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    Boris Mikhailovich Iofan (Russian: Борис Михайлович Иофан, IPA: [ɪɐˈfan]; April 28, 1891 – March 11, 1976) was a Soviet architect of Jewish origin, known...
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    was especially important to the Soviet state for propaganda purposes. Boris Iofan's victory in a series of four architectural competitions held between...
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    The leading architect Boris Iofan bid for the skyscraper project in 1947 but the job was assigned to Lev Rudnev, because Iofan made a mistake placing...
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    Soviet Union under the leadership of Joseph Stalin, between 1933 (when Boris Iofan's draft for the Palace of the Soviets was officially approved) and 1955...
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    heads. The concept and compositional design belong to the architect Boris Iofan. It is 24.5 metres (78 feet) high, made from stainless steel by Vera...
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    Metro, named after the revolutionary Nikolai Bauman. It was designed by Boris Iofan and Yury Zenkevich and opened in 1944. The Art Deco design features white...
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    treated several Russian leaders. The sanatorium was designed by architect Boris Iofan, and completed in 1935. It was designated as a clinic for leading government...
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    Moscow defense ring, and the site was abandoned. Between 1947 and 1956, Boris Iofan presented six new drafts for this site, and also for Vorobyovy Gory on...
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    as the National, the Metropol and the Loskutnaya. It was designed by Boris Iofan, who lived in the building from 1931 to 1976. (He also designed the Palace...
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    only choice. It coexisted with moderately modernist architecture of Boris Iofan, bordering with contemporary Art Deco (Schuko); again, the purest examples...
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    1932 competition for the Palace of the Soviets and the winning entry by Boris Iofan marked the start of eclectic historicism of Stalinist Architecture and...
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    while using fairly routine construction methods. The winning entry by Boris Iofan marked the start of eclectic historicism of Stalinist Architecture, a...
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    Soviet pavilion at 1937 World Expo in Paris. He lost the contest to Boris Iofan. By 1937, mounting criticism against "formalism" led to the virtual excommunication...
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    Architectural Drawing, Berlin. 2021 Stalin’s Architect: The Rise and Fall of Boris Iofan. Museum for Architectural Drawing, Berlin. 2022 AKIRA – The Architecture...
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    builder of the Church of Maria Magdalene and Chersonesus Cathedral Boris Iofan, grandmaster of Stalinist architecture Matvei Kazakov, builder of the...
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    Deyan (4 August 2022). "Stalin's Architect: The Remarkable Life of Boris Iofan". The MIT Press Reader. Jargin, Sergei (23 May 2010). "Moscow libraries:...
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    Postconstructivism. The last major Russian constructivist building, by Boris Iofan, was built for the Paris World Exhibition (1937), where it faced the...
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    architecture in the 1930s can be found in Patterson's 'Problem-Solvers' thesis. Boris Iofan Constructivist architecture Dulwich Picture Gallery and Mausoleum Giuseppe...
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  • Ginzburg, architect Michail Grobman, painter Michel Kikoine, painter Boris Iofan, architect Ilya Kabakov, conceptual artist (Jewish father) Komar and...
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    pavilion's restaurant only operated for the 1939 season. Soviet Union Boris Iofan and Karo Halabyan A semicircular structure with two wings partially enclosing...
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    but uninspiring. Joseph Stalin had already made his choice in favor of Boris Iofan, and was suspicious of Shchusev's motives: "Shchusev's project is the...
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    novelty in German pavilion. The architect of the Soviet pavilion was Boris Iofan. Vera Mukhina designed the large figurative sculpture on the pavilion...
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    and others). The project executed by architect Boris Iofan, was adopted as a basis. Later Boris Iofan, Vladimir Gel'freykh and V. Shchuko with their architectural...
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    painter Maya Deren, filmmaker Boris Efimov, cartoonist Naum Gabo, sculptor Boris Iofan, architect Ilya Kabakov, conceptualist artist Yevgeny Khaldei, photographer...
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    Venice. The last, closed, stage of the contest was won by Boris Iofan. On May 10, 1933, Iofan was announced as the winner and officially instructed to...
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  • Tel Aviv, Israel), was a successful Israeli architect. Erez Israel Boris Iofan (Russian: Борис Михайлович Иофан) (28 April 1891, Odessa, Russian Empire–11...
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    Cooperative) building, Ivanovo 1932 - Palace of the Soviets, Moscow (awarded to Boris Iofan) 1932 - House of Books (Ogiz publishing building), Moscow OSA Group Selim...
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  • for the 1937 Paris Exhibition, where he worked on the interiors for Boris Iofan's Stalinist pavilion and again at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Nikolai...
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  • 1991 Oslo Central Station, Oslo – John Engh Palace of Soviets, Moscow – Boris Iofan, 1931–1933, 160 architectural design entries (never built) Commisariat...
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    design contest stage. Zholtovsky shared contest prize with Boris Iofan and Hector Hamilton; Iofan's draft was later selected. Zholtovsky, however, refused...
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