Lev Kekushev

(1862–1917) Russian architect (1862-1917)

Lev Kekushev (1862–1917) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Lev Kekushev belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Lev Kekushev was born in Vilnius and died in Moscow. Lev Kekushev trained at Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. Lev Kekushev worked in Moscow, Tambov, Obninsk, and Ivanteyevka. Wikidata associates Lev Kekushev with eclectic architecture and Art Nouveau.

The best-known works include ‘Mansion of Anna Kekusheva’, ‘Nosov mansion’, ‘Glazovsky Lane 8 s1’, and ‘Hotel Metropol’. The catalogue has one building by Lev Kekushev. The dated building is from 1904.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Signe Hornborg, Vasilij Kosiakov, George Edward Kessler, Adolphe Appia, and Max Littmann.