Students of the Department of Architecture and Construction took part in the annual International Drawing Contest “Young Architect”, organized by the Tambov State Technical University Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, dedicated to the Year of Defender of the Fatherland. The purpose of the competition was to identify young talents in the field of architectural creativity, to form a sense of pride among young people for the defenders of the Fatherland, to popularize architectural creativity and design thinking, to provide opportunities to realize their creative potential and to develop the professional orientation of future architects’ thinking.