The National Identity in Yakut Аrchitect I. S. Androsov’s Works

• Main Author: Nikolai Kradin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences 2018
• Subjects: urasa; balagan; serge; circus building; monument to Beketov; sports center; Walkway of Fame; Architecture; NA1-9428; Sakha; Urasa; Yakutsk; Sakha Republic
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/2e6bef393b244413ba7c44813f3fe8d7

The article analyses architect I. S. Androsov’s years-long activity, his creative credo and his point of view on contemporary national architecture, basing on the onsite studying of his projects and personal communication with the architect. The article features his projects which changed the image of Yakutsk and became iconic landmarks of the city. It analyses the most architecturally significant buildings and complexes designed by I. S. Androsov in Yakutsk and the Sakha Republic. The article touches upon the architect’s creative credo and his attention towards the roots of national Yakut architecture.