Utopia and Collapse

Fragment of a precast concrete railing technical drawing, 1988

View of Microdistrict No. 1, 1970s, Courtesy: M. Mikaelyan Family Archive

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

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

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 Yerevan­based, 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 (ARM­ENG), Daniel Nashaat (HUNENG), Edith C. Watts (GER­ENG), Dájbukát Borbély László (HUN­ARM)

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

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© For the photographs: Katharina Roters

© For the archive drawings: ArmProject

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