Many years ago, one of the observant people noticed that architecture is frozen music. Following this comparison, we can add that talented and energetic people create this music. Elena Ovsyannikova is a hereditary architect.
Background and Intent
One can disagree with the fact that the fate of each person is predetermined from the moment of birth. However, proponents of this concept will easily confirm this postulate, citing many examples from reality. The biography of the famous architect Elena Borisovna Ovsyannikova can serve as a clear example of the continuity of generations. It is possible that a secret force and imperious magic acted on a child at the time of birth. However, these maxims are more suitable for poets who operate with figures of speech.
The future researcher of Russian avant-garde architecture was born on June 15, 1948 in a family of technical intelligentsia. My father was a professor at the department of the Moscow Aviation Institute. Mother worked as an architect in a design organization. It is important to note that maternal grandfather Nikolai Dmitrievich Vinogradov is an academician of architecture. On his initiative, the famous Shchusev State Museum of Architecture was created. At school, Elena studied well. When the time came to choose a profession, she chose the Moscow Architectural Institute to get a specialized education.
Professional activity
Having received a diploma in 1969, Ovsyannikova came to work in the walls of the Mosproject organization. At that moment, the capital was going through a difficult period. There are almost no development sites in the central part of the city. The city leadership was faced with the task of freeing up suitable sites, but preserving buildings and structures that are historical or cultural monuments. Elena, not having sufficient experience, fell into the group of specialists who carried out the scientific and technical examination of old buildings. The young architect quickly got into the know and began to trust her inspection of serious objects.
By the nature of her professional activity, Ovsyannikova had to work with buildings from the times of the first half of the 20th century for several years. At that time, avant-garde style projects reigned supreme in urban development. Among experts, there was an opinion that all these objects are of no value and can be demolished without compromising the appearance of the capital. However, Elena Borisovna approached this problem from a systemic point of view. In Moscow, buildings were erected according to the designs of world famous architects. Including the famous Frenchman Corbusier.
