Evgenij Sviatchenko
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Evgenij Adrianovich Sviatchenko (1924–2003) is born in 1924 in Kharkiv
, Ukraine
. In 1951 he graduated from the architecture department of the Institute of engineering and architecture in Kharkiv
.
He belongs to the generation of Ukrainian teachers and architects, trained in the tradition of the Ukrainian architecture school. From teachers at the university and from artists he learned to be loyal to the realistic tradition in architecture and art.
He took part in the Second World War and fought in the red army from Kharkiv to Budapest in Hungary.
Kharkiv was hit hard by the war and from 1951 the young architect took part in the rebuilding and reconstruction of the city.
Examples of this is the gate to the huge recreational area in the city: The Gorkij Park, the memorial for Maksim Gorkij and the sports arena Spartak
.
Together with the architect B.G.Klejn he reconstructed the Shevchenko Theatre in Kharkiv, and he took part in the reconstruction of road monuments, residential areas and new housing projects.
In 1955 his scientific and educational career at the Kharkiv Institute for city planning begins. He starts as assistant in the department projecting and ends as professor.
In 1962 he defends his Ph.D. with the paper “The characteristics of element building”. Through the years he published more than 65 articles on architecture and city planning, and a number of books for students in architecture and city planning.
From 1986-1989 he publishes “The architectural possibilities in element building” 1986 and “The social foundation for architectural projects and the architectural typology of buildings” 1989.
He took part in constructing several monuments for the casualties in the Second World war, several buildings at his own institute and creating the physical framework for the institute.
In 1993 he was appointed professor by the department for architectural projecting and drawing. In 1993 he became member of the Ukrainian Academy for architecture. And he was a board member of the association of architects in Khrakov.
For his participation in the Second World War professor Evgenij Sviatchenko war awarded several medals and the order “ The Great Patriotic War 1941-1945” of the third grade.
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. In 1951 he graduated from the architecture department of the Institute of engineering and architecture in Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
.
He belongs to the generation of Ukrainian teachers and architects, trained in the tradition of the Ukrainian architecture school. From teachers at the university and from artists he learned to be loyal to the realistic tradition in architecture and art.
He took part in the Second World War and fought in the red army from Kharkiv to Budapest in Hungary.
Kharkiv was hit hard by the war and from 1951 the young architect took part in the rebuilding and reconstruction of the city.
Examples of this is the gate to the huge recreational area in the city: The Gorkij Park, the memorial for Maksim Gorkij and the sports arena Spartak
Spartak
Spartak is the name of a sports society which existed in the former Soviet Union and other socialist countries. For some history of the Moscow club see FC Spartak Moscow...
.
Together with the architect B.G.Klejn he reconstructed the Shevchenko Theatre in Kharkiv, and he took part in the reconstruction of road monuments, residential areas and new housing projects.
In 1955 his scientific and educational career at the Kharkiv Institute for city planning begins. He starts as assistant in the department projecting and ends as professor.
In 1962 he defends his Ph.D. with the paper “The characteristics of element building”. Through the years he published more than 65 articles on architecture and city planning, and a number of books for students in architecture and city planning.
From 1986-1989 he publishes “The architectural possibilities in element building” 1986 and “The social foundation for architectural projects and the architectural typology of buildings” 1989.
He took part in constructing several monuments for the casualties in the Second World war, several buildings at his own institute and creating the physical framework for the institute.
In 1993 he was appointed professor by the department for architectural projecting and drawing. In 1993 he became member of the Ukrainian Academy for architecture. And he was a board member of the association of architects in Khrakov.
For his participation in the Second World War professor Evgenij Sviatchenko war awarded several medals and the order “ The Great Patriotic War 1941-1945” of the third grade.