Galina Shumakova

Architect

Name:

Galina Shumakova (Шумакова Галина Константиновна)

Life Dates:

Born in 1950

Country:

Kyrgyzstan

Positions:

Lead architect of the Department of Urbanism and Architecture at Kyrgizstan State Construction Office (Gosstroi Kirgizskoi SSR)

Education:

Architecture-Construction Department of Frunze Polytechnic Institute

Memberships:

Department of Urbanism and Architecture at Kyrgizstan State Construction Office

Short Biography

Born 1950. Graduated from the Architecture-Construction Department of Frunze Polytechnic Institute in 1972. Between 1972 and 1978 headed a group at the Workshop of Urbanism at Kirgizgiprostroi institute. Since 1980 has been a lead architect of the Department of Urbanism and Architecture at Kyrgizstan State Construction Office (Gosstroi Kirgizskoi SSR).

Work

Her work includes: Micro-district (mikrorayon), Tokmak, Kyrgyzstan 1972 (coauthor), masterplan for Lenin-Dzhol, 1973 (coauthor), masterplan for the Western side of Bosteri resort center, 1974 (coauthor), reconstruction and expansion of Golden Sands (Zolotye Peski) sanatorium, technical project, 1976 (coauthor) and the masterplan for Cholpon-Aty, Kyrgyzstan, 1978 (coauthor).

Her written works are “Analysis of architectural-planning solutions of residential developments, qualitative features of architecture of residential and public buildings with recommendations on the enhancement of architectural and aesthetic qualities of construction in cities of Kirgiz SSR” («Анализ  архитектурно-планировочных решений жилых образований, качественных  характеристик архитектуры жилых и общественных зданий с разработкой  рекомендаций по повышению архитектурных и эстетических качеств застройки  в городах Киргизской ССР» ), 1979, coauthor, unpublished.

Illustrations

Fig. 1: Golden Sands (Zolotye Peski) sanatorium
Fig. 2: Micro-district (mikrorayon), Tokmak, Kyrgyzstan 1972

Bibliography

Illustration credits

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