Mikhail Vasilyevich Possochin
Mikhail Vasilyevich Possochin ( Russian Михаил Васильевич Посохин ; born November 30 . Jul / 13. December 1910 greg. In Tomsk , Russian Empire ; † 22. January 1989 in Moscow , Soviet Union ) was a Soviet architect and urban planner. As chief architect of Moscow from 1960 to 1982 he had a decisive influence on the discourse on post-war architecture in the Soviet Union. While he was designing his first projects in the style of socialist classicism , his style changed to a modern architectural language in the 1960s .
Life
After graduating from high school, he studied from 1927 at the Tomsk Polytechnic University and attended the art studio of Vadim Miserow . He was involved in the construction of the Kuznetsk Metallurgical Combine , where he received his civil engineering diploma in 1931.
In 1935 he moved to Moscow to study with Alexei Shtusev at the Moscow Architecture Institute . During his studies he got to know Aschot Mndojantsch , with whom he designed projects together until his death. During the war he worked on camouflage structures and the reconstruction of buildings.
From 1948 to 1954, he and Aschot Mndojantsch designed the house on Kudrinskaya Square , one of seven skyscrapers in Moscow in the style of socialist classicism.
From the 1960s, the two began to commit to modernity. You were responsible for the most important projects in Moscow; Possochin was also the chief architect of Moscow from 1960 to 1982. In 1966 his partner Mndojantsch died.
Possochin died in Moscow in 1989 and was buried in the Vagankovo cemetery .
Works (selection)
- 1948–54 (with Aschot Mndojanz and others): House on Kudrinskaja Square
- 1960–61 (with Aschot Mndojanz, Jewgeni Stamo , Pawel Schteller and Nikolai Schtschepetilnikow ): State Kremlin Palace
- 1964–69 (with Aschot Mndojanz, G. Makarewitsch, B. Tchor, S. Airapetow, I. Popow and I. Pokrowski): high-rise buildings on Kalinin Prospect
- 1964-70 (with Ashot Mndojanz and W. Swirski): General administrative building of the CMEA
- 1967 (with Aschot Mndojanz and B. Tchor): Soviet pavilion at Expo 67
- 1977–80 (with L. Aranauskas and B. Tchor): Olimpijski sports complex
- 1981: (with Vladimir Kubasow , P. Skokan and G. Tschernow): Moscow International Trade Center
Awards
title
Prices
- 1962: Lenin Prize
- 1949: Stalin Prize
- 1980: State Prize of the USSR
Orders and decorations
- Order of Lenin
- four times the Order of the Red Banner of Labor
- Order of Friendship between Nations
- Badge of Honor of the Soviet Union
- Medal "For heroic work in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Medal "In memory of the 800th anniversary of Moscow"
- Medal "30. Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 "
- Medal "40. Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 "
Web links
- Mikhail Possochin. In: arch INFORM ; accessed on February 27, 2019.
- Mikhail Possochin in the Architectuul database
- Mikhail Possochin in the Great Russian Encyclopedia
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Possochin, Michail Wassiljewitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Посохин, Михаил Васильевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet architect and urban planner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tomsk , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1989 |
| Place of death | Moscow , Soviet Union |