Alexander Yakovlev
(1879–1951) Russian architect (1879-1951)
Alexander Yakovlev (1879–1951) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Alexander Yakovlev belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Alexander Yakovlev was born in Saint Petersburg and died in Nizhny Novgorod. Alexander Yakovlev trained at Imperial Academy of Arts. Alexander Yakovlev worked in Saint Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod. Wikidata associates Alexander Yakovlev with Russian Revival architecture and Postconstructivism.
One of the best-known works is ‘Monument to the heroes and victims of 1905 Russian Revolution’. The catalogue has one building by Alexander Yakovlev. The dated building is from 1949.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Carl Bergsten, Oskar Strnad, Uno Werner Ullberg, Josep Maria Jujol, and Patrick Abercrombie.