PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Haik Tomajian
Place & Date of birth: Damascus, Syria, 7th of April, 1991
Nationality: Armenian
Occupation: Architect; Assistant Professor at the University of Pécs, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Institute of Architecture, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning
Academic Degree: -Master’s in Architectural Design, 2021
-Bachelor’s in Architectural Engineering, 2015
E-mail: tomajian.traksarkis@mik.pte.hu
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7068-7050
Languages: Armenian & Arabic (Mother tongues)
English B2 (Oxford exam)
Hungarian A2 (University of Pécs)
Software: SketchUp-3D, V-ray, Lumion, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Enscape, ArchiCAD, 3Ds-Max, Adobe After effects, Revit
Interests: Sports in general, Football, Art, Architecture, Photography, History
ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE
2026 – Present: University of Pécs, MIK-PTE, Pécs, HU
- Assistant Professor (Teaching Architectural Design Studio, Descriptive Geometry, Complex Design, Experimental Design)
2023 – 2025: University of Pécs, Pécs, HU
- Instructor (Assisting in Descriptive Geometry & Urban Landscape)
2021 – 2022: Faculty of