Ruben

Arakelyan

Architecture

A superhero of Russian urbanism. Over the course of 10 years, his bureau, WALL, has developed over 100 projects, including iconic ones such as the reconstruction of the Moscow Youth Palace, the TPU in Marseille, and a winery in Armenia. Twice a laureate of the Moscow Architecture Award in 2020 and 2023, a member of the board of the Union of Architects of Russia, a member of the Architectural Council of the city of Belgorod, and the council of the Cultural Heritage Fund "Heritage." The First Curator of the Development Institute of Kazan.Ruben has taught at MARHI, served as an advisor to "MARSH," spoke at the "Moscow Urban Forum," the "Open City" festival, and the "ARCH MOSCOW" exhibition. He is an expert and jury member of the "Lexus Design Award," the "Zodchestvo" festival, the "Archigrafika" competition, "Steel2Real," and other key events in the industry.