dies in Moscow one of the sponsors CHA
MOSCOW, December 27. Do not become one of the sponsors of the Central House of Artists on the Crimean shaft. Architect Nicholas Sukoyan died on the 95 th year of his life on Saturday, said City-FM.
The statement was informed of his daughter Veronica Sukoyan. The architect will be buried at the cemetery Khovanskaya. Funeral events will take place on Tuesday.
Nicholas Sukoyan also became known for his work on the project of reconstruction of Heavy Industry in Moscow theaters "on Pokrovka" and "Modern". The architect had many titles, including the Distinguished Architect Honored Builder of Russia and Moscow. Among his awards - medal "For Defense of Moscow" and "For the capture of Berlin."
Recall Sukoyan was extremely concerned about the plans of the city authorities about the demolition of CHA. By order of the government, to the Tretyakov Gallery, dividing CHA with the International Confederation of Artists' Union, a new building. Then the museum vacate the area, and they will give the Government of Moscow.
Note that the final decision to demolish the Central House of Artists in Moscow came as a surprise, since earlier draft of the CHA demolition and construction at the site of the building would be abandoned. The building on the embankment of the Moskva River side by side branch of the Tretyakov Gallery and the CHA itself, where exhibitions, book fairs, film shows, put on concerts. Left with neighbors - is a long-standing dream of the Tretyakov Gallery on the Crimean shaft, confessed CEO galleries Irina Lebedeva.
For the first time about the possibility of demolition of CHA on the Crimean shaft talking a half years ago. Then at the exhibition in Cannes company Inteko Elena Baturina presented a draft of a multifunctional complex "Orange" Norman Foster. British architect proposes to construct on-site CHA not only the new exhibition halls, and residential apartments, offices and shopping malls.
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