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Entries / Pokrovsky V.A. (1871-1931), architect

Pokrovsky V.A. (1871-1931), architect


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POKROVSKY Vladimir Alexandrovich (1871-1931, Leningrad), an architect, master of the early 20th century neo-Russian style. Graduated from the Academy of Arts (1898; Academician of Architecture since 1907, member of the Board of the Academy since 1915). Since 1913 - Architect of Imperial Court. Lectured at the Academy of Arts (1912-18) and the Institute of Civil Engineers (1914-31). Since 1917 - Professor and Dean of the Architecture Faculty for the Women’s Polytechnic Courses. One of the initiators of the Society of Rus Artistic Renascence (1915-1917). Worked in Tsarskoe Selo (Feodor Cathedral, Imperial Railway Pavilion, Quarters of the 3rd Riffle Regiment, etc.). The majority of Pokrovsky's projects were constructed outside St. Petersburg (Nizhny Novgorod, Gus-Khrustalny, Parkhomovka; the memorial temple on the field of honour near Leipzig, etc.). The only work in St. Petersburg is the portal of the Experimental Medicine Institute's library (1911) at 12 Prof. Popova Street. After October of 1917 he was engaged in teaching, took part in the working out of the Volkhovskaya Hydroelectric Power Station project.

References: Кириков Б. М. Академик архитектуры В. А. Покровский: (К 100-летию со дня рождения) // Вестн. ЛГУ. 1972. № 2, вып. 1. С. 149-152.

Y. M. Piryutko.

Persons
Pokrovsky Vladimir Alexandrovich

Addresses
Professora Popova St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 12

Bibliographies
Кириков Б. М. Академик архитектуры В. А. Покровский: (К 100-летию со дня рождения) // Вестн. ЛГУ, 1972

The subject Index
Academy of Arts
Academy of Arts
Court Cathedral of Our Lady Feodorovskaya
Institute of Experimental Medicine