Edward Nersesovich Tosunyan was born on March 8, 1936 in Tbilisi. Graduated from the Georgian Polytechnic Institute in 1960 with a degree in civil engineer. But he called himself "architect", putting the deepest meaning in this word: as a rule, he himself was the architect and designer of his projects, and he himself supervised their construction. Combining more than one profession, he devoted his entire life to architecture.
For 55 years of work, Edward Tosunyan presented Armenia and Russia with many pieces of architecture, each of which is unique in its own way. Among the architect's largest works are the Gyumri airport in Gyumri, the Erebuni airport in Yerevan, as well as the central sports stadium Hrazdan in Yerevan, which seats 70 thousand spectators and is the only two-tiered stadium in Armenia.
Another striking example of a contribution to architecture was the creation of a series of residential buildings A1-451KP, for which Edward Tosunyan was awarded the Prize of the Council of Ministers of the USSR. After the 11.2 magnitude earthquake in Spitak in 1988, the houses of this series were the only ones that survived in the city.
The same thing happened in Leninakan (now Gyumri). Here the earthquake was felt less, up to 8.2 points, but the city was almost completely destroyed. Only a few buildings survived, among them the airport created by Edward Tosunyan. It saved thousands of lives by maintaining communication with other parts of the country, allowing the delivery of medicines and supplies to rebuild the city.
The American Biographical Institute included E. N. Tosunyan in the International Directory of Outstanding Leaders, and the Spets-Address Publishing House included in the encyclopedia The Best People of Russia for 2004.
A civil funeral service will take place on April 17 at 12:30 at the Troekurovsky cemetery in Moscow
(there was an error in the message, the memorial service will take place not on April 16, but on April 17)
Among other works by Edward Tosunyan:
Sports base in Yerevan, Armenia - 1965
Training base "Ararat", Dzoraghbyur, Armenia - 1969
Motel, hotel and tourist center for 2300 places on the shore of the lake. Sevan, Sevan, Armenia - 1969
Branch of the Armpedic Institute for 1000 students, Goris, Armenia - 1970
Cycling tribune, Yerevan, Armenia - 1970
Hrazdan stadium for 70,000 spectators, Yerevan, Armenia - 1973
In 1973, the Union of Architects of the USSR, within the framework of the review of creative achievements of Soviet architecture, awarded Edward Nersesovich Tosunyan with a second degree diploma as the author of the Hrazdan stadium in Yerevan.
In 1979, Edward Nersesovich Tosunyan was awarded the State Prize of the Armenian SSR and was awarded the honorary title of Laureate of the State Prize of the Armenian SSR for the design solution of the Hrazdan Central Stadium in Yerevan.
Residential buildings series A1-451KP
In 1991 Edward Nersesovich Tosunyan was awarded the Prize of the Council of Ministers of the USSR for the development and implementation of earthquake-resistant structures of large-panel residential buildings of the A1-451KP series.
Residential complex of cascade type, Kafan, Armenia - 1975
Widescreen cinema, Echmiadzin, Armenia - 1976
In 1983 Edward Nersesovich Tosunyan was awarded the diploma of the laureate of the All-Union review of the best architectural works of the year for the cinema in Echmiadzin.
The main sports base of the USSR in Tsaghkadzor with an indoor swimming pool, Tsakhkadzor - 1977
Airport "Gyumri", Gyumri (formerly Leninakan) Armenia - 1979
16-storey residential building, Yerevan, Armenia - 1980
Erebuni Airport, Yerevan, Armenia - 1982
In 1984 Edward Nersesovich Tosunyan was awarded the diploma of the laureate of the All-Union review of the best architectural works of the year for the architecture of the Erebuni airport in Yerevan.
Development of the village "Tayura" on the BAM
Freight bus station GAS-2 "Ochakovo", Moscow Russia st. Malaya Ochakovskaya ow. 4 2005
Cottage village "Cape Zeleny", Moscow region. Russia pos. Cape Verde - 2005
Residential building, Russia, Moscow, st. Cash, 3a, bldg. 1 - 2005
Children's entertainment center, Russia, Moscow, Rublevskoe sh., 48/2 - 2006
Sports and recreation complex, Russia, Moscow, st. Autumn, house 11 - 2006
Freight bus station GAS-1 "Korovino", Russia, Moscow, st. Lobnenskaya, 18 - 2006
Administrative building, Russia, Moscow, st. M. Dorogomilovskaya, ow. 47 - 2006
Administrative building, Russia, Moscow, st. B. Kommunisticheskaya, 7 - 2007
Residential building, Russia, Moscow, st. Egerskaya, 14 - 2007
Administrative and trade complex, Russia, Moscow, st. Nizhnyaya Maslovka, 3 - 2007
Residential building, Russia, Moscow region, Balashikha, Zarechnaya street, 40 –2008.
Freight bus station GAS-3 "Yuzhnaya", Russia, Moscow, st. Dorozhnaya, 29 - 2008
Bindings of nine Sports and recreation complexes in different districts, Russia, Moscow - 2007
Sports and recreation center, Russia, Moscow, travel. Shokalsky, owner 45-47 - 2008
Physical culture and recreation complex, Russia, Moscow, st. Earthen shaft, 77 - 2010
Secondary school for 1100 places, Russia, Moscow region, Krasnogorsk district, village Maryino - 2014
Professional awards:
The talent and merits of Edward Nersesovich Tosunyan did not go unnoticed by his contemporaries.
In 2006, the National Committee of Public Awards of the Russian Federation awarded Edward Nersesovich Tosunyan with the Order of Lomonosov for merits and great personal contribution to the development of Russian culture and art. In 2006, the Union of Architects of Russia presented Edward Nersesovich with an honorary diploma for outstanding achievements in the field of architecture and construction in Armenia and Russia.
