 In 1934 Arkady Mordvinov and Alexey Dushkin proposed conversion of the unfinished cathedral into the "Radio House" skyscraper; the plan never materialized and the dilapidated concrete shell was torn down in 1952.Pomerantsev joined the faculty of the Academy in 1888; in 1893 he was elected full member of the Academy.Pomerantsev headed a department of its Art College since 1893 and briefly headed the Academy itself in 1899-1900.