Otar Kalandarishvili
Otar Kalandarishvili ( Georgian ოთარ კალანდარიშვილი ; born June 16, 1925 in Tbilisi ; † September 2003 ) was a Georgian-Soviet architect. Kalandarishvili is one of the most important Georgian architects of the 20th century.
Life
Kalandarishvili graduated from the State Academy of Arts in Tbilisi in 1950 with a degree in architecture . He was an architect for the urban development project Tbilkalaprojekt ( Georgian თბილქალაქპროექტში ). From 1955 to 1977 he taught at the Faculty of Architecture at the State Academy of Arts in Tbilisi. From 1960 he was a member of the Union of Architects of Georgia and a board member of the Union of Architects of the USSR .
The photographer Mari Nakani is his granddaughter.
Works (selection)
- Late 1960s: Iveria Hotel, Tbilisi (heavily rebuilt in 2010s)
- 1974–76 (with Guiso Potschischwili ): Residential building on Nutsubise Street, Tbilisi (preserved)
- 1981 (with the sculptor Merab Berdsenishvili ): Monument of Fame (demolished in 2009), Kutaisi
- 1982–83: Stage for the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (jokingly known as Andropov's Ears ), Tbilisi (demolished in 2005)
Awards
- Prize of the Council of Ministers of the USSR
- Badge of Honor of the Soviet Union
- Honored Architect of Georgia
Web links
- ტონი კალანდარიშვილი in the personal dictionary of Georgia (Georgian)
Individual evidence
- ^ WWII memorial blown up in Georgia to be rebuilt in Moscow - Putin. Accessed February 26, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kalandarishvili, Otar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | კალანდარიშვილი, ოთარ (Georgian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Georgian-Soviet architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tbilisi |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 2003 |