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Bezchastnov Mihail Fedorovich

Russian: Безчастнов Михаил Федорович (1872 - 1942)

Bezchastnov was the son of a retired Major who had participant in Russo-Turkish War 1877 - 1878. In 1881 the Bezchastnov family moved from Tiraspol to Odessa. He entered a school at 12. All of the family's savings went to the Bezchastnov's education.

In 1898, Mikhail graduated from the Metropolitan Institute of Civil Engineers, with honors. He then started to work in the offices of Odessa's leading architects: first, Yuri M. Dmitrenko, then S.A. Landesman.

Bezchastnov's extensive technical knowledge combined with his outstanding artistic talent (his watercolors were in competitions) allowed him to create a number of unique buildings. The most interesting of these buildings is the residential building on Pushkin Street, 7 (1902, co-authored).

Since 1903, Bezchastnov was the Acting Secretary of the Technical Office of Russian society, and in 1911 he was elected chairman of the construction department and a member of the Bureau of Sanitation guardianship against plague.

In 1920, he worked in the utilities department. In 1928 he worked as an urban planning architect of the government. He also worked as the construction foreman on reconstruction of Peresypi. By buidling earthen dams he helped protect this industrial area from flooding.

In 1920 Bezchastnov and Professor M. V. Zamechekom reconstructed urban squares which previously belonged to the wealthy before the revolution. This reconstruction included adding sculptures to these squares. Today we admire sculptures "Laocoon" (originally on R. Luxembourg Square [пл. Р. Люксембург]), "Cupid and Psyche" [Амур и Психея] in the Palais-Royale, "Leo" and "Lioness" in Deribasovskaya Park (City Garden).

From 1928-1940 Bezchastnov worked on Shevchenko Park [Шевченко] (with the architects E. S. and T. S. Baumshteyn Sharnopolskim [Э. С. Баумштейн and Т. С. Шарнопольским]); helped restore the resort Arcadia [Аркадия] (with the architect N.M. Kanevskim [Н. М. Каневским]); the creation of the parks in Luzanovke [Лузановке]- now "Victory" Park (Pobedeh Park); and restoration of the Potemkin Stairs from 1930.

Bezchastnov biggest accomplishment was a city plan for Socialist Odessa. The main portion was completed in 1938. Bezchastnov proposed an underground subway using existing catacombs. He proposed the current Komsomolsk Boulevard pedestrian bridge over J. Lyaburb descent [спуск Ж. Лябурб] and a "green belt" around the city with a freshwater canal.

He recieved a severe injury in 1940 which made him bedridden. He died in 1942 during the occupation of Odessa.

Beytelsbaher Christian Gotlibovich

Russian: Бейтельсбахер Христиан Готлибович

Beytelsbaher graduated from the Dresden Royal Academy. He built several residental homes in Odessa, including Bazarnaya 2 (ул. Базарная 2) in 1901. Beytelsbaher also built the home for A.E. Gagarin (А.Е. Гагарина) on Ekaterininskaya Street 2 (Екатерининская) which was remodeled by M. G. Reyngertsem in 1902- 1903.

Belkin Lazar Borisovich

Russian: Белкин Лазарь Борисович (1886-1965)

Belkin was born in the Russian village of Mglin (Мглин) near the border with Belarus to a family which made candy. Extreme efforts were required for Belkin to graduate from the the famous Odessa artistic school in 1908.

After school, Belkin was a draftsman and assistant to civil engineer S.A. Landesman, Belkin design the "Самопомощь" cottages at the 4th station at Bolshoi fontan, which included about 20 buildings, 1912-1915. Belkin had examinations in the capital institute of civil engineers.

In the pre-revolutionary years, Belkin worked in Kharkov. His largest work was to design of the Dubinskogo Movie Theater (1914-1916).

After the revolution Belkin returned to Odessa. He was responsible for the expansion of the October Revolution plant [Октябрьской революции ] (1932), the contruction of Super Phosphate [суперфосфатный] (1933) and the plant "Red Profintern" (Red Trade Union International) [Красный профинтерн] (1933).

Bernardazzi Aleksandr Osipovich

Bernardacci bust in the alcove of the Philharmonic Theater

Russian: Бернардацци Александр Осипович, Alternate: Alexander Bernardacci (1831-August 14, 1907)

Among the buildings of Odessa from the late 18th century the New Stock Exchange building on Pushkinskaya 17 (now the Odessa Regional Philharmonic) stand out. Plaited columns, stained-glass windows, and an abundance of expensive wood in the interior reminds one of the jewels of medieval architecture in Venice especially the Doge Palace.^[1]

Bernardazzi was born in Pyatigorsk^[2] in 1831. The town had been almost completely built by his father and uncle, who were originally Swiss.^[3][4] Very early he demonstrated artistic talent. He was sent to study in Moscow. His creative debut was in Chisinau^[5] from 1856-1858, where he served as the city architect.

