1948

Born in Moscow, USSR

1969-1974

Worked as an architect, senior architect and the architect team leader in Mosproekt-1 group of architects, Moscow

1974

Graduated from the Moscow Institute of Architecture

1975-1991

Worked as a chief architect and head of the architectural workshop and chief engineer of the Hypropros Institute of Russian Ministry of Building and Architecture

1991

Director of “Andrey Chernikhov Architecture and Design Studio”

1992

Founded Iakov Chernikhov International Foundation (ICIF)

2001

Created Russian National Architecture Award “Crystal Daedalus”

2005

Established Iakov Chernikhov international prize “Challenge of the time” for young architects of the world