By that time, a high-level urban planning school had been formed at the institute, which was represented by architects V. P. Yakovlev, V. A. Gaikovich, D. D. Baragin, N. A. Solofnenko, Yu.

In 1947, A. V. Makhrovskaya, then a novice architect, and later a prominent Soviet urban planner, a major specialist in the field of reconstruction of historical buildings and protection of unique historical and cultural heritage, a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences, joined their team.

With the active participation of Makhrovskaya, "Giprogor" developed projects for the central part of the city of Petrozavodsk and Simferopol.

The projects include a scheme for planning urban development of the Chuvash Republic, a strategy for the socio-economic development of the Tyumen Region, a territorial scheme for the Rostov Region, master plans for Krasnoyarsk, Khabarovsk, Belgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Tyumen, Berezniki, Ussuriysk, Naryan-Mar, Salekhard, Tobolsk, Ishim and others, a project for the Krasnaya Polyana ski resort in Sochi, which served as the basis for submitting an application to host the 2014 Winter Olympics.

[citation needed] Employees of the Institute of Urban Studies are taking part in the development of St. Petersburg projects, including the reclamation of Vasilievsky Island and the reconstruction of industrial areas around the Badayevsky warehouses.