Distinguished architect of Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic

The award “distinguished architect of Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic” (later, of the Republic of Kazakhstan) was first bestowed in 1969. It is awarded for a particular project to the entire project team. At least 45 architects have received the award between its foundation and the collapse of the Soviet Union, five among them women:

Tatyana Safonova (1977)

L.V. Andronova (1978)

Gulzara Jakipova (1982)

Zauresh Mustafina (1982)

Albina Petrova (1982)

Bayan Tuyakbaeva (1983)

The State Prize of the USSR in Architecture

The State Prize of the USSR was an all-Union award introduced in 1966 and awarded yearly until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. It was awarded in three areas: science and technology; labor; literature, art, and architecture. Prizes were awarded for a specific project. 

Only one woman from Kazakhstan was ever awarded the prize: Tatyana Safonova (1977). 

People’s Architect of the USSR

No woman (from any of the republics) was ever awarded the highest award in architecture in the USSR, “People’s Architect of the USSR” (45 men received the award between 1970 and 1991).