Utopia and Collapse

Fragment of a precast concrete railing technical drawing, 1988 View of Microdistrict No. 1, 1970s, Courtesy: M. Mikaelyan Family Archive

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Fragment of a precast concrete railing technical drawing, 1988 View of Microdistrict No. 1, 1970s, Courtesy: M. Mikaelyan Family Archive

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Interiors of the kindergarten for 200 children, 2016 › › Interiors of the school for 30 classes, 2016

Interiors of the kindergarten for 200 children, 2016 › › Interiors of the school for 30 classes, 2016

Situation plan for the school for 1176 students, 1972 › Interiors of the school for 1176 students during and after the recent renovation, 2016

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Situation plan for the school for 1176 students, 1972 › Interiors of the school for 1176 students during and after the recent renovation, 2016

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Southern façade of the children’s infectious diseases unit, 1973 Rendering of the ambulance unit, 1970s Fragment of the children’s infectious diseases unit, 2016 › Main hospital building and an external staircase, 2016 › Masterplan of the hospital complex, 1973

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Southern façade of the children’s infectious diseases unit, 1973 Rendering of the ambulance unit, 1970s Fragment of the children’s infectious diseases unit, 2016 › Main hospital building and an external staircase, 2016 › Masterplan of the hospital complex, 1973

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This book was published in cooperation with the South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Boghossian Foundation. The research and book are an initiative by the Yerevan-based, independent urban think-do-share lab urbanlab [www.urbanlab.am].

The content does not necessarily represent the official position of the South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Boghossian Foundation.

Thanks to Avetik Mikaelyan and other Mikaelyan Family members, Grigor Azizyan and ArmProject Archive Team, Martin Manukyan, Ruben Arevshatyan, Irina Stepanyan, Romik Hakobyan, Metsamor Mayor Robert Grigoryan, Daniel Ritter, and István Oravecz.

Concept by Sarhat Petrosyan, Katharina Roters Research Team by Sarhat Petrosyan, Armine Shahbazyan, Nvard Yerkanian, Sofi Haykazuni, Ara Marjanyan Graphic design by Tímea Andorka Title and cover concept by József Szolnoki Cover image by Davit Ayvazyan, Hieroglyph.am Translations by Sona Hovhannisyan (ARM-ENG), Daniel Nashaat (HUNENG), Edith C. Watts (GER-ENG), Dájbukát Borbély László (HUN-ARM) Linguistic editing by Arto Vaun, Armine Bachachyan (Assistant) Proofreading by Charlotte Eckler Lithography, printing, and binding: Pauker Holding Kft., Budapest (HU) Cover image: Floor of the basketball gym of the Metsamor Sports Complex, 2017 © 2018 urbanlab, Yerevan and Park Books AG, Zurich © For the texts: the authors © For the photographs: Katharina Roters © For the archive drawings: ArmProject Park Books AG Niederdorfstrasse 54 8001 Zurich Switzerland www.park-books.com All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the publisher.

ISBN 978-3-03860-094-7