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One of the most prominent women-architects in Belarus, Volha (Olga) Ladyhina participated in the post-war reconstruction of the city before turning to modernism in the 1960s, when she was also the chairwoman of the Board of the Union of Architects of the republic.
One of the first female architects in Belarus, Maklaytsova designed several major buildings in Minsk before becoming the first female architecture pedagogue at Belarus Polytechnic Institute.
Based in Minskpraekt, Afanasyeva contributed to many of its projects, including the general plans of the development of Minsk until the year 1980 (early 1960s) and until the year 2000 (early 1980s) and the design of residential districts.
Yauheniya Ahranovich-Palamarova was a theorist and pedagogue of interior design and a professor at Belarusian Polytechnic Institute. She is a recipient of the State Prize of Belarus and a member of the Belarusian Academy of Architecture.
Starting her career trajectory as an architect in the 1950s, Aldadova subsequently moved to interior design, becoming the professor of interior design of Belarusian State Institute of Theater and the Arts.
A native of Uzbekistan, where she studied and practiced architecture, Rimma Andreeva worked in several cities in Russia and Kazakhstan before moving to Minsk in 1964, where she focused on the planning of microdistricts.
The daughter of Belarusian poet Jadwiga Byaganskaya, Halina Byahanskaya pioneered the use of standardization and typification in architecture for rural areas.
Vitebsk architect and planner, Alyaksandra Danilava shaped the postwar monumental reconstruction of city, subsequently turning to modernism and urban planning.
An urban planner, Esman spent her professional life at Minskpraekt, where she participated in development of two general plans of the development of Minsk (in the early 1960s and in the early 1980s), and in the design of several Minsk residential neighborhoods.
Coming to Minsk in 1945, Gafo would become veteran architect of Minskpraekt, who participated in its major projects, including the general plans for the development of Minsk, the project for the skyline of Minsk, and multiple residential districts.
Trained as an architect, Habrus became a preservationist and subsequently historian, whose worked focused on religious architecture in Belarus between the middle ages and the eighteenth century.
One of the leading urban planners in Belarus, Ioda began her work in the 1950s, subsequently focusing on territorial planning. Since the 1980s, she was a professor at Belorusian Polytechnic Institute.
A construction engineer by training, Khachatrants made a successful academic career in the field of the organization of production of standardized building elements and their assembly. She was honored as a distinguished construction worker of Belarus in 1974.
The daughter of Iryna Khachatrants, Xenia Khachatrants was an author and professor at Belarusian Polytechnic Institute, whose academic interests include urban planning and social aspects of architecture.
One of the most prominent women-architects in Belarus, Volha (Olga) Ladyhina participated in the post-war reconstruction of the city before turning to modernism in the 1960s, when she was also the chairwoman of the Board of the Union of Architects of the republic.
Maria Lebedeva was an artist living and working in Belarus and Russia. She participated in several exhibitions and practiced graphic and applied arts.
Zinaida Leuchanka spent most of her professional career in Brest, where she designed residential and public buildings in the city and its surroundings. She was honored as a distinguished architect of Belarus in 1971.
A Minks-based architect who worked on typified and unique residential and public projects, Levina was the designer of award-winning Zyaleny Lug 5 microdistrict in Minsk. She was honored as a distinguished architect of Belarus.
One of the first female architects in Belarus, Maklaytsova designed several major buildings in Minsk before becoming the first female architecture pedagogue at Belarus Polytechnic Institute.
Trained at Bobruysk Art College and subsequently at Belarusian State Institute of Theater, she became the only woman to graduate in metalworking in her class. Afterwards, she worked with Liya Qajar.
Upon training and working as an architect in the 1950s and 60s, Mironava moved to teach color theory at the Belarusian Institute of Theater and the Arts, where she became a professor in 2003.
Working at Beldzipraselbud, Nona Nyadzelka specialized on architecture for rural areas, developing a novel, hybrid typology of agrotown. Her most celebrated projects include agrotowns Malech and Abukhava in Belarus.
Popova worked as an architect in Almaty, Kazakhstan, before moving to Minsk in 1966. There, working at Minskpraekt, she designed standardized panel residential buildings for new microdistricts in the city. She was awarded the prize of the Council of Ministers of the USSR.
A descendent of the royal Persian dynasty, Qajar was an architect and later an interior designer, artist, and pedagogue who spent her professional life in Minsk.
A recipient of several highest architecture awards in Belarus, Vasilisa Shylnikouskaya worked as an architect in Novosibirsk, Russia, and as a landscape architect and planner in Minsk, in addition to authoring a study of historic architecture in Veliky Ustyug, Russia.
Larysa Smirnova is a Minsk-based urban planner who contributed to designing master plans for many Belarusian cities, most importantly, Vitebsk. She is a distinguished architect of Belarus and a corresponding Member of the Belarusian Academy of Architecture.
A landscape architect, urbanist, and pedagogue, Ala Sychova, was the professor of urban planning at Belarusian Polytechnic Institute. Her work pioneered the ecological approach to urbanism in the Soviet Union.
One of the few female architects to be awarded the title of distinguished architect of Belarus, Tkachuk designed several prestigious public buildings in Minsk and was the chief artist and deputy chief architect of Minsk in 1977-1983.
Lyubou Usava participated in the post-war reconstruction and later development of Minsk, where she designed multiple buildings and green spaces, many of them, such as Gorky Children’s Park, were devoted to children.
A native of Tajikistan, Vinahradova moved to Belarus upon receiving her degree in architecture. In Minsk she worked on the design of concrete panel and block buildings before transitioning to work on water infrastructure.
Lyudmila Zhloba was employed at Minskpraekt, rising to the head of architects’ group. In 1999, she became the head of architecture and design department and head architect of projects at Gararkhbyuro.
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