Andrey Dmitriyevich Kryachkov (; 1876–1950) was a Russian and Soviet architect.

Biography

Kryachkov was a graduate of St. Petersburg institute of civil engineering. He was a leading architect in

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in the first half of the 20th century. Kryachkov served as the head of the State Academy of Architecture and Fine Arts (1930-50). During his life Kryachkov designed buildings in

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, constructivist/ functionalist and neoclassical styles.

Awards

Recipient of the

Order of Saint Stanislaus The Order of Saint Stanislaus (, ), also spelled Stanislas, was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765 by King Stanisław August Poniatowski of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It remained under the Congress Poland, Kingdom of Pola ...

2nd class and 3rd class,

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" The Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" () was a World War II civilian labour award of the Soviet Union established on June 6, 1945 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to recognise the valian ...

Gallery

File:800px-Skomoroh.JPG, 'House of Science'. Tomsk. File:Nicholi_Chapel_in_Novosibirsk.jpg, St. Nicholas Chapel. Novosibirsk. File:Администрация_НСО.jpg, Government building. Novosibirsk. File:100flat.jpg,

100-flat building The 100-Flat Building (The Stokvartirny House, ) is an eight-floor residential building in Novosibirsk, Russia, located at Krasny Prospekt, 16. It is a historical and cultural monument of federal significance in Russia. The building was created i ...

. Novosibirsk. File:Novosibirsk_Theater_"Red_Torch".jpg, Commercial Club building. Novosibirsk. File:Omsk Vrubel Museum.jpg, Vrubel Museum. Omsk. File:Krasnoyarsk Mira 110 krai admin.jpg, 'House of Soviets'. Krasnoyarsk. File:Novosibirsk Conservatory.jpg, Sibdalgostorg. Novosibirsk. File:Novosibirsk KrasnyPr Trade House 07-2016 img2.jpg,

City Trade House City Trade House () is a building in Tsentralny City District of Novosibirsk, Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest co ...

. Novosibirsk. File:Театр "Старый дом".JPG, Specialized school. Novosibirsk.

References

1876 births 1950 deaths 20th-century Russian architects People from Rostovsky Uyezd (Yaroslavl Governorate) Academic staff of Tomsk Polytechnic University Academic staff of Tomsk State University Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering alumni Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 2nd class Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 3rd class Architects from the Russian Empire Constructivist architects Functionalist architects Russian neoclassical architects Russian urban planners Soviet architects {{Russia-architect-stub Soviet urban planners