Narek Sargsyan

Narek Sargsyan
Narek Sargsyan
Chairman of State Committee on Urban Development of Armenia
	In office; October 11, 2016 – 2018
President	Serzh Sargsyan; Armen Sarkissian
Prime Minister	Karen Karapetyan; Serzh Sargsyan; Nikol Pashinyan
Minister of Urban Development of Armenia
	In office; 2014–2016
President	Serzh Sargsyan
Prime Minister	Karen Karapetyan; Hovik Abrahamyan
Personal details
Born	January 1, 1959 (age 65); Malishka, Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia
Alma mater	Yerevan Polytechnic Institute

Narek Sargsyan (Armenian: Նարեկ Ալբերտի Սարգսյան; born in 1959, Malishka, Armenia) is the former Minister of Urban Development of Armenia and later Chairman of State Committee on Urban Development until 2018 October.

Narek Sargsyan finished the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute in 1980. He served as Yerevan's chief architect in 1999–2004 and from 2011 up to 2014. From 2014 up to 2016 Minister of Urban Development of Armenia.^[1]

Biography

He was born on January 1, 1959, in the village of Malishka, Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia.

In 1980, he graduated with a diploma of honors from the Architectural department of Yerevan State Polytechnic Institute. During the period of study on a part –time basis worked in the department of research works of Polytechnic Institute (1976–1979)

1980 - 1983 Lecturer at the department “Architecture of Civil and Industrial buildings” in Yerevan Polytechnic Institute
1983 - 1986 Postgraduate student at Moscow Central Research Institute of Experimental design of residential buildings
1987 - 1993 Lecturer at the department of Architecture of Polytechnic Institute, assistant Professor
1991 – 1993 Assistant to the Dean of Architectural department of Yerevan Institute of Architecture and Construction
1992 - 1993 Retraining courses on “Anti- seismic architecture” ( France, Marseille, Higher School of (Architecture )
1993 - 1999 Dean of the Architectural department of Yerevan Institute of Architecture and Construction
1996 - 1998 Vice chairman of the board of the Union of Architects of Armenia ( on a voluntary basis )
1998 - 1999 Adviser to the prime minister of Armenia on urban planning (concurrent)
1999 - 2000 Chief architect of Yerevan, Deputy Mayor
2004 - until the present time Head of the architectural studio “Narek Sargsyan” ( simultaneously chief architect of the building of Northern Avenue - 2004-2008 )
2008 - 2011 Chief Architect of Armenia, Deputy Minister of Urban Planning of Armenia.
2011 - 2013 Chief Architect of Yerevan
2013 - 2014 Chairman of the State Committee for Architecture under the government of Armenia
2014 - 2016 Minister of Urban Planning
2016 - 2018 Chairman of State Committee on Urban Development under the Government of Armenia^[2]

List of projects

Monument in Vayk (1989)
French school in Gyumri (chief architect of the project)
Co-authors K. Rashidyants (Armenia ), E.Sargsyan, G.Chepichyan (France ), Marseille – Yerevan, 1993-1997
Administrative building for Closed joint-Stock Company “Electrocomplex” in Charbakh district, Yerevan Co-author -K.Rashidyants, Yerevan, 1977
Five private residential houses in Yerevan and Dilijan Co-author K.Rashidyants, 1989, 1996, 1997
Embassy of Italy in Armenia (2002-2003)
Residential complex on Teryan street 66 (on the corner of Teryan and Isahakyan) Yerevan, 2005 ( Central office of HSBC bank)
Memorial board to the memory of professor Lia Kamalyan, Tumanyan street, 11 Yerevan 2006
Monument to Aram Petrosyan in Gegharqunik, 2007
Residential and public buildings on Northern Avenue LLC “Local Developers”, Yerevan, 2004-2006
Residential and public buildings at the intersection of Northern Avenue and Abovyan street, Yerevan 2005
Residential and trading public complex on Northern Avenue, LLC “ Armenian’ Consent “Yerevan, 2005 – 2007
Residential and public buildings on Northern Avenue, LLC “ Progress Armenia “ and LLC “ Makared”, Co-author – A.Aleksanyan, Yerevan, 2005 -2006
Pedestrian walkways and parking lots on Northern Avenue. Co-author –A.Aleksanyan, 2006
Multifunctional building on Main Avenue –Arami street LLC “Gapbankshin “, Yerevan, 2005 – 2007
Residential and trading – public complex on Main Avenu -Byuzand street Co-author – M.Brumbilla (USA), Yerevan, 2005-2006
Complex of residential and public buildings, Byuzand-Teryan-Amiryan streets (Main Avenue) Closed Joint Stock Company, Gri Ar, Yerevan, 2004 -2006
Apartment residential complex on Byuzand 31- Yez.Koghbatsi 25,housing “A”, LLC “Makared”, Yerevan, 2008
Multi – storey residential house on Komitas street 38/2 LLC “Fifth Star”, Yerevan, 2006
House – museum of Charles Aznavour, Municipal Council, Yerevan 2007-2009
Housing building of National Academy of Science of Armenia on Baghramyan street 24 a, Yerevan, 2007
60 unit - hotel on Saryan street, Yerevan 2007 (constructed in 2010–2012)
Complex of four multi-storey towers “Yerevan –Berd “ on the territory adjacent to Winery
On the bank of the Hrazdan river, Yerevan, 2007
Residential and trading-public complex “Cascade” on Antarain str.160/5
LLC “Al amra Real Estate”, Yerevan, 2008
Hotel complex on Lalayan –Pushkin str. LLC” HIY Yerevan, 2008
Complex of multifunctional apartment house in Davidashen “Sasna tsrer -2”, LLC ”Renshin”, 2008
Multifunctional residential complex on Byuzand str.89-95 LLC “ Renshin”, Yerevan, 2008
70 –room hotel complex with SPA centre, Jermuk, 2008 LLC “JerSun”
The new housing of the residence of the President Armenia on
Baghramyan str, 26 Co-author A. Vardanyan, Yerevan 2009
The house of receptions in the state dacha on Sevan peninsulas, LLC, “Tashir Charitable Foundation”, 2009
Head office of Armenian Benevolent Union. Co-author –Aris Adamyan (France)2008 – 2009
Multifunctional building on Meliq –Adamyan street, Main Avenue LLC“ J.L.J .Project Company”, Yerevan, 2010
The new housing of the Republic Party and the reconstruction of the complex,
Yerevan 2009-2010
Complex of government administrative buildings on V.Sargsyan street,3, Yerevan, 2012

