Kamensky V.A. (1907-1975), architect.

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KAMENSKY Valentin Alexandrovich (1907-1975), architect, national architect of the USSR (1970). In 1931-39, he taught at Leningrad College of Civil Engineers following his graduation from the institute; from 1941, he taught at the Leningrad College of Urban Planning and Engineering (from 1959, he was a professor in the department of project engineering). He was in charge of the workshop, in 1951-71, worked as Chief Architect of Leningrad, and was head of the Board of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Leningrad Executive Committee, a member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Architects of the USSR. He is one of the authors and engineers of General Plans for the Development of Leningrad of 1942 and 1966 (see General plans of development of St. Petersburg - Leningrad). From 1944, he was in charge of reconstruction and development of Kirovsky District, Stachek Avenue (1951-55), Komsomolskaya Square (1955-62), Avtovo (1952-54) and Dachnoe (1960s) districts; he was one of the authors of the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall project (1967), Moskovskaya Square planning (1969-70), the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad on Pobedy Square (1971-75). A recipient of the Lenin Award (1976, posthumously). He lived at 5 Revolution (today Troitskaya) Square. He is buried at Literatorskie mostki.

References: Ленинград сегодня и завтра. Л., 1962; Генеральный план развития Ленинграда. Л., 1966 (совм. с А. И. Наумовым); Постройки, проекты, акварель. Л., 1967; Ленинград: Градостроит. проблемы развития. Л., 1973 (совм. с А. И. Наумовым).

References: Чеканова О. А. Валентин Каменский // Зодчие Санкт-Петербурга, ХХ век. СПб., 2000. С. 420-434.

О. А. Чеканова. Kamensky Valentin Alexandrovich
Komsomolskaya Square/Saint Petersburg, city
Moskovskaya Square/Saint Petersburg, city
Pobedy Square/Saint Petersburg, city
Stachek Ave/Saint Petersburg, city
Troitskaya Square/Saint Petersburg, city, house 5
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Зодчие Санкт-Петербурга, ХХ век. СПб., 2000
Генеральный план развития Ленинграда. Л., 1966
Ленинград сегодня и завтра. Л., 1962
Постройки, проекты, акварель. Л., 1967
Ленинград: Градостроит. проблемы развития. Л., 1973 General Plans for the Development of Petersburg-Leningrad
Heroic Defenders of Leningrad, Monument to
Literatorskie (Literary) Mostki, the museum-necropolis