List of Armenian architects

This is a list of notable Armenian architects.

Medieval

• Todos(ak) was a medieval Armenian architect of Ateni Sioni Monastery in the Republic of Georgia.
• Eudes of Metz, or Odo von Metz (742–814) – credited as the architect of Charlemagne's Palace of Aachen with the Palatine Chapel, in Aachen. ^{[1] [2]}
• Trdat the Architect (c. 940s–1020) was chief architect of the Bagratuni kings of Armenia, whose 10th-century monuments have been argued to be the forerunners of Gothic architecture which came to Europe several centuries later. ^{[3] [4]}
• Momik, sculptor and a master artist of Armenian illuminated manuscripts. As a sculptor, Momik is also known for his fine carving of khachkars, found primarily at the monastery complex at Noravank. He also carved a cross-stone for Lady Tamta Zakarian.

Ottoman Empire

• Mimar Sinan (1489 – 1588) – chief Armenian ^[5] Ottoman architect and civil engineer for sultans Suleiman I, Selim II, and Murad III. He was, during a period of fifty years, responsible for the construction or the supervision of every major building in the Ottoman Empire. More than three hundred structures are credited to his name. He is also considered one of the world's first earthquake engineers. ^[6]
• the Balyan family
• Sarkis Lole, chief architect of the city of Mardin
• Hovsep Aznavur, the Bulgarian St. Stephen Church of Istanbul
• Léon Gurekian (1871–1950), architect, writer and political activist. He was active in the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria and Italy.
• Mihran Azaryan (1876–1952), best known for having designed and constructed the Büyükada Pier and possibly the Izmit Clock Tower.
• Mihran Mesrobian (1889–1975), architect whose career spanned over fifty years and in several countries.

Diaspora

• Julian Oktawian Zachariewicz-Lwigród (1837–1898), Polish architect and renovator
• Léon Gurekian (1871–1950), made contributions in Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire and Italy.
• Manoug Exerjian (1892–1974), Armenian-American architect
• Ohannés Gurekian (1902–1984), architect, engineer, and alpinist
• Edouard Utudjian (1905–1975), creator of the concept "underground urbanism" (urbanisme souterrain) in the 1930s. He found the International Permanent Committee of Underground Technologies and Planning in 1937. He is the author of the books Architecture et urbanisme souterrain (1966) and L'urbanisme souterrain. ^{[7] [8] [9]}
• Mardiros Altounian (1889–1958), designed the Lebanese Parliament Building in Beirut (1931)

Russian Empire and the Soviet Union

• Grigor Aghababyan (1911–1977), Soviet Armenian architect
• Nikolai Bayev (1875–1952) – architect, who mainly worked in Baku
• Mark Grigorian (1900–1978) – neoclassical architect known for building several major landmarks of Yerevan
• Sasun Grigoryan (1942–1993) – neoclassical architect, well known for his work in the city of Leninakan and Yerevan
• Karo Halabyan (1897–1959) – Soviet architect, led the development of the recovery plan of Stalingrad
• Rafayel Israyelian (1908–1973), Soviet Armenian architect
• Miron Merzhanov (1895–1975) – Soviet architect, notable for being the de facto personal architect of Joseph Stalin in 1933–1941
• Michel Mossessian (born 1959), design principal and founder of Mossessian & Partners in London, England
• Alexander Rotinoff (1875–1934) – architect and engineer of late 19th and early 20th century throughout the Caucasus
• Vartan Sarkisov (1875–1955) – Soviet architect, designer of the Oil Producers Sanatorium building in Mardaka
• Alexander Tamanian (1878–1936) – neoclassical architect, known for his work in the city of Yerevan
• Arthur Tarkhanyan (1932–2006)  – Soviet architect, notable for Tsitsernakaberd, Yerevan Youth Palace, Karen Demirchyan Complex
• Anna Ter-Avetikian (1908–2013) – first Armenian woman to become an architect
• Gabriel Ter-Mikelov (1874–1949), prominent architect, designer of Saint Thaddeus and Bartholomew Cathedral in Baku

Modern

• Arthur Meschian (born 1949) – popular musician and singer, expressing powerful emotional intelligence through a sort of prosperous and righteous poetry about the Armenian heritage to his current community. He's also an architect.
• Armen Hakhnazarian (1941–2009) – Founding Director of Research on Armenian Architecture.
• Artak Ghulyan (1958-2025)

See also

• Architecture portal
• Biography portal
• Lists portal

• List of architects
• List of Armenians

References

1. Dézélus, Robert (1989). L'art de Transcaucasie (in French). Vienna: Edition Méchithariste. p. 274. L'arménien Eudes de Metz construisit la chapelle palatine d'Aix et l'église de Germigny-des-Prés.
3. See (in German) Strzygowski, Joseph. Die Baukunst der Armenier und Europa. Vienna: A. Schroll & Co., 1918.
4. (in Armenian) Harutyunyan, Varazdat M. "Ճարտարապետություն" ("Architecture"). History of the Armenian People. vol. iii. Yerevan, Armenian SSR: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1976, p. 388.
5. (in Armenian) Zaryan, Armen. «Սինան» (Sinan). Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia. vol. x. Yerevan, Armenian SSR: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1984, pp. 385–386.
6. Mungan, I. (2004). Natural Draught Cooling Towers. Mungan & Wittek (eds); Taylor & Francis Group, London. pp. 383–384. ISBN   90-5809-642-4.
7. The sustainable usage of the urban underground space Archived 20 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine .
8. Espace souterrain Archived 21 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
9. Underground City-Planning A French born Concept for Sustainable Cities of Tomorrow ^{[ permanent dead link ]}.