Odesa - Paris - Lima: the complex route of the architect Malachowski

Abstract

The article considers introduces the life and creative work of Ryszard (Ricardo) Malachowski - an architect who was born and grew up in Kherson region, and later became an outstanding Peruvian architect of the 20th century and gained fame on the American continent, practically defining the face of the most modern and richest city at that time South America - Lima. His work led to a significant transformation of the Peruvian capital, paving the way for the development of the modern metropolis for decades to come. The creative, scientific and life path of the architect was extremely interesting and fruitful, and his legacy includes several hundred projects, most of which have a very significant architectural and urban planning value and have been declared monuments of the cultural heritage of Peru. Malachowski is also no less famous as an artist, the founder of the Peruvian architectural school, the author of the treatise "Lessons of Elements and Theory of Architecture" and the founder of a great dynasty, which even today largely shapes the architectural landscape of the Peruvian capital. Despite his extremely great achievements, Ricardo Malachowski is still unknown in his homeland. In order to supplement the biographical data, the materials of the State Archives of Odesa region of Ukraine, which is the place of birth and primary education of the architect, and the family archive of the Malachowskies were analyzed, which made it possible to discover and systematize the data of the pre-emigration period of the architect's life and to correct inaccuracies assumed by previous biographers.