Awards

1975 Gold medal of secondary school
1980 Diploma with Honors –Yerevan Polytechnic Institute
1980 Thesis project of a residential complex for 5 thousand residents in Vanadzor (former Kirovakan) (All Union Review ) 1st degree diploma. Baku
1985 All Union conference of young scientists and specialists on the theme “City and Construction”. 1st degree diploma of the laureate of scientific and technical creativity (the 1st place in the section of living environment), Kiev 1987
1987 Defense of the PHD thesis. Moscow (specialized doctoral council)
1988 Academic degree of candidate of architecture
1989 Project for planning, constructing and organizing the living environment. Gyumri (former Leninakan) Diploma of the Union of Architects of Armenia (in the author's team)
1990 2nd All Union review of scientific works of young architects. Diploma of laureate. Moscow
1990 Academic degree of assistant professor of Yerevan Architectural and Construction Institute Moscow
1996 International review on the best works of architecture. Diploma of the International Association of Architects for the project of the French school for 900 seats (chief architect of the project, author's team), Moscow
1998 Diploma of the International Association of the Union of Architects (MACA) for the significant contribution to the development and improvement of architectural education. Moscow
2002 Chevalier of the National award of French Republic “For merits “
2002 Honorary citizen of the town of Jermuk
2003 Laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Armenia
2003 Certificate of Honor of Marshal Bagramyan foundation for active participation in the construction of the monument to Marshal Bagramyan in Yerevan
2004 Academic degree of professor of Yerevan Architectural and Construction Institute
2004 Certificate of appreciation of the Prime Minister of Armenia
2005 Certificate “Chief Architect “ awarded by the Union of Architects of Russia and by the Union of Chief Architects of CIS, Moscow
2007 Laureate of the prize of the Coat of Arms of Yerevan
2007 Gold medal of Fridtjof Nansen
2007 Honored architect of Armenia
2008 Gold medal of the Engineering Academy of the Republic of Armenia “ For outstanding contribution to science and technology”
2009 Full member of the Engineering Academy of the Republic of Armenia
2010 Full member of the International Academy of Engineering
2010 Medal of Honor of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia for the high level of organization and providing excellent results of work on the reconstruction of the Meeting Hall of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
2010 National 2nd degree award “For Merits” of the French Republic
2011 Gold medal of the Ministry of Urban Planning of the Republic of Armenia for outstanding contribution in the field of urban planning.
2011 Great Gold Medal of the International Academy of Engineering
2012 Gold Medal of Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction
2013 Award “Engineering Glory” of the International Academy of Engineering, Moscow
2013 Full (foreign) member of the Ukrainian Academy of Engineering
2014 Full (foreign) member of the Russian Academy of Engineering
2014 Honorary title “The Honored Engineer of Russia”
2015 State award in the field of architecture and urban planning for the design of the Government's administrative complex at Vazgen Sargsyan Street in Yerevan
2015 Anania Shirakatsi Medal for valuable contribution to the field of urban development
2015 Gold Medal of the Engineering Academy of the Russian Federation
2016 "Saint Saak- Saint Mesrop" Medal of the Armenian Apostolic Church
2016 he was awarded in the nomination of "The Best Foreign Building" at the international festival "Zodchestvo-2016" for the new government administrative complex

Gallery

Narek Sargsyan together with Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour Museum
White house in Yerevan (Complex of government administrative buildings on V.Sargsyan street 3)
White house at night time
Hyatt place
The embassy of Republic of Armenia to Brazil
Multifunctional residential complex in Davitashen
Lia Kamalyan's Plaque, Yerevan, 2006

References

External links

www.nareksargsyan.am

[1] Narek Sargsyan's biography, Official webpage

[2] Narek Sargsyan Chairman of State Urban Development Committee

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