Lyubow Demeetriyevna Usava | |
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Born | Irkutsk, USSR | 6 September 1921
Died | 2 January 2015 Minsk, Belarus | (aged 93)
Nationality | Belarusian |
Other names | Belarusian: Любоў Дзмітрыеўна Усава |
Occupation | Architect |
Years active | 1947–1989 |
Notable work | Maksim Gorky Central Children's Park |
Spouse | Vasily Gerashchenko |
Lyubow Demeetriyevna Usava (Belarusian: Любоў Дзмітрыеўна Усава also sometimes transliterated as Lyubov Demeetriyevna Oosava) (6 September 1921 – 2 January 2015) was a Russian-born Belarusian architect. After World War II, she and her husband moved to Minsk and worked on the restoration of the city. She was involved in many projects ranging from schools and government buildings to parks and reservoirs. In 1989, her name was inscribed in the Book of Honor of the Minsk Project Institute.[1]