Complex ‘Christian Armenia’
master planning concept, Armenia
Year 2020 | design commissionINFO
The main charge of the project was to develop a master planning concept for the site in Armenia (679 ha) that was chosen for the setup of the statue of Christ. The main concept is about a certain spatial contract, in which the absolute horizontality and non-territoriality are the guiding principles. This brings out an an-archic and uninterrupted view of the world that’s endemic to the Armenian culture.
Programming rationale is about creating a gradient of active spaces distributing the fleeting and dwelling citizens of the site (examples of programming include the expo spaces, visitors’ and congress centers, museum and a sculpture garden, campus spaces). This smart programming approach takes into account the short and long term development of the region, connecting it economically both locally and globally.
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* The project has nothing to do with Hatis Mountain or the statue initiative publicized in media. This is a separate and much earlier initiative, and here, the statue is provisional and it’s located on a small abandoned hill, primarily as an art object.