About Nodar Kancheli
Lived 1938 – 2015 (aged 77). Nodar Kancheli was a Russian architect.
Nodar Vakhtangovich Kancheli (; 21 April 1938 – 26 June 2015) was a Russian architect. He is known for being the designer of two buildings that collapsed, causing fatalities. The buildings, located in Moscow, were Transvaal Park water park in Yasenevo (built in 2002, collapsed in 2004) and Basmanny Market (built in 1977, collapsed in 2006). The collapse of these structures caused the deaths of at least 89 people.
Kancheli also co-designed the with Igor Vasilevsky.
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Who was Nodar Kancheli?
Russian architect
When was Nodar Kancheli born?
Nodar Kancheli was born on 21 April 1938 in Moscow.
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Nodar Kancheli died on 26 June 2015 in Moscow.
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Nodar Kancheli was an architect.
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Nodar Kancheli was Russian.
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