Militsa Prokhorova
Soviet architect
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Militsa Prokhorova (1907–1959, Moscow) was one of the founders of Soviet landscape architecture.[1][2]
Militsa Prokhorova | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1907 |
| Died | 1959 (aged 51–52) |
| Alma mater | Vkhutemas |
| Occupation | Landscape architect |
| Projects | Moscow State University |
Biography
Militsa Prokhorova was born and grew up in the Novogireyevo District of Moscow in a family of engineers. In 1924, she entered Vkhutemas, where she studied with Nikolai Ladovsky and Konstantin Melnikov. She graduated in 1928, a member of ASNOVA.[3][4] She entered the Design and Planning Workshop at the TsPKiO, named after I. Gorky. She also found work in Goselenstroy, the Moscow city planning department. She had a major part in the landscaping of the Moscow State University in the Lenin Hills in the 1950s.
