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Yakov Chernikhov
Russian architect, Soviet artist (1889-1951) · Russia · On the map · Architects · Died at 61
Yakov Georgievich Chernikhov was a Russian architect and graphic designer known for working in the constructivist style. As an architect, painter, graphic artist, and architectural theorist, his greatest contribution was in the genre of architectural fantasy.
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![Tower of the 'Krasny Gvozdilshchik' ('Red Nailer') Factory in St. Petersburg, February 2006. Since 2021, the tower has been renovated by the "Setl Group"[1][2]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Chernikhov_tower.jpg)
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He was described as the Soviet version of Claude Nicolas Ledoux, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, and Antonio Sant'Elia all at once. His books on architectural design published in Leningrad between 1927 and 1933 was also regarded amongst the most innovative texts of their time.
