion of newly identified sites in the Register of Newly Identified Cultural Heritage Sites of Ingushetia. We hope that within 90 working days, another 122 sites will be legally designated and take their rightful place among the country's other unique monuments. ACM Group is ready to provide all necessary assistance to legally protect the towers, crypts, and steles of the Verkhniy Kyakh Tower Complex.

The Governor of St. Petersburg spoke about the results of the UNESCO World Heritage Center mission's visit to the city in January 2026.

"We act within the law, not just whatever we want. They have their violations, but we do everything according to order, as it should be. They recognize our advantage, the scientific advantage of our specialists; today, it's undeniable. When specialists come, it's generally easy to talk to them: professionals to professionals. But when political elements are mixed in, the conversation falls apart. In the matter of preserving cultural heritage, there are no higher standards than those we in St. Petersburg demand of ourselves. When our fathers and grandfathers, after the war and the siege, were restoring palaces in Pavlovsk, Pushkin, and Peterhof, destroyed and plundered by the Nazis, the relevant international organizations didn't even have the concept of restoration based on blueprints," the Governor noted.

The Urban Protection Museum at 14 Zakharyevskaya Street in St. Petersburg will reopen after a re-exhibition on April 1st. This was announced by Anton Ivanov, chairman of the St. Petersburg branch of the All-Russian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments (VOOPIiK). He clarified that by that date, the museum intends to complete the exhibition renovation and clarify the future of the existing premises.

The restoration of the historic sphinxes at the former estate of the Counts Sheremetev, the Ostankino estate, is nearing completion.

Photo: ACM Group.

From May 19 to 21, the State Hermitage Museum's Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Center will host the conference "Stained Glass: History, Restoration, Study, and Research."

The program includes:

- scientific research to study the monument. Issues of stained glass attribution;

- pre-restoration technological research in the conservation and restoration of stained glass;

- experience and methods of restoration and refurbishment of stained glass located outside museum collections;

- challenges and specifics of stained glass display;

- the use of modern restoration materials, traditional technologies, and the challenges of repeated stained glass restoration;

- volunteer efforts to preserve stained glass outside museum collections.

Yesterday, the grand opening of the "Memory and Progress" exhibition took place in the exhibition hall of the Twelve Collegia building of St. Petersburg State University. The exhibition was organized by St. Petersburg State University, the World Club of Petersburgers, and the organizing committee of the Golden Trezzini International Prize. It is symbolic that for the first time in the history of the Golden Trezzini Prize, an exhibition of the winners' works is being held in a building designed by Domenico Trezzini himself.

And, of course, the exhibition includes works by ACM Group.

The former apartment building of the Imperial Philanthropic Society, which housed low-cost apartments, has been designated a regional landmark.

The Imperial Philanthropic Society was the largest charitable organization in Russia. It was founded in the early 19th century and funded by the imperial family and other high-ranking officials.

The building was constructed between 1899 and 1900 according to the designs of architect Mikhail Geisler. The façades are designed in the eclectic style, highlighted by bay windows with arched pediments and bracing. The central sections of the front façades and the intersection angle are accented by domes. The façades are also visually fragmented by alternating smooth plaster surfaces and façade surfaces clad in decorative red brick.

In the 20th century, artist Boris Kustodiev and writer Mikhail Zoshchenko lived here.

Based on materials from the Committee for State Control, Use, and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments of St. Petersburg.

The former Kudryavtsev Commercial Bathhouse at 4 Bobruiskaya Street in St. Petersburg has been designated a regional monument.

The commercial bathhouse building was constructed in 1905 according to the designs of civil engineer Alexander Montag in the Art Nouveau style. The property, including all the buildings, belonged to Pyotr Kudryavtsev and his wife.

In 1909, the architect Adam Dietrich reconstructed the bathhouse into a higher education institution – the Higher Stebutov Courses of the Society for the Promotion of Women's Agricultural Education. Students were accepted to the courses after completing seven years of secondary education. The course lasted three years.

From 1930 to 1939, the building housed a dormitory for the Kirov Forestry Academy.

Based on materials from the Committee for State Control, Use, and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments of St. Petersburg.

