Militsa Prokhorova
Militsa Prokhorova | |
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| Born | 1907 |
| Died | 1959 (aged 51–52) |
| Alma mater | Vkhutemas |
| Occupation | Landscape architect |
| Projects | Moscow State University |
Militsa Prokhorova (1907–1959, Moscow) was one of the founders of Soviet landscape architecture.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Militsa Prokhorova was born and grew up in the Novogireyevo District of Moscow in a family of engineers. In 1924, she entered Vkhutemas, where she studied with Nikolai Ladovsky and Konstantin Melnikov. She graduated in 1928, a member of ASNOVA.[3][4] She entered the Design and Planning Workshop at the TsPKiO, named after I. Gorky. She also found work in Goselenstroy, the Moscow city planning department. She had a major part in the landscaping of the Moscow State University in the Lenin Hills in the 1950s.
References
[edit]- ^ Vronskaya, Alla G. (2015). "Chapter 3: Militsa Prokhorova, Liubov' Zalesskala, and the emergence of Soviet landscape architecture". In Dümpelmann, Sonja; Beardsley, John (eds.). Women, Modernity, and Landscape Architecture. Taylor & Francis. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-317-55655-8. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ Espegel, Carmen (2017). Women Architects in the Modern Movement. Taylor & Francis. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-351-74526-0. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ Gardener.Ru: Прохорова Милица Ивановна (retrieved 3 April 2020).
- ^ Tramwai Iskusstw: Прохорова Милица Ивановна (retrieved 4 April 2020).
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