List of Russian architects


This is a list of architects of the Russian Federation, Soviet Union, Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia and Grand Duchy of Moscow, both ethnic Russians and people of other ethnicities. This list also includes those who were born in the ///Tsardom of Russia/Grand Duchy of Moscow but later emigrated, and those who were born elsewhere but immigrated to the country and/or worked there for a significant period of time.
Attested biographies of architects in Russian history date back to 1475, when Aristotile Fioravanti, a native of Bologna, arrived in Moscow to build the Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. Foreign architects had a notable place in Russian and Soviet history, especially in the last quarter of the 18th century and in the first quarter of the 20th century. This list includes foreign architects whose primary, and most tangible work materialized on Russian soil while short-term assignments by visiting architects are omitted.
For the full plain list of Russian architects on Wikipedia, see :Category:Russian architects.
See also: Russian architecture, List of Russian artists, List of Russian explorers, List of Russian inventors, List of Russian language writers, Russian culture

Alphabetical list

A

B

PortraitPersonNotable works
Gavriil Baranovsky


eclectics and Art Nouveau architect
Baltic Shipyard workshops, St. Petersburg, 1880;
Elisseeff Emporium, St. Petersburg, 1900–03;
Buddhist Temple, St. Petersburg, 1909–15.
datsan, St. Petersburg
Petr Baranovsky



architect, preservationist, restorer
Credited with saving Saint Basil's Cathedral from destruction in the early 1930s, founding and managing the Kolomenskoye and Andrei Rublev museums, and developing modern restoration technologies;
restored Golden Gate in Vladimir;
restored Krutitsy Metochion in Moscow.
, Moscow
Vasili Bazhenov


neoclassical and Gothic Revival architect, graphic artist, architectural theorist and educator
Moscow's Tsaritsyno Park buildings, 1775–86;
Pashkov House in Moscow, 1784—86.
, Moscow
Leon Benois



eclectical, neoclassical, Neo-Gothic and Russian Revival architect
Roman Catholic cathedral of Notre-Dame of Lourdes in St. Petersburg, 1903–09;
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Warsaw, 1894—1912;
The House of Benua in St. Petersburg, 1911–14.
,
Nicholas Benois


Gothic Revival architect
A court architect to Nicholas I of Russia, he oversaw many projects in the imperial residence in Petergof, notably the Principal Imperial Stables, 1847–52;
rebuilt the fountain cascades of Petergof;
designed the number of the first railway stations in Russia, like in Strelna, Tsarskoe Selo, and New Petergof.
railway station
Alexander Bernadazzi
., Chişinău
Karl Blank
.
Ilya Bondarenko
' Church of Intercession of Theotokos, Moscow.
Joseph Bové
Vincenzo Brenna
, St. Petersburg
Alexander Brullov


Neoclassical architect and painter
Most of his works were created in St. Petersburg:
Mikhaylovsky Theatre, 1831–33;
Lutheran Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, 1833–38;
Pulkovo Observatory, 1834–39;
the Headquarters of Guard Corps on Palace Square, 1837–43;
Pompei Hall, the Malachite Room and the White Hall in Winter Palace.
, St. Petersburg'', St. Petersburg

C

PortraitPersonNotable works
Charles Cameron
Francesco Camporesi House, Moscow
Alberto Cavos



neoclassical architect, theatre designer
Rebuilt the Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, 1826–36 ;
the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, 1853–56;
completed rebuilding of the Mikhaylovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, 1859;
the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, 1859–60.
's Bolshoi Theatre in Cavos times, St. Petersburg
Serge Chermayeff

D

PortraitPersonNotable works
Alexey Dushkin

E

PortraitPersonNotable works
Mikhail Eisenstein

F

PortraitPersonNotable works
Yury Felten



baroque, neoclassical and Gothic Revival architect, engineer
A court architect to Catherine the Great, he created most of his works in St. Petersburg:
a heavy-lifting machine that moved the enormous Thunder Stone rock, the pedestal of the Bronze Horseman, 1770;
Chesme Church and Palace, 1770–80;
iron-cast grille of the Summer Garden, 1783;
granite embankments of Neva, 1764–84
the Old Hermitage wing of the Winter Palace, 1771–87.
, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg
Aristotile Fioravanti


Grand Duchy of Moscow
Renaissance architect and engineer
Palazzo del Podestà, Bologna, Italy, 1453;
Dormition Cathedral, Moscow, 1475–79.
, Italy
Ivan Fomin
, Kiev

G

PortraitPersonNotable works
Domenico Gilardi
Moisei Ginzburg
Ilya Golosov
, Moscow
Afanasy Grigoriev
Museum Museum
Alexey Gornostaev , Finland
Fyodor Gornostaev
Metochion Belltower
David Grimm


neo-Byzantine and Russian Revival style architect
Grimm designed numerous Orthodox churches in Western Europe, Jerusalem and Russian Empire :
Church of Maria Magdalene in Jerusalem, 1885–88;
Cathedral of Saint Alexander Nevsky, Tbilisi, 1871–97 ;
Saint Vladimir Cathedral in Chersonesos, Crimea, 1858–97.
in Jerusalem of Saint Vladimir, Crimea

H

PortraitPersonNotable works
Viktor Hartmann , Novgorod
William Heste
, St. Petersburg

I

PortraitPersonNotable works
Boris Iofan



constructivist and Stalin Empire style architect
House on Embankment, Moscow, 1928–31;
1931–33 winning draft of the Palace of Soviets ;
Soviet Pavilions at 1937 World's Fair in Paris and 1939 World's Fair in New York City;
Baumanskaya station of Moscow Metro, 1944.
, Moscow
Illarion Ivanov-Schitz
Building, Moscow

