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STUDENTS OPPOSE MASHTOTS PARK CONSTRUCTION; ARE DRAWING UP ALTERNATE BLUEPRINTS
Janna Sargsyan
hetq
14:07, February 28, 2012
Graduate students from the Yerevan State University of Architecture and
Construction have come out in opposition to commercial construction in
Mashtots Park in Yerevan, charging that what is being built violates
the original development plan from the area.
The students also say that they are willing to draw up an alternative
set of blueprints that will draw on international experience and
green cities.
They argue that what is being built in the park is incorrect from an
ecological and safety perspective
The students charge the Yerevan Municipality with only being concerned
with providing short-term solutions without proper long-term planning.
The young architects say that Mashtots Park was planned as an
evacuation corridor for Yerevan residents in case of an earthquake.
The construction of stores in the park will negate such a possibility.
The students say they want to show that professional architects can
create, rather than simply destroy.
Janna Sargsyan
hetq
14:07, February 28, 2012
Graduate students from the Yerevan State University of Architecture and
Construction have come out in opposition to commercial construction in
Mashtots Park in Yerevan, charging that what is being built violates
the original development plan from the area.
The students also say that they are willing to draw up an alternative
set of blueprints that will draw on international experience and
green cities.
They argue that what is being built in the park is incorrect from an
ecological and safety perspective
The students charge the Yerevan Municipality with only being concerned
with providing short-term solutions without proper long-term planning.
The young architects say that Mashtots Park was planned as an
evacuation corridor for Yerevan residents in case of an earthquake.
The construction of stores in the park will negate such a possibility.
The students say they want to show that professional architects can
create, rather than simply destroy.