Ivan Fomin

(1872–1936) Russian architect and architectural historian (1872-1936)

Ivan Fomin (1872–1936) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Ivan Fomin belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Ivan Fomin was born in Oryol and died in Moscow. Ivan Fomin trained at Imperial Moscow University and Higher Art School at the Imperial Academy of Arts. Ivan Fomin worked in Saint Petersburg, Moscow, and Kyiv. Wikidata associates Ivan Fomin with Art Nouveau and Neoclassicism. The students included Mark Kirnarsky and Mikhail Adolʹfovich Minkus.

The best-known works include ‘Krasnye Vorota’ and ‘Teatralnaya’. The catalogue has 3 buildings by Ivan Fomin. The dated buildings span the years 1935–1938. The buildings are in Tverskoy District, Krasnoselsky District, and Kyiv. They are in 2 countries.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Addison Mizner, Leopold Bauer, Robert Maillart, František Bílek, and Heinrich Vogeler.

• Teatralnaja
• Krasnije Vorota
• Ukiranian Government Building