In 1878 Bernardacci moved to Odessa and lived there for over thirty years.

Bernardazzi became an Odessa architect at the Novorossisk University (Новороссийском университете) in 1879.

In the mid 1880s he designed:

• The former Odessa Railway Station,^[6] destroyed by the Nazis in 1944;
• Disability house^[7] Mechnikova 53 (Мечникова), 1886 and
• The Odessa International Technical Society building Baranova 1 (Баранова), in 1887.^[8]

Bernardazzi desiged a large number of residential buildings and mansions:

• Preobrazhenskaya 15 (Преображенская)(1891);
• Pastera 34 (Пастера) (1891);
• Gogolaya 23
• Troitskaya 20 (Троицкая);
• Kirov 20 (Кирова) (1893);
• Deribasovskaya 31 tobacco shop (Дерибасовской)(1894);
• Didrihsona, 7 mansion (Дидрихсона)(1894); and a number of others.

By the 100th Anniversary of Odessa, Odessa city architect Bernardazzi, led the work of the Technical Division of the Architectural Society and instructed the design and construction of a number of public buildings. Bernardazzi most memorable designs were in the 1890s:

• Medical school clinic at Pastera 7 (Пастера);^[9]
• Belinsky 9 hospital(1892)^[10]
• Warehouse building near the railway station (1890s);
• Reformed Church Pastera 62 (Пастера), now the Puppet Theatre;
• Krasnaya (Red) hotel at Pushkinskaya 15, "Bristol" (Бристоль), 1898-1899^[11] and, finally,
• The New Stock Exchange now the Philharmonic Theater (1894-1899).^[12]

Bernardazzi is also responsible for Baranova 18 (Баранова)(1902), and Troitskaya 18 (Троицкая)(1903).

Other work includes the:

• Porto-Franko Bank Pushkinskaya 10 (Пушкинская)
• Bernardacci designed a monument to Alexander II in Alexander Park. The statue was replaced and today only the base remains, used to honor Taras Shevchenko. Alexander Park was renamed Shevchenko Park.^[3][4]

Bernardazzi died August 14, 1907 at Fastov.^[13]

Baujer Bruno

Russian: Бауэр Бруно

The School of Architecture and Construction allowed Odessa at the beginning of the 20th century to become one of the key places in the cultural life of the country and to become the most beautiful city on the Black Sea.

Before the First World War Odessa created an Art College, a Technical Society, private workshops, and in 1919, Odessa opened the Polytechnic Institute with the Architectural Department.

Among the leading teachers of these institutions was Bruno Albertovicha Bauer (Бруно Альбертовича Бауэра).

Bruno was the son of German colonists from Lyustdorf (now a suburb of Odessa Chernomorka). Bauer was born in 1871. He graduated from Institute of Civil Engineers in St. Petersburg at 22. Only after 2 years began private practice in Odessa. It seems that the architecture orders were small and very few mostly - such as reconstruction of buildings and interior decoration. Among the documents stored urban construction department, was found two receipts for Bauer in 1906. He worked on remodeling of cinema in the Zolotoy (Golden) Beach and a restaurant at 16 Bolshovo and the home at Gogol 14.

In 1907 Bauer began working at the architect's office at Novorossisk university with a salary of 600 rubles a year. The building of new houses was by this time completed and the medical department complex had risen, thus there was only dull work left - routine repairs and technical reports on the states of buildings.

From as early as 1909 and until 1915 his main responsibility was teaching techincal drawing at mill technical college (мельничном техническом училище).

In 1910 he developed two breweries - Santsenbakhera (Brewery number 1 at Gagarin 9 (Гагарина)); Fihtmana and Shpirta (Number 2 brewery at Ivanova 50(Иванова)). These are both very unique examples of industrial architecture, where production technology, design and architecture of late modern compositional techniques successfully are united. Their facades are filled with stylized reminiscences on themes of German revival and baroque.

Beginning in 1915 Bauer taught in a commercial school. In particular, his biggest contribution was to the expert evaluation of city development master plan, developed in 1928 by architect F. P. Nesturho. There are also some designs by Bauer in this period, among them the Lanzheron beach staircase. The stairs upper area is noted by large concrete spheres.

The fate of architect is lost in the 1930s. Builder N.L. Mer states that Bauer left Odessa with the first wave of German repatriates.

