Recently, National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia, particularly the Chair of Urban Planning, welcomed a group of students from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Kassel, Germany.
The students arrived in Armenia as part of a study visit aimed at exploring the country’s Soviet heritage, with a particular focus on modernist monuments and urban planning solutions.
The visit was led by Elena Markus, an architect and lecturer at the University of Kassel, who is also one of the authors of the book Yerevan: A Guide to Soviet Modernist Architecture 1955–1991, which has attracted considerable interest among specialists in the field.
NUACA was represented at the meeting by Head of the Chair of Urban Planning, Professor Zaruhi Mamyan, Head of the International Cooperation Department Elena Grigoryan, as well as university students.
During the meeting, the parties presented the activities of their respective universities, addressed areas of international cooperation, and discussed opportunities for future collaboration.