Many years ago, one of the observant people noticed that architecture is frozen music. Following this comparison, we can add that talented and energetic persons create this music. Elena Ovsyannikova is a hereditary architect.
Prerequisites and intentions
One can disagree with the fact that the fate of every person is predetermined from the moment of birth. However, supporters of this concept can 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 powerful magic acted on the child at the moment of birth. However, these maxims are more suitable for poets who operate with figures of speech.
The future researcher of the architecture of the Russian avant-garde was born on June 15, 1948, in a family of technical intelligentsia. Father served as 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 the maternal grandfather Nikolai Dmitrievich Vinogradov is an academician of architecture. On his initiative, the famous Shchusev State Museum of Architecture was created. Elena studied well at school. When the time came to choose a profession, she chose the Moscow Architectural Institute to get a specialized education.
Professional activity
After receiving her diploma in 1969, Ovsyannikova came to work within the walls of the Mosproekt organization. At that moment, the capital was going through a difficult period. There are almost no places for building in the central part of the city. The city's leadership was faced with the task of vacating suitable sites, but preserving buildings and structures that are monuments of history or cultural heritage. Elena, not having enough experience, got into a group of specialists who carried out a scientific and technical examination of old buildings. The young architect quickly became aware of the matter and began to trust her with the survey of serious objects.
By the nature of her professional activity, Ovsyannikova had to work with buildings from the first half of the 20th century for several years. At that time, projects of the "avant-garde" style reigned supreme in urban development. There was an opinion among experts that all these objects are of no value and they can be demolished without prejudice to the appearance of the capital. However, Elena Borisovna approached this problem from a systemic point of view. Buildings were erected in Moscow according to the designs of world famous architects. Including the famous Frenchman Corbusier.
Recognition and privacy
The many years of work and creativity of the architect Ovsyannikova were appreciated by colleagues and power structures. She was awarded the Moscow Government Prize for the best restoration of architectural monuments. Elena Borisovna is a professor at the department of modern architecture at her native institute.
Ovsyannikova's personal life turned out well. She got married as a student. The husband and wife raised a son and a daughter. At the moment, Elena Borisovna is helping to bring up her grandchildren.
