Andrei Chernikhov

Andrei Chernikhov is a Moscow-based architect and the grandson of the legendary Soviet avant-garde architect Yakov Chernikhov (1889–1951). Born in Moscow in 1948, he graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute (MArchI) in 1974.

In 1992, he founded the International Architectural Charitable Foundation named after Yakov Chernikhov, dedicated to preserving his grandfather's avant-garde legacy. He is Vice-President of the Moscow branch of the International Academy of Architecture (UNESCO).