Heghine Pilosyan
Architect-Urbanist, Specialisation in Affordable Housing and Sustainability
Heghine Pilosyan is an architect-urbanist with a dedicated focus on affordable housing studies and sustainable transitions.
Her academic training includes Matser’s degrees in Architecture from the National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia, a double degree in Sustainable Architecture and a diploma in multidisciplinary studies from Polytechnic Universities of Turin and Milan, and a postgraduate diploma in Developing Social Housing Projects from the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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During professional experience spanning over 15 years, she spent over a year working in two Chinese cities: in a German company based in Beijing designing projects to Passivhaus standards, and in a company in Tianjin working on projects ranging from individual buildings to revitalization of ghost cities. In 2019, she co-founded an architectural design studio.
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Heghine has developed and delivered courses on Introduction to Sustainable Architecture, and Urban Economics at the European University Armenia. Her current work revolves around housing issues in Armenia – for affordable, sustainable housing solutions that address the needs of various target groups.
In 2022, Heghine participated in developing a climate change adaptation plan for the city of Yerevan, and in 2023 – an alternative report summarising the SDG 11 indicators in the Armenian cities.
Publications
“Ajapnyak in Yerevan, Armenia. The Case of the Earliest Microrayons: Transforming (In)Formalities”. In B. Engel (Ed.), (2024). Heritage of Post-war Modernist Housing. Narratives and Perspectives. DOM publishers.
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“Where to begin: the housing question of displaced persons from Artsakh”. (2023). In Urbanista cross-media platform. https://urbanista.am/housing-for-displaced-people
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"What do we get wrong about the soviet-era mass housing?”. (2023). In Ubanista cross-media platform. https://urbanista.am/soviet-housing-eng
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Spotlight Report. Sustainable Development Goal 11: Alternative Urban Assessment. (2022). Initiated by: Dekabristen e.V, Implemented by: urbanlab. https://brisk-cms.urbanlab.am/file_manager/SDG_SpotlightReport_2023%20(2).pdf
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“Is housing in Armenia affordable?”. (2022). In Ubanista cross-media platform. https://urbanista.am/affordable-housing-eng
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“A case for Spatial Justice: Affordable Housing and “Reversed Ghettos”. (2021). In S. Petrosyan, R. Khachatryan, H. Pilosyan (Eds.). Alt_urban Urban Research Publication. https://www.urbanlab.am/file_manager/Alt_urban_research_publication.pdf
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(2021). Alt_urban Urban Research Publication / Engaged as Editor for English language. https://www.urbanlab.am/file_manager/Alt_urban_research_publication.pdf
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Yerevan Climate Change Adaptation Plan. (2021). Clients: UNDP, Municipality of Yerevan. implemented by: ADWISE Business and Legal Consulting / Engaged as Human Settlements expert
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"Social Housing for Armenia: Looking for Sustainable Options". (2021). In Ubanista cross-media platform. https://urbanista.am/social-housing