- Ivan Sergeyevich Kuznetsov
Infobox Architect
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name= Ivan Sergeyevich Kuznetsov
nationality= Russian
birth_date=May 27 ,1867
birth_place= Poretskoye,Vladimir Oblast
death_date=June 3 ,1942
death_place=Moscow
practice_name=
significant_buildings= Savvinskoe Podvorie (1905-1907), Red Church (1909), Delovoy Dvor (1911-1913)
significant_projects=
awards= |Ivan Sergeyevich Kuznetsov ( _ru. Иван Сергеевич Кузнецов) (May 27, 1867 – June 3, 1942) was a Russian
architect primarily known for his pre-1917 works inMoscow , Moscow suburbs, andVichuga . Born into a working-class family, Kuznetsov independently broke into the elite architecture society of Moscow. He worked in many different styles, but was most successful inNeoclassical architecture andRussian Revival . He excelled in industrial architecture, and designed more than 600 buildings through the commissions ofNikolay Vtorov . Kuznetsov remained in high demand during theSoviet period .Biography
Kuznetsov was born May 27th, 1867, the son of a peasant-mason. In 1884, he was accepted to the
Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture , and completed his schooling in 1889 with a Big Silver Medal, entitling him the right to oversee construction work. From 1887 to 1895, he was assistant toFyodor Schechtel , and from 1889 he was working for the Department of Empress Maria (charitable branch of the Imperial government). From 1895 to 1900, Kuznetsov continued his studies in theImperial Academy of Arts . He studied inEurope , and received the degree of an artist-architect.In the 1890s he designed factories, and civic buildings in the
Ivanovo Oblast for the Krasilshikov family inVichuga . In Moscow, Kuznetsov became close to merchant families Bayev and Medvednikov. Among the major early constructions of Kuznetsov was the Medvednikov grammar school ( _ru. Медведниковская гимназия) in Moscow, which became a model for public buildings in theArt Nouveau style. Then, in the first half of the 1900s, Kuznetsov restored the frescoes and decoration in Assumption Cathedral ofJoseph-Volokolamsk Monastery , as well as in the Epiphany Cathedral at Elokhovo.Kuznetsov was a prominent member of the
Kadet party and member of Moscow Duma.In 1905-1907, Kuznetsov built his most known building - nowadays hidden behind facades of newer buildings on
Tverskaya Street - Savvinskoye Podvorie (Metochion ) ( _ru. Саввинское подворье). This was his first and very successful work withAbramtsevo maiolica workshop ( _ru. Абрамцевская гончарная мануфактура); Abramtsevo’s tiles define the entire look of this building. Cooperation with Abramtsevo continued through 1908-1910, when, by the commission of Ivan Kokorev, Kuznetsov built Voznesenski Temple in Tesino nearVichuga , usually called Red Church ( _ru. Вознесенский храм - Красная церковь). Kuznetsov also built temples and monastic housing inJoseph-Volokolamsk Monastery . Later in Moscow, by commission fromNikolay Vtorov , Kuznetsov built a large business complex – “Delovoy Dvor” ( _ru. Деловой Двор) – in the strictneoclassical style .In the years of
World War I Kuznetsov remained one of the most popular architects working on the defense contracts. He built weapons factories for Vtorov and Mikhelson inMoscow ,Serpukhov , Zatishye (Elektrostal ), Bogorodsk (Noginsk ).Kuznetsov in Soviet years refrained from political discussions and worked for the Soviet construction industry until his death; with his last position (since 1937) being the chief architect of the
Sochi resort. He died the 3rd of June, 1942, and was buried in the Moscow Vvedensky Cemetery.Major Buildings
*1905-1907 Savvinskoye Podvorie (
Metochion of Savvino-Storozhevsky monastery inZvenigorod )Tverskaya Street , 6, Moscow
*1909 Church of Resurrection (Red Church, _ru. Церковь Воскресения Христова) in Tesino (nowVichuga ) on 1st Bibliotechnaya St.
*1911-1913 Business Court complex ("Delovoy Dvor", _ru. «Деловой двор»)Slavyanskaya Square , 2, MoscowReferences
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