Dmitry Ostroumov Dmitry Ostroumov

Dmitry Ostroumov

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Ostroumov Dmitrii Andreevich, born on 11.01.1985 in Minsk.

Graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of BNTU, Department of “Dizain arkhitekturnoi sredy”. Has been designing churches since 2009 and has experience working in architectural offices on private and public projects.

Founded the practice “Prokhram” in 2018 and officially registered OOO “Prokhram” in 2022.

Received a Master’s degree in Theology in 2021 and completed postgraduate studies at the Dukhovnaia akademiia in 2025.

In parallel with architecture, works in the field of theology and is the author of several exhibition projects.

Completed the course “Eparkhialnyi drevlekhranitel. Sokhranenie pamiatnikov tserkovnoi arkhitektury i iskusstva” under the Patriarchal Council for Culture in 2017.

Currently serves as the head of the practice “Prokhram”, which specializes in Orthodox church architecture, church furnishings, ecclesiastical art, museum projects, and publishing activities. Has completed more than 20 church and church-complex projects, several of which have been built, with others under construction or in the design-documentation stage. Serves as Editor-in-Chief of the almanac dedicated to sacred architecture and art “Slovo i kamen”, curator of the “khramozdatelstvo” professional program at the festival “Zodchestvo”, and author of special projects.

Has received numerous awards for Orthodox church projects at international, federal, and regional festivals.

Professor of the International Academy of Architecture (IAA) since 2023, member of the Union of Architects of Russia, the Union of Architects of Belarus, and the Council for Church Architecture under the Union of Architects of Russia.

Lives in St Petersburg and Moscow.
 

Archi.ru Texts:

04.09.2025

Julia Tarabarina. Water and Light

Church art is full of symbolism, and part of it is truly canonical, while another part is shaped by tradition and is perceived by some as obligatory. Because of this kind of “false conservatism”, contemporary church architecture develops slowly compared to other genres, and rarely looks contemporary. Nevertheless, there are enthusiasts in this field out there: the cemetery church of Archangel Michael in Apatity, designed by Dmitry Ostroumov and Prokhram bureau, combines tradition and experiment. This is not an experiment for its own sake, however – rather, the considered work of a contemporary architect with the symbolism of space, volume, and, above all, light.

Partner Architects of Archi.ru:

  • Yuliy Borisov
  • Dmitry Likin
  • Vsevolod Medvedev
  • Sergey Skuratov
  •  Valery  Lukomsky
  • Polina Voevodina
  • Rais Baishev
  • Igor  Shvartsman
  • Stanislav Belykh
  • Alexandra Kuzmina
  • Sergey  Trukhanov
  • Rostislav Zaiser
  • Valery  Kanyashin
  • Oleg Medinsky
  • Konstantin Khodnev
  • Natalia Sidorova
  • Ilia Mashkov
  • Alexsey Ginzburg
  • Sergei Tchoban
  • Andrey Asadov
  • Ekaterina Kuznetsova
  • Daniel  Lorenz
  • Natalia Shilova
  • Roman Leonidov
  • Mikhail Kanunnikov
  • Tatiana Zulkharneeva
  • Zurab Bassaria
  • Oleg Shapiro
  • Andy Snow
  • Andrey Gnezdilov
  • Georgy Trofimov
  • Nikolay Pereslegin
  • Julia  Tryaskina
  • Nikita Yavein
  • Anton Nadtochiy
  • Sergey Kouznetsov
  • Pavel Andreev
  • Sergey Pereslegin
  • Vassily Krapivin
  • Vera Butko
  • Dmitry Ostroumov
  • Alexander Skokan
  • Vladimir Plotkin
  • Alexandr Samarin
  • Alexander Asadov
  • Andrey Romanov

Buildings and Projects: New Additions

  • Competition for the coastal quarters of the ALIA district
  • Private house
  • Naberezhnaya Evropy, St. Petersburg
  • Pavilion for Chacha Ceremonies
  • “Replacement” Project
  • Residential complex
  • “Olympic Hall”Business Center
  • Residential complex
  • Residential complex ′Andersen′