Registration is now open for the 8th conference "Finding Balance: Authenticity and Modern Technologies in Restoration," which will take place March 20-21, 2026, at the Main Estate House of Monrepos Park in Vyborg.

At the conference, experts, technologists, restorers, architects, and restoration material manufacturers will share their professional opinions and experience in applying modern technologies and materials in research, design, and production work on the restoration of cultural heritage sites.

The Russian Government has approved a long-term program, "Preservation of Cultural Heritage Sites of the Peoples of the Russian Federation," for 2025-2045 . Order No. 3773-r, dated December 12, 2025, includes not only an action plan but also a methodology for evaluating the results.

The document sets strategic priorities for state heritage protection policy over the next 20 years and outlines clear implementation mechanisms, from interdepartmental cooperation to annual reporting.

What does this mean for the professional community? Key areas of importance for designers, restorers, experts, and managers:

- Improving the regulatory framework and reducing administrative barriers - simplifying design and assessment procedures. - Development of digital systems for recording and monitoring objects, as well as the integration of registries;

- Personnel training: by 2030, it is planned to train at least 3,000 certified specialists;

- Bringing objects to a satisfactory condition and integrating them into economic circulation with an emphasis on preserving the value of heritage;

- Developing historical settlements as growth centers for tourism and the local economy;

- Investor engagement tools – creating clear conditions for business participation in heritage preservation.

The program shapes the institutional architecture for heritage preservation for decades to come and directly influences industry practices.

The former building of the Georg Landrin chocolate factory at 9 Rimsky-Korsakov Avenue in St. Petersburg has been designated a regional landmark.

It was built between 1876 and 1878 according to the designs of architect August Poirot, using eclectic techniques and neo-Gothic motifs. The building's base is clad in limestone and gray, veined marble, while the exterior façade is plastered and rusticated, alternating smooth and textured plaster.

Georg Landrin (Fyodor Matveyevich Landrin), according to some sources, began working as a clerk at the Wolf and Beranger confectionery shop. In 1848, he then opened his own confectionery business, which later became a successful enterprise manufacturing and selling candy canes (Montpensier).

The confectionery factory remained in the building until the 1990s.

Based on materials from the Committee for State Control, Use and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments of St. Petersburg.

The joint project between Tektonika and ACM Group for the major renovation and restoration of the regional cultural heritage site, the Auditorium Building of the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State University on Mokhovaya Street, has received approval from the Moscow Department of Cultural Heritage.

As part of an ongoing, large-scale program to uncover historical data on medieval tower architecture in mountainous Ingushetia, ACM Group has acquired a private archive from 1970s expeditions, containing over 300 unique photographs of various towers, as well as extensive film footage.

The program continues with the full support of the SAFMAR Charitable Foundation.

On February 17, St. Petersburg State University, the World Club of St. Petersburgers, and the organizing committee of the International Golden Trezzini Award will open the exhibition "Memory and Progress" in the exhibition hall of the Twelve Collegia building.

The exhibition will present projects in the restoration, reconstruction, and adaptation of architectural monuments and cultural heritage sites in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, recognized at the 8th International Golden Trezzini Award.

Unlike the general award program, which encompasses over 20 nominations, this exhibition focuses exclusively on the preservation of the architectural appearance of our region. This is a unique opportunity to see the "St. Petersburg cross-section" of the award: how experts from 35 countries evaluated the work on local architectural monuments. Notably, the exhibition will feature only completed projects, which were reviewed by the jury not only for the beauty and rationality of their design, but also for the quality of the restoration and adaptation work.

Completed projects from ACM Group will also be included in the exhibition.

The exhibition "He Could Draw Like No One Else..." continues to run at the Brodsky Museum-Apartment at 3 Arts Square in St. Petersburg.

In the year marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of St. Petersburg's most important architects, attention is focused on the scale of his influence on the city. In the early 19th century, he initiated the redevelopment of the central districts, resulting in the emergence of a complex system of architectural ensembles uniting squares and streets along the main thoroughfare and the embankments of the Neva. These decisions shaped the appearance of the capital and established its classical harmony.

The master's legacy is a coherent architectural structure, where each building contributes to the overall space. The museum collections contain one of the most comprehensive collections of his graphic works, including designs for palaces, a theater, major city squares, and administrative complexes.