Building Culture in Armenia
Armenian Institute
36 Bedford Square London WC1B 3ES
Building Culture in Armenia brings together four creative agents working with communities in Armenia to develop sustainable craft and construction. Three short presentations of their work will be followed by a panel discussion touching on the exciting recent developments within this geographical crossing place of social and political forces.
Architect and Academic Guillaume Othenin-Girard works with local people, archaeologists, and students from the University of Hong Kong to update the traditional Armenian house typology, the glkhatun, to meet modern climate challenges in the Vedi River Valley. Curator Nairi Khatchadourian works with contemporary artists within rural settings to revitalize local heritage. Architects Aram Mooradian and Shant Charoian work with international and local architecture students to identify and protect heritage in the face of growing development and mass tourism. Together, they represent a sample of the flourishing creative energy developing within Armenia’s burgeoning economy.
This event is organized in parallel to a three-week exhibition at the Architectural Association showcasing work carried out by students of The Oshakan Project 2024, the summer school organized by Mooradian and Charoian. The Oshakan Project works with students and the local community to document heritage in Oshakan, an ancient rural village in the Aragatsotn region, and imagines ways of unlocking heritage sites as potential nodes of social, economic, and cultural activity.
The work on show will be accompanied by a specially commissioned series of photographs of Oshakan by the artist Piruza Khalapyan. The exhibition opens on the 14th of January and runs until the end of the month.
Funding from the British Council. The event will be held in association with the Architectural Association. This event is part of the Armenian Institute's festival of architecture and culture, Living | Building | Together.
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