Boffo Frans (Francesco) Karlowicz

Russian: Боффо Франс (Франческо) Карлович

Vanrezant Vikentij

Russian: Ванрезант Викентий

Vlodek Lev L'vovich

Russian: Влодек Лев Львович

Gonsiorovskij Feliks Vikent'evich

Russian: Гонсиоровский Феликс Викентьевич

Dallakva Ivan Osipovich

Russian: Даллаква Иван Осипович

Dombrovskij Vladislav Aleksandrovich

Russian: Домбровский Владислав Александрович

Jodko Pantalion Vikentievich

Russian: Йодко Панталион Викентиевич

Kambiadzho Ljudvig (Luidzhi) Valentinovich

Russian: Камбиаджо Людвиг (Луиджи) Валентинович

Klejn Pavel (Paul) Ul'rihovich

Russian: Клейн Павел (Пауль) Ульрихович

Kozlov Ivan Savel'evich

Russian: Козлов Иван Савельевич

Kollovich Osip (Iosif) Nikolaevich

Russian: Коллович Осип (Иосиф) Николаевич

Kollovich Feliks Osipovich

Russian: Коллович Феликс Осипович

Landesman Semen Andreevich

Russian: Ландесман Семен Андреевич

Lineckij Moisej Isaakovich

Russian: Линецкий Моисей Исаакович

Maas Vasilij Fedorovich

Russian: Маас Василий Федорович

Mazirov Demosfen Egorovich

Russian: Мазиров Демосфен Егорович

Mesner Jeduard Ya.

Russian: Меснер Эдуард Я.

Morandi Franz Osipovich

Russian: Моранди Франц Осипович

Ozmidov Mihail Pavlovich

Russian: Озмидов Михаил Павлович

Ponomarenko Jakov Matveevich

Russian: Пономаренко Яков Матвеевич

Rejngerc Mavrikij Germanovich

Russian: Рейнгерц Маврикий Германович

Rigler Iogann (Ivan) Karlovich

Russian: Риглер Иоганн (Иван) Карлович

Skudieri Ivan (Dzhovanni) Borisovich

Russian: Скудиери Иван (Джованни) Борисович (1816 - 1851)

Todorov Arkadij Dmitrievich

Russian: Тодоров Аркадий Дмитриевич

Tolvinskij Nikolaj Konstantinovich

Russian: Толвинский Николай Константинович

Troupjanskij Fedor Abramovich

Russian: Троупянский Федор Абрамович

Fon-der-Flis Boris Vasil'evich

Russian: Фон-дер-Флис Борис Васильевич (1762 - 1846)

Frapolli Franc

Russian: Фраполли Франц

Frapolli Il'ja

Russian: Фраполли Илья

Cherkunov Nikifor Nikiforovich

Russian: Черкунов Никифор Никифорович

Chernigov Leonid Markovich

Russian: Чернигов Леонид Маркович

Shejns Al'bert Je.

Russian: Шейнс Альберт

Shevrembrandt German Karlovich

Russian: Шеврембрандт Герман Карлович

Shmidt Valerian Ivanovich

Russian: Шмидт Валериан Иванович

Shreter Viktor Aleksandrovich

Russian: Шретер Виктор Александрович

Jacenko Ivan Fomich

Russian: Яценко Иван Фомич

Notes

1. ^ Дворец Дожей
2. ^ Пятигорске--Southwestern Russia
3. ^ ^a b Kononova, G. (1984). Odessa: A Guide. Moscow: Raduga Publishers.  p.105-106
4. ^ ^a b Herlihy, Patricia (1987, 1991). Odessa: A History, 1794–1914. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-916458-15-6, hardcover; ISBN 0-916458-43-1;p. 268, 269.
5. ^ Кишинёв--Capital of Moldova
6. ^ 1879-1883, architect V.A. Schröter (В.А. Шретера)
7. ^ "Pischepromavtomatika" (Пищепромавтоматика)
8. ^ Architect E. Ya. Mesnera (Э.Я.Меснера), engineer P.S. Chehovicha (П.С. Чеховича).
9. ^ Architect N.S. Tolvinskim (Н.Ш.Толвинским)
10. ^ Белинского, Architect Shmidena and Shneera (Шмидена и Шнеера)
11. ^ With young architect A.B. Minkusom (А.Б.Минкусом)
12. ^ In collaboration with sculptors Molinari, and Menzione and Eduardsom, artists Kassioli and Karazinym (Молинари, Менционе и Эдуардсом, художниками Кассиоли и Каразиным)
13. ^ City located in the Kiev Oblast (province) in central Ukraine.