ARCHITECTS from Ukraine

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Ukrainian Architects of all time. This list of famous Ukrainian Architects is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Vladimir Tatlin (1885 - 1953)

With an HPI of 66.39, Vladimir Tatlin is the most famous Ukrainian Architect.  His biography has been translated into 44 different languages on wikipedia.

Vladimir Yevgrafovich Tatlin (28 December [O.S. 16 December] 1885 – 31 May 1953) was a Russian and Soviet painter, architect and stage-designer. Tatlin achieved fame as the architect who designed The Monument to the Third International, more commonly known as Tatlin's Tower, which he began in 1919. With Kazimir Malevich he was one of the two most important figures in the Soviet avant-garde art movement of the 1920s, and he later became an important artist in the constructivist movement.

2. Mikhail Eisenstein (1867 - 1920)

With an HPI of 57.61, Mikhail Eisenstein is the 2nd most famous Ukrainian Architect.  His biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

Mikhail Osipovich Eisenstein (Russian: Михаил Осипович Эйзенштейн, romanized: Michail Osipovič Ejzenštein, Latvian: Mihails Eizenšteins; 17 September [O.S. 5] 1867 – 2 July 1920) was a civil engineer and architect working in Riga, the present-day capital of Latvia, when the city was part of the Russian Empire. He was active as an architect in the city at a time of great economic expansion and consequent enlargement, which coincided with the flourishing of Art Nouveau architecture. During the years 1901–1906, Eisenstein designed many of the best-known Art Nouveau buildings of Riga. His son, Sergei Eisenstein, became a well-known Soviet film director.

3. Boris Iofan (1891 - 1976)

With an HPI of 52.90, Boris Iofan is the 3rd most famous Ukrainian Architect.  His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

Boris Mikhailovich Iofan (Russian: Борис Михайлович Иофан, IPA: [ɪɐˈfan]; April 28, 1891 – March 11, 1976) was a Soviet architect of Jewish origin, known for his Stalinist architecture buildings like the 1931 House on the Embankment and the 1931–1933 winning draft of the Palace of the Soviets.

4. Władysław Horodecki (1863 - 1930)

With an HPI of 51.47, Władysław Horodecki is the 4th most famous Ukrainian Architect.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Władysław Horodecki (born Leszek Dezydery Horodecki; Russian: Владислав Владиславович Городецкий; Ukrainian: Владислав Владиславович Городецький; June 4 [O.S. May 23] 1863 – January 3, 1930) was a Polish architect active in the Russian Empire and later in the Second Polish Republic. He is best known for his contributions in the urban development of Kyiv, with buildings such as the House with Chimaeras, the St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral, the Karaite Kenesa, and the National Art Museum of Ukraine. In Kyiv, Horodecki often worked along with a sculptor from Milan, Emilio Sala, who was an instructor at the Kyiv City College.