Nikolai Ladovsky
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Nikolai Alexandrovich Ladovsky (Russian: Николай Александрович Ладовский; 15 January 1881 – 18 October 1941) was a Russian avant-garde architect and educator, leader of the rationalist[1] movement in 1920s architecture, an approach emphasizing human perception of space and shape. Ladovsky is known as the founder of modern Soviet and Russian schools of architectural training; his classes of 1920–1932 in VKhUTEMAS shaped the generation of Soviet architects active throughout the period of Stalinist architecture and subsequent decades.
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Born | (1881-01-15)15 January 1881 Moscow, Russian Empire |
Died | 18 October 1941(1941-10-18) (aged 60) Moscow, Soviet Union |
Nationality | Russian Empire, USSR |
Alma mater | Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture |
Occupation | Architect |
Practice | VKhUTEMAS, United Workshops |
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