Iryna Petrova

Construction engineer

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Name:

Iryna Petrova (Ірина Львівна Петрова)

Life Dates:

b. 1923

Country:

USSR / Ukraine

Employers:

Dipromisto

Field of expertise:

Construction engineering

Education:

Kyiv Institute of Civil Aviation Engineering

Awards:

Taras Shevchenko prize, 1981

Short Biography and Work

Born in Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Russia, Petrova graduated from Kyiv Institute of Civil Aviation Engineering in 1950. She was employed at Dipromisto between 1951 and 1992. Petrova was responsible for the construction project of the M. S. Shchepkin Sumy Theater of Drama and Musical Comedy, which brought the team Shevchenko prize in 1981.

Fig. 1: Sumy Theater of Drama and Musical Comedy. Architects Stepan Slipets (head), Mikhailo Lushpa, Andriy Chornodid, Iryna Petrova (construction engineer)

Sources

“Petrova, Iryna Lvivna,” Komitet z natsionalnoi premii Ukrainy imeni Tarasa Shevchenka,” available online: http://knpu.gov.ua/content/%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D1%96%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0

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Illustration credits

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