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Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia
About Dmitry Shvidkovsky
- Dmitry Shvidkovsky (Russian: ??????? ???????? ???????????, born May 14, 1959) is a Russian educator and historian of architecture of Russia and the United Kingdom during the Age of Enlightenment.
- A 1982 alumnus and long-term professor of Moscow Architectural Institute, Shvidkovsky was appointed its rector in 2007.Dmitry Shvidkovsky was born in Moscow.
- He is the son of historian Oleg Shvidkovsky, author of General History of Arts and Building in the U.S.S.R., 1917-1932; his mother hails from the Mamontov dynasty. Shvidkovsky is the author of the definitive biography of Charles Cameron and a series of essays on contemporary British artists (William Hastie, Adam Menelaws) in Russia and their role in Russian art.
- In 1997 Shvidkovsky was awarded the medal of the Russian Academy of Arts for his 1996 books St.
- Petersburg: Architecture of the Tsars and The empress & the architect: British architecture and gardens at the court of Catherine the Great, both printed overseas.
- The topic of Western influence continued with the 2007 edition of Russian architecture and the West, illustrated by Yekaterina Shorban (Shvidkovsky's wife).
- Adam Wilkinson of the Architects Journal summarized: "his thesis [is] that Russian architecture is the product of waves of European influence filtered through Russian conditions - a brave move, given Russia's proud architectural historical tradition...
- The result is a thrilling architectural grand tour, not dry scholarship".Shvidkovsky is a full member of the Russian Academy of Arts and its secretary for History of Arts since 1998, and vice-president since 2004.
- Shvidkovsky is also a full member of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction and a corresponding fellow of the British Academy.Asked in 2009 about the role of independent preservation groups, Shvidkovsky said "I frequently admire what they do, but this is not enough.
- We must raise a new type of architects who would fight to preserve historic environment...
- [this is why] this year we make historic preservation courses mandatory for all architecture students, not only restorators." (Russian: ..
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