Anastasia Kotenko holds a Bachelors degree in Architecture from the Moscow Architectural Institute (State Academy). She went on to continue her studies at the first Moscow Independent School of Architecture and the London Metropolitan University Kotenko's design interests lie in combining existing landscape conditions, human life and environment in one correlated manifestation and has participated in international architectural competitions and workshops throughout Russia, Ukraine and France. She is currently completing the Landscape Urbanism MA programme at the Architectural Association.