RAFFY MARDIROSSIAN received his Master in Architecture from Harvard University, and his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of California Berkeley. Raffy has worked at a number of high profile architecture firms including Gruen Associates and Michael Maltzan Architecture and has founded a design collaborative, Arcollab, with three of his colleagues. Raffy has won a number of international design competitions and has been published in numerous online architectural journals.
PAUL MATEVOSYAN received his Master in Architecture from Harvard University, and his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of California Berkeley. Upon graduating from UC Berkeley, Paul chose to return to Los Angeles for a few years to work and explore the architectural field. At Moore Ruble Yudell, he had the opportunity to work on a research campus in Shanghai, China and after a year was given the opportunity to travel to Shanghai to temporarily work in a newly established office there. Along with his professional work, Paul, along with a few of his colleagues, explored design through a collaborative he helped established named Arcollab.
TANYA SARKISSIAN received her Master in Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California Berkeley. After graduating with honors from Berkeley, Tanya worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (“WB”) for five years in financial planning, project management, and auditing. At both PwC and WB, she excelled and earned top ratings among her peers for three consecutive years.
ROBERT PANOSSIAN is pursuing his Master of Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and received his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of California Los Angeles. Robert has collaborated on a variety of built and speculative projects ranging in scale, including the SCI-Arc Pavilion: League of Shadows, the MOCA Pavilion: Textile Room, and the 2013 REDCAT Gala. His work has been published through various media outlets and has been featured in several exhibitions, including the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).
GRISHA ENIKOLOPOV is pursuing his Master of Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and recieved his Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from Wesleyan University. While at Wesleyan, Grisha was introduced to photography and fell in love with the power and beauty of the still image. Upon graduating he helped manage a photo resource center in Philadelphia and shared his passion for photography by teaching arts classes to youth and adults. Grisha then moved to New York City to assist the education program of the International Center of Photography.