Michail Davidowitsch Charit

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Michail Davidowitsch Charit

Mikhail Davidowitsch Charit ( Russian Михаил Давидович Харит ; born July 2, 1955 in Moscow ) is a Soviet and Russian scientist , architect , doctor of technical sciences, professor , writer and winner of the Lenin Komsomol Prize in the field of science and technology .

Biography and scientific activity

Michail Harit was born on July 2, 1955 in Moscow into a family of scientists. In 1977 he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Transport Engineers (MIIT) at the Bridges and Tunnels Faculty . He continued his postgraduate training at MIIT.

From 1978 to 1981 he participated in expeditions of the Research Institute of Transport Construction of the Ministry of Transport Construction of the USSR, which carried out the inspection of the condition of bridge supports and water pipes on the mountain rivers of Siberia, the Far East, the Caucasus, as well as the foothills of the Tien Shan foothills and the Ferghana Valley (1980 he led the expedition). On the basis of these expeditions, he defended his doctoral thesis in 1981 . Some of the material used for the dissertation flowed into regulations on construction and planning standards of the USSR.

Later he worked at the Research Institute for Transport Construction (CNIIS) as head of the central laboratory for the protection of metal and reinforced concrete structures from dangerous external influences .

In 1989 he was awarded the Lenin's Komsomol Prize in the field of science and technology “for creating highly effective methods of paving underground tunnels in difficult geological conditions using new composite materials”.

In 1987 he headed the large Russian architecture and construction holding company Intex . From 1998 to 2001 he participated as an architect in the restoration of historical buildings in Russia, England and Italy.

Michail Harit invented a new artificial stone (an architectural concrete ) with variable optics, frost and water resistance and hardness as well as a technology called INTEX. White stone . Both inventions were intended for the construction and reconstruction of houses in historical styles. Their use in the Moscow area has been approved and recommended by the Moscow City Duma. This work was continued by his son, Oleg Mikhailovich Harit.

In 1997, Mikhail Harit was awarded the Medal Commemorating the 850th Anniversary of Moscow for his significant contribution to Moscow's development .

In 2003 the New York Times and Chicago Tribune named Mikhail Harit one of the most successful building architects in Russia.

Since the early 2000s, Harit has been researching how the architectural style in which a house is built affects the health of its residents. He developed a new algorithm and created a program that uses regression analysis and Fourier series equations to analyze collected statistical material.

In 2005 he completed his habilitation, was awarded the degree of doctor of technical sciences and acquired the academic title of professor.

He was elected President of the United Foundation for Social and Economic Research, Development of Architecture, Science, Culture and Art 'Edinstvo' ”and accepted into the Union of Magazineists. Under his direction, the magazine "Moderne" appeared at irregular intervals, in which studies in the fields of architecture, video ecology, psychophysics, philosophy, neuropsychology and religion were published.

He participated in scientific expeditions to the Antarctic, to the lake "Loch Ness", to the villa of Antoine Thomson d'Abbadi, in the Pyrenees, in areas of the Cathars and Basques, to the Egyptian pyramids and the Dead Sea as well as archaeological excavations in Israel, Italy, Greece and France. He has written a number of articles on philosophy, the history of religion, Kabbalah and theology.

In 2015 Harit's first novel, "Fischer und Winzer" was published (two new editions appeared in 2016). This was followed by a nomination for the Roskone Prize 2017. In 2017, an audio book version was published, spoken by Sergei Chonishvili.

He is a master of the sport in boxing and practices Kyokushinkai karate and other hand-to-hand combat sports .

Awards

  • 1989: Lenin Komsomol Prize in Science and Technology
  • 1997: Medal "In Memory of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"

bibliography

Michael Harit has published more than 200 scientific and popular science articles. He also wrote an encyclopedia of architecture in three volumes, a monograph on Kabbalah, Christianity and Judaism, and the philosophical novel Fischer und Winzer .

  • A new century of Russian mansion. Popular encyclopedia of architecture. 2001, Ed. Ast-Astrel. Moscow. ISBN 5-17-008120-0 .
  • A new century of Russian mansion. Issues 2, 3 and 4, revised and supplemented. 2010-2015. Ed. Astrel. Branch. Moscow. ISBN 5-271-02021-8 , ISBN 5-271-02107-6 , ISBN 5-17-008121-9
  • Beautiful house. Architectural ideas from different countries. UAB Spaudos Konturai, Vilnius 2005.
  • Famous houses, castles, mansions. UAB Spaudos Konturai, Vilnius 2008, ISBN 978-5-9900539-3-9 .
  • Secrets of the Holy Scriptures. Commentaries on the Bible and the Torah. UAB Spaudos Konturai, Vilnius 2006, ISBN 978-5-9900539-2-2 .
  • Rybari i vinogradari novel. Ed. Ripol classic. Moscow 2016. Two reprints: first ISBN 978-5-600-01310-0 , second edition. ISBN 978-5-386-09513-0
  • Durability of reinforced concrete structures and concrete, taking into account the negative impact of external influences. Transport. Moscow 1982.
  • Wear-resistant concrete. Transport. Moscow 1981.
  • Protection of the concrete surface of bridge supports. Work of the MIIT. 1981 edition. 641
  • Recommendations for increasing the resistance of reinforced concrete columns of traffic roads. Moscow Ministry of Transport. 1982.
  • Evaluation of the reliability of bridge structure elements in difficult surroundings. Collection of articles Perfecting machine designs and increasing the efficiency of designing the construction of transport facilities VNIITS. 1981
  • Scientific report at the 7th scientific and technical conference of transport planners: Protection of supports in water flow. Ministry of Transport, State Union Transport Research Institute SoyuzdorNII. Road bridges section. Moscow. 1981

Individual evidence

  1. DESIGN DISPATCH; The Czar Didn't Sleep Here - The New York Times

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