Mikhail Posokhin

(1910–1989) Russian architect (1910-1989)

Mikhail Posokhin (1910–1989) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Mikhail Posokhin belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Mikhail Posokhin was born in Tomsk and died in Moscow. Mikhail Posokhin trained at Moscow Architectural Institute. Mikhail Posokhin worked in Moscow, Bichvinta, Brasília, and Washington, D.C.. The awards include Stalin Prize, 2nd degree, USSR State Prize, Order of Lenin, and Order of Friendship of Peoples.

The best-known works include ‘New Arbat Avenue’, ‘State Kremlin Palace’, and ‘Kudrinskaya Square Building’. The catalogue has 3 buildings by Mikhail Posokhin. The dated buildings span the years 1954–1967. The buildings are in Tverskoy District, Moscow, and Ostankinsky District. According to Wikidata, buildings by Mikhail Posokhin belong to the ‘Post-war modernism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Eero Saarinen, Viljo Revell, Lota de Macedo Soares, Aarne Ervi, and Eliot Noyes.

• State Kremlin Palace
• Kudrinskaya Square Building
• Moscow Pavilion