K

PortraitPersonNotable works
Alexander Kaminsky
, Moscow City Hall
Lev Kekushev , Moscow, Moscow
Roman Klein
, Moscow Department Store, Moscow
Alexander Kokorinov
, St. Petersburg
Fyodor Kon

Tsardom of Russia
fortification engineer and architect
a monument in Smolensk Kremlin on photo
the walls and towers of Novospassky Monastery in Moscow and several other Russian monasteries;
Bely Gorod fortification ring of Moscow, 1585–93 ;
Smolensk Kremlin, the largest one in Russia, 1597–1602.
's Bely Gorod Kremlin wall in 1912
Ivan Kuznetsov
9, Moscow
Andrey Kvasov , St. Petersburg

L

PortraitPersonNotable works
Nikolai Ladovsky
Nikolay Lanceray
Nikita Lazarev
Ivan Leonidov
El Lissitzky
Berthold Lubetkin

M

PortraitPersonNotable works
Ivan Mashkov
Georg Johann Mattarnovy


Tsardom of Russia
Baroque architect and sculptor
The Third Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, 1719–21;
Kunstkamera, St. Petersburg, 1719–27.
', St. Petersburg
Konstantin Melnikov
Adam Menelaws
Miron Merzhanov
Maximilian Messmacher
Ivan Michurin
Ippolit Monighetti
Auguste de Montferrand
Arkady Mordvinov
Nasreddin Muratkhanov'''
Russian Empire / Soviet Union
An ethnic Turk, architect and civil engineer, migrated to Pakistan in 1950
Minar-i Pakistan
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

N

PortraitPersonNotable works
Nikolai Nikitin


structural designer and construction engineer
Invented a number of innovative techniques, including the usage of prestressed concrete with wire ropes; works include:
Moscow State University, 240 m, 1949–53;
Warsaw Palace of Culture and Science, 237 m, 1952–55;
Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, 1955–56;
The Motherland Calls statue on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, 85 m, 1967;
Ostankino Tower, 540 m, 1963–67;
Nikitin-Travush 4000 project
Ivan Nikolaev

O

PortraitPersonNotable works
Vyacheslav Oltarzhevsky

P

PortraitPersonNotable works
Alfred Parland
Church of the Resurrection of Christ in St. Petersburg
Marian Peretyatkovich
Petrok Maly


Grand Duchy of Moscow
Credited as a possible architect of the Ascension Church in Kolomenskoye, 1528—32;
Kitai-gorod wall and towers, 1533–38;
Sebezh Kremlin wall, 1539
, Moscow wall in Zaryadye, Moscow
Alexander Pomerantsev
Anatoly Polyansky

Q

PortraitPersonNotable works
Giacomo Quarenghi
, St. Petersburg

R

PortraitPersonNotable works
Bartolomeo Rastrelli
Ivan Rerberg
Antonio Rinaldi
Ivan Ropet
Carlo Rossi
Lev Rudnev



Stalin Empire style architect
Moscow State University ;
Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland, ;
Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga, Latvia,.
, Poland
Marco Ruffo

S

PortraitPersonNotable works
Fyodor Schechtel
Xavier Schoellkopf
Apartment buildings in Paris, e.g. 29 boulevard de Courcelles
Vladimir Shchuko
Alexey Shchusev
Vladimir Osipovich Sherwood
Vladimir Vladimirovich Sherwood
Vladimir Shukhov
Pietro Antonio Solari
Ivan Starov
Andrei Stackenschneider
Vasily Stasov
Joseph Sunlight
Pavel Suzor

eclectics and Art Nouveau architect
Over 80 apartment, baths and corporate buildings in St. Petersburg, including:
Ushakov House, 1882–83;
First Mutual Credit Society House, 1888–90;
Singer House, 1902–04;
, St. Petersburg

T

PortraitPersonNotable works
Vladimir Tatlin
Konstantin Thon
Domenico Trezzini


Tsardom of Russia


Petrine Baroque architect
Trezzini was the first chief architect of the newly founded Saint Petersburg; he designed the first general plan of St. Petersburg, as well as plans of Kronstadt and the Alexander Nevsky Monastery, and supervised a number of major projects:
Peter and Paul Fortress, with the Peter and Paul Cathedral inside, 1712–33;
Peter the Great's Summer Palace, 1710–11;
Twelve Collegia Building, 1722–36.
Building, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg
Zurab Tsereteli
Yevgraph Tyurin

U

PortraitPersonNotable works
Dmitry Ukhtomsky

V

PortraitPersonNotable works
Victor Vasnetsov
Alexander Vesnin
Leonid Vesnin
Victor Vesnin
Aleksandr Vitberg
Andrey Voronikhin


neoclassical and Empire style architect and painter
neoclassical interiors of Stroganov Palace, St. Petersburg, 1793;
Voronikhin colonnades and Lion cascade in Petergof;
Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg, 1801–11;
Saint Petersburg Mining Institute, 1806–11.
Mikhail Vrubel

Y

PortraitPersonNotable works
Postnik Yakovlev

Grand Duchy of Moscow
Tsardom of Russia
tented-roof architect and fortification engineer
Saint Basil's Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow, 1555–60;
with Ivan ShirIai designed the walls of the Kazan Kremlin and, according to some sources, the Cathedral of the Assumption in Kazan, 1561–62.
, Moscow wall
Vasili Yermolin

Z

PortraitPersonNotable works
Andreyan Zakharov
Alexander Zelenko
Mikhail Zemtsov

Tsardom of Russia

Petrine Baroque architect
participated in designing the Summer Garden in St. Petersburg and the park in Petergof;
completed the design of Catherinethal palace and park in Tallinn 1718–25;
The Church of Simon and Annа, Saint Petersburg, 1734;
palace in Tallinn, Estonia
Nikolay Zherikhov
Ivan Zholtovsky