Nikolai Grigorevskii ’24

Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Office
301 Walsh Family Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556

Biography

Nikolai Grigorevskii is an architect, educator, and researcher specializing in traditional and classical architecture, architectural representation, and design pedagogy. He currently serves as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and instructor at the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture, where he teaches second-year architectural design and contributes to the development of curriculum in architectural drawing and representation.

Grigorevskii holds a Master of Architecture and Urbanism from the University of Notre Dame and a Bachelor of Architecture with Honors from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. Prior to joining Notre Dame, he practiced architecture in New York City and St. Petersburg, including work with Ferguson & Shamamian Architects and Maxim Atayants Architects.

His teaching and research explore architectural drawing as a tool of design thinking and investigate the historical evolution of architectural representation, its relationship to architectural practice, and its continuing role in contemporary architectural education.

Research Interests

  • Architectural Drawing and Representation
  • History and Theory of Architectural Representation
  • Architectural Design Pedagogy
  • Traditional and Classical Architecture
  • Drawing as a Tool of Architectural Design and Thinking

Education

Master of Architectural Design and Urbanism, University of Notre Dame, 2024
Bachelor of Architecture with Honors, St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, 2016

Select Publications

“International Cultural Center in Battery Park, Lower Manhattan, New York City.” The Classicist, no. 21, Academic Portfolio, 2024.
“The Antiquarium Romanum, Rome.” The Classicist, no. 20, Academic Portfolio, 2023
Selected watercolors and academic work. An Architectural Pedagogy for the Twenty-First Century, University of Notre Dame School of Architecture, 2024.

Courses

Arch 21111 – Design I
Arch 21121 – Design II
Arch 21011 - The Architect’s Eye

Areas of Expertise

  • Architectural Illustration
  • Classical Architecture
  • Painting
  • Residential Design