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KEVORK YERAMIAN

(1949-2009)
Architect | Interior Designer | Item Designer | Project Supervisor

Kevork Yeramian (in Armenian Գէորգ Երամեան, in Arabic كيورك يره ميان) was a Syrian-Armenian architect who spent his career in Aleppo, Syria. Most of his architectural works are located in Aleppo, in addition to some in Damascus, Kessab, and other towns in Syria. Kevork Yeramian became a member of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) NGO of the Aleppo branch, Syria, in 1972.
His main architectural contributions include theaters, restaurants, swimming pools, commercial shops, community centers, Armenian Genocide memorials and monuments, privately owned apartments and houses, and more. Kevork Yeramian was also a member of the Armenian Union of Architects. For more details, please refer to the Biography section of this site.

BIOGRAPHY

Kevork Yeramian was born in the Nor Kugh (new village, in Armenian Õ†Õ¸Ö€ Ô³Õ«Ö‚Õ²) district of Aleppo, Syria, on 4th of May 1949. He attended the Lazar Najarian-Calouste Gulbenkian middle school and high school in Aleppo. After graduation from high school he enrolled in the University of Aleppo, Faculty of Architecture. After receiving his degree in architecture in 1974, he served in the Syrian Air Force as part of his mandatory military service of 3 years.

In the mid 1990s, Kevork Yeramian had an infection that gave him ulcerative colitis (UC). For years to come, he was on multiple daily medication that were the most probable cause of his heart failure on the 1st of September 2009.

Kevork Yeramian was married to Maroush Kazanjian, in 1981. They stayed married until his last days. Together they have two children; a son and a daughter. While they were married, his wife Maroush Yeramian received the doctorate degree in West-Armenian literature from the Yerevan State University, Armenia.

Kevork Yeramian was a holder of the Greek citizenship  in addition to his Syrian citizenship by birth.

He was a passionate books and arts lover and a painter during his free time.

Membership and Activities in the AGBU

Kevork Yeramian was an active member of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) non-governmental organization, the Aleppo chamber, since 1972.

Under the operational supervision of the AGBU, he was the headmaster of the Saryan arts academy (named after the renowned Armenian painter Martiros Saryan) for the years 1984-1986, 1986-1988, 1988-1990, and 1996-1998. From 2007 to 2009 he was a member of the real-estate committee of AGBU Aleppo.

After years of service, he became a veteran member of the AGBU until his last days.

WORKS

The vast majority of Kevork Yeramian's works are located in Aleppo (Syria), unless stated otherwise.
The site is continuously updated. Please contact us in case you have a material relevant to Kevork Yeramian and his work.

Theaters

  • The Aharonian theater (named after Avetis Aharonian)

  • The Kaprielian theater (managed by the Grtasirats administration)

  • The Kevork Hagop Nazarian theater (managed by the AGBU-Aleppo)

  • The Kevork Yessaian theater (managed by the Armenian Diocese of Beroea)

Community Centers, Schools, and more

  • The complete Aram Manougian community center in Aleppo (named after Aram Manukian), including:

    • Multiple offices

    • Commerical shops

    • An underground sports training hall

    • Levon Shant lecture hall (named after Levon Shant)

    • Sbidag coffee house and restaurant (original version)

    • Ani restaurant and event hall (original version, named after the ancient city of Ani)

    • Talar roof restaurant (original version)

 

  • The renovated elementary school of Lazar Najarian-Calouste Gulbenkian (managed by the AGBU).

  • The Vaspuragan Center's roof restaurant and lecture/event hall.

Armenian Genocide Memorials, Monuments, and Relevant Work

  • Genocide memorial at the Forty Martyrs Cathedral

  • Genocide memorial at the Saint Kevork church front yard

  • The Shahiniants treasury permanent exhibition and museum at the Forty Martyrs cathedral

Commercial

  • The Touring swimming pool, restaurant, and event ground

  • Restaurant Delta (original version)

  • Restaurant Karam (original version)

  • Club Dandana (original and early 2000's renovated versions)

  • Restaurant Karam (original version)

  • Restaurant and event ground Sevan (original version), later renamed to La Palma.

  • Marina men's outfit complex

  • Hotel Namar. Location: Kessab, Syria

Private Aartments and Houses

Totaling more than 150.
To respect the privacy of the real-estate owners, none of these structures are mentioned nor described.

Various Works & Contributions

  • Replicas of ancient Mesopotamian statues at the "16th of October bridge" tunnel 

  • The Armenian Orthodox church of the Holy Mother of God

  • The Armenian Catholic church of the Holy Cross

  • Hotel Razzouk. Location: Kessab, Syria

  • The Evangelical church of Holy Trinity. Location: Kessab, Syria

  • The Armenian Orthodox church of Kessab. Location: Kessab, Syria

GALLERY

This section is continuously updated as we come across more relevant photographs of Kevork Yeramian's archives and works.

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