NIKOLSKY Alexander

March 20, 1884 (Saratov) - July 16, 1953 (Leningrad)

architect, graphic artist, theorist of architecture

studied at the Institute of Civil Engineers in St. Petersburg (1902-1912). Some time perfected in Italy.

In 1920-30's led the search for new architectural solutions based on abstract geometric forms, developed a functional design method. In 1923 he organized at the Institute of Civil Engineers, creative workshop. He performed the projects of housing estate on the tractor Street (1925-1927, together with AI Gegello and IA Simonov), "Seraphim plot" of the Kirov region (1925-1929, jointly with A. I. Gegello and IA Simonova), public baths (Bath "Giant", 1928-1930), school them. 10 Years of October (1925-1927). Among the few buildings Nicholas Bath in Forest (1926-1927), Factory School in the Forest (1928-1930, rebuilt), stadiums "Red Sports International" (1927-1929, jointly with LM Khidekel, not preserved), "Red Putilovets (1928-1929, together with KI Kashin-Linde, not preserved)," Red Chemist "(1931-1932, not preserved).

In the mid 1930's moved away from the active creative practice. There remained the head of the workshop, which focused on the construction of the stadium. Kirov (1932-1950, together with KI Kashin-Linde and N. Stepanov, USSR State Prize, 1951).

participated in the exhibition society "4 Art" (1926) in Moscow. He taught at the Institute of Civil Engineers (Head of Department of Design, 1927-1932), the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Repin; from 1933), Professor (since 1928) . Member of the Society of Modern Architecture (OSA), the head of the Leningrad group OSA (1925-1932). Member of the editorial board of "Modern Architecture". Chairman of the Leningrad branch of the Union of Architects of the USSR (1948-1953).

During the Great Patriotic War, remained in besieged Leningrad, performed a series of paintings, kept an illustrated diary.

Buried at Literatorskie jetty in the Volkov cemetery in Leningrad.

in 2008-2009 in Moscow (gallery "Higher Art") was an exhibition of architectural graphics Nicholas.