Elena Makarenko
Position:Technical Director and Founder
Employer:"InforMA" Design Bureau
Country:Russia
Background
Elena Viktorovna Makarenko is the founder and technical director of the "InforMA" Design Bureau, an expert in the field of integrated architectural and construction design and the introduction of digital technologies in the construction industry.
Under her technical guidance, "InforMA" has grown over the past 10 years into a federal-level design bureau, bringing together more than 100 specialists. The company's portfolio includes over 3,500 objects with a total area of more than 5 million m2: residential and public complexes, industrial and infrastructural facilities, sports facilities and resort real estate.
Among the landmark projects:
Among the landmark projects:
- "RMK-Arena",
- Tennis Center,
- "Traktor" training rink,
- "BOVID" Business Hall,
- Luxor Resort,
- as well as residential high-rise complexes in Moscow.
"Elena" Viktorovna is a member of the Board of NP "SRO SPO of the Southern Urals", Vice-president of the club "Design Leaders" in the Ural Federal District and a resident of the National Association of Territorial Development. ""In 2026, she became the winner of the special nomination "National Recognition" of the IV National All-Russian Award "Business Prestige: A Creative Woman". More than 33,000 votes were cast in support of her candidacy, a record number in the history of the award.
Topics of presentations
2026
- Designing at new speeds. What AI already knows, where it makes mistakes and who is responsible for the result
- Design Bureau — digital construction headquarters: how BIM and AI are changing the management of design solutions
- The Art of restoration: architecture of spaces for health and relaxation
2025
- Freeing up Potential: What to do with frozen Territories and where CT works best
- Dialogue with experts. Discussion
2021