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Lev Nikolayevich Kekushev (Russian: Лев Николаевич Кекушев) was a Russian architect, notable for his Art Nouveau buildings in Moscow, built in the 1890s and early 1900s in the original, Franco-Belgian variety of this style.
The List House is a residence in Moscow constructed in 1898–1899 by the Russian architect Lev Kekushev. Located at 10 Glasovsky Lane, it was one of the first houses in Moscow built in the Style Moderne, the Russian term for Art Nouveau. It is classified as an historical cultural monument of the Russian Federation.
- Yaroslavsky Railway Station, Moscow. The Yaroslavsky Railway Station is one of the key buildings of Russian Art Nouveau. The initiator of this building is a Russian philanthropist from Savva Mamontov.
- Stepan Ryabushinski’s house, Moscow. This is the first building of Fyodor Shekhtel, the wizard of Moscow Art Nouveau, in which his individual style was fully manifested.
- Hotel Metropol, Moscow. It was Savva Mamontov’s idea to build this first-class European hotel, and combine it with a multifunctional cultural center. It was his idea to make it into a mixture of shops; a large artist’s exhibition hall; halls for masquerades and dance evenings; a winter garden with an ice rink; a Russian chamber style restaurant and a grand opera house.
- Arseny Morozov’s House, Moscow. This mansion is the combination of Art-Nouveau and Portuguese Neo-Manueline. Arseny Morozov, the nephew of Savva Mamontov, (yes, him again!)
The main architect was Lev Kekushev, known for building entire parts of Moscow in the Art Nouveau style. The top of the facade, curving like a wave, and its little finial-topped...
- Irina Osipova
Lev Kekushev One of first Art Nouveau buildings in Moscow was the List House (1898–99) by Lev Kekushev . Kekushev was acquainted with Victor Horta , the initiator of Art Nouveau movement, and the house shows the natural curving forms, open interiors and floral designs of Horta.
Lev Kekushev is perhaps the most well-known Art Nouveau architect from the late 19th and early 20th century in Russia. His particular style of architectural design is distinct from some of Russia’s other greats as Kekushev was known to incorporate the use of metal ornaments in many of his most prominent designs, which would later become one ...
May 15, 2009 · Noted Russian architect Lev Kekushev, who contributed to the final look of the Hotel Metropol, designed many notable Art Nouveau buildings in Moscow, including the striking Mindovsky House, the current home of the Embassy of New Zealand.
