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Soaking in Yerevan’s Architecture – U. Faye Khatchadourian
July 11, 2014
As I walk through the streets of Yerevan, I am impressed by its rich architectural style. I am fortunate to have been given this opportunity to work and study the architectural designs of numerous buildings in Yerevan.
As an intern I am working for UrbanLab, a well known architecture firm here in Yerevan. When I first arrived, before I starting my job, I was walking around the city and found myself attending a protest where citizens of Yerevan were trying to stop the government from destroying a particular building. The next day as I was having my first meeting with my boss he told me all about it and how the building used to belong to a wealthy family. Unfortunately, the building is now gone because of the many loopholes that exist in our government’s system.
I would have to say that it was quite an experience for me to witness how people here get extremely involved and voice their opinions, and rightfully so. The project that I am presently working on is to locate the historical buildings of Yerevan and to catalogue them so that they do not get destroyed, and in turn to find ways to promote these these historical buildings to tourists each year. The best part of this is that I get to walk around the city and discover many areas that are hidden and not well known to the guest. Even though sometimes I get lost, I feel that it just makes the experience more enjoyable and the best way to get to know the city. Yerevan is designed in such a way that it encourages people to explore its rich historical and cultural sights.
