Alexander Vesnin

Tags: Architect.

Alexander Aleksandrovic Vesnin (Russian: Александр Александрович Веснин) (1883 Yuryevets – 1959 Moscow) together with his brothers Leonid and Viktor was a leading light of Constructivist architecture. He is best known for his meticulous perspectival drawings such as Leningrad Pravda of 1924. In addition to being an architect he was a theatre designer and painter frequently working with Lyubov Popova on designs for workers’ festivals and for the theatre of Tairov.

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birth date

1883-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

birth place

Yuryevets

death date

1959-09-07

nationality

Soviet Union, Russian Empire

significant building

Dnieper Hydroelectric Station, ZiL