Urbanlab Yerevan information

urbanlab (sometimes also urbanlab_am and/or urbanlab.am) is a Yerevan-based independent urban think-do-share lab, aimed to promote democratization of urban landscape toward sustainable development in its broader understanding.

Established^[1] by some former activists fighting for historic preservation, urbanlab (previously urbanlab Yerevan) is a multi-disciplinary platform enabling the organization to operate in a diverse range of activities of self-initiated and/or commissioned research, content creation for public and professional reference, consultation, management and execution of community involvement in urban environmental cultural policy projects, as well as alternative and non-formal educational activities. The creation of urbanlab was announced on 8 November 2011 during a Pecha-Kucha Night Yerevan event by the urbanlab founder Sarhat Petrosyan.^[2]

On 29 December 2011 urbanlab Yerevan – Institute for Democratization of Urban Planning was registered. During 2016 urbanlab Yerevan non-governmental organization merged with Boghossian Gardens Beneficiary Foundation and since January 2017 urbanlab officially acts as urbanlab Social-Cultural Foundation.

^ History of urbanlab EVN establishment: http://urbanlab.am/en/how
^ Press release, announcement of urbanlab EVN establishment (in Armenian); http://urbanlabyerevan.blogspot.com/2011/11/blog-post_9.html

[1] History of urbanlab EVN establishment: http://urbanlab.am/en/how

[2] Press release, announcement of urbanlab EVN establishment (in Armenian); http://urbanlabyerevan.blogspot.com/2011/11/blog-post_9.html