Evgenij Katonin

(1889–1984) Soviet architect (1889-1984)

Evgenij Katonin (1889–1984) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Evgenij Katonin belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Evgenij Katonin was born in Odesa and died in Kyiv. Evgenij Katonin trained at Higher Art School at the Imperial Academy of Arts. Evgenij Katonin worked in Saint Petersburg, Moscow, and Kyiv. The awards include Order of Lenin, Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad", and Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945". The students included Valery Zelinsky.

The best-known works include ‘Kiyevskaya’ and ‘Vokzalna’. The catalogue has one building by Evgenij Katonin. The dated building is from 1954.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Iakov Chernikhov, Hannes Meyer, J. S. Sirén, Karl Völker, and Elna Kiljander.

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