Tag Archive: Soviet Architecture
2. Conversion of former City Hall on G. Lousavorich Street
Architects: Sargis Sardaryan, Ruzanna Aschyan-Mamyan, Ani Veranyan Another example of conversion architecture and an attempt at re-interpreting frontal architecture in Yerevan, this time, in our opinion, quite a successful one. Here the treatment of...Read More
Old Cinema House
Architect Tiran Erkanian built a number of cinemas in Armenia during the 1920s and 30s. The aesthetic of these buildings is a curious mix of neoclassical and art deco elements that eventually led to the sombre classicism of Stalinist architecture in...Read More
Nikoghayos Buniatyan
Buniatyan’s investment in the post-colonial, modernist period of Yerevan’s architecture can not be underestimated. Among all the major architects working in Armenia during the 1920s and 30s, Bunaiatyan was perhaps the most classically...Read More
‘Unlayering’ Historical Yerevan for the sake of History: The Imminent Demolition of ‘Moscow’ Cinema’s Open-Air Hall
A useless, ghostly, worn out shell of cement is being torn down in Yerevan. A familiar enough sight in a place where many a building has ‘miraculously’ been wiped out under the mantle of a single night. But this particular disappearing...Read More
Gyumri: The Northern Capital. By Vigen Galstyan
A casual visitor to Armenia does not usually contemplate too long about what to see. There seems to be an unspoken, but much cemented itinerary that suits just about everyone around – the locals, the guides, the mini-bus drivers and the tourists...Read More
House of culture
The facade of the building has been designed by architect Rafael Israelyan. The building was renovated in 2010 with a few structural changes and additions, but the main architectural features have been left intact. A report on the renovation can be...Read More