 Akademicheskaya opened on October 13, 1962, and was designed by Yuliya Kolesnikova, Petukhova, and Fokina.Built to the relatively new pillar-trispan design (aka "Sorokonozhka", centipede), which became prevalent in the 1960s due to its low construction costs.The station has white marble pillars accented with a stripe of black marble near the top.