The "RE360 Real Estate Gathering" was realised for the 2nd year in Istanbul with the wide participation of Turkish and international Real Estate industry professionals. The RE360 conference and platform organised by Alkas on December 5-6 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Istanbul was produced for the shared benefit of the industry, bringing together relevant parties and stakeholders, from investors to service providers. Gokhan Avcioglu continuing his cross-cultural dialogues with Russian architecture professionals was joined by Moscow based urbanist Ilya Mochalov speaking at RE360 on the subject of "Observations of Moscow today: Urban life enhanced by rapid change".The question, “How is Moscow transforming from the historical capital of Russia to a modern, global city?” was addressed in this discussion. Architect Gokhan Avicoglu and landscape architect Mochalov discussed the dramatic changes that have occurred in Moscow’s urban landscape in recent times. They focused on the dynamics behind the changes in transportation, residential and commercial construction, and ecologic spheres and what this means for life in the city and Russia in the future.