During his visit to Russia in 2011 the Chairman of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Professor Sang-Dae Kim was treated to a presentation of Lakhta Center. Professor Kim commented on the "modern shape" of the proposed Lakhta Center, which according to him had "nothing in common with ordinary boxes". He also stated that something new ought to be created, which can be shown to new generations in 200–300 years as for them what is created nowadays will be the same historically as the architecture of the 18-19th centuries for us today. Mr. Kim also noticed that the project reminds him of the oriental concept Yin Yang: on one hand, the historic part of the city with horizontal buildings and water, and on the other hand a vertical which will add additional charm to the city. Lakhta Center combines an interesting form and modern technologies, so according to Mr. Kim, with the lapse of time the center can become a new symbol of Saint Petersburg.