Research on Armenian Architecture

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Armenian. (February 2021) Click [show] for important translation instructions.

View a machine-translated version of the Armenian article.
Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia.
Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Armenian Wikipedia article at [[:hy:Հայկական ճարտարապետությունն ուսումնասիրող հիմնադրամ]]; see its history for attribution.
You may also add the template {{Translated|hy|Հայկական ճարտարապետությունն ուսումնասիրող հիմնադրամ}} to the talk page.
For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

Research on Armenian Architecture

Abbreviation	RAA
Established	1982 (1982)
Type	NGO
Headquarters	Yerevan
Website	raa-am.org

Research on Armenian Architecture (RAA) (Armenian: Հետազոտություն հայկական ճարտարապետության վերաբերյալ, romanized: Hetazotut’yun haykakan chartarapetut’yan veraberyal) is a non-governmental organization established in Aachen, Germany, in 1982 by Dr. Armen Hakhnazarian. In 1996, RAA USA was founded, followed by RAA Armenia in 1998.^[1]

Until his death in 2020, Samvel Karapetian was the director of RAA Armenia. Jora Manucharian is currently the chairman of the board of trustees of the foundation, and RAA Armenia is governed by a board of directors: Emma Abrahamian (Samvel's wife), managing director; Raffi Kortoshian, co-director of administration and publications; Ashot Hakobyan, co-director of architectural activities; Armen Gevorgyan, co-director of computers and technology.^[2] The RAA maintains its headquarters in Yerevan, while RAA USA is based in Los Angeles.

Activities

Research on Armenian Architecture investigates and documents Armenian monuments located outside the borders of present-day Armenia, namely in historical Armenia (the Armenian districts of Turkey, Iran, Georgia, and Azerbaijan). RAA also carries out studies concerning the Armenian diaspora settlements in Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, India, Russia, etc. During its research activities, RAA has acquired a rich database of 650,000 articles, ranging from digital images and measurements, to plans, maps and archive materials, becoming the basis of numerous scientific works intended not only for Armenians but also for the international community.^[3]