Maxim Atayants talks about several of his urban planning projects in Russia and two churches - a cathedral in St. Petersburg and a small temple in the South Caucasus, as well as drawings that he makes while traveling through the territories that once belonged to the Roman Empire.
Maxim was born in 1966 in the town of Ryazan, Russia, to an Armenian family with roots in the village of Qaraglukh in Nagorno-Karabakh. He studied architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, graduating in 1995 and furthering his studies by attending the Prince of Wales's Foundation Summer School. After becoming licensed in Russia, he taught at La Sapienza University in Rome and the University of Notre Dame's Rome Studies Program (1998-2000), and has been involved in the design and realization of many large urban developments. Maxim is also engaged in the study of Ancient Greek and Roman architecture, travelling through the Middle East and North Africa to document the remains of Roman cities. He has produced many acclaimed architectural landscapes with ancient and historic buildings.
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