 He competed on the Krasniye Vorota ("Red Gates") against former constructivist Ilya Golosov, whose entry appeared to be a true Doric Greek classic.Unfortunately for Golosov, extremely hard geological conditions required heavy, wide support pylons.His otherwise fine draft was not feasible for 1935 technology, giving way to Fomin's simple red granite design - a tribute to the old Red Gates, demolished in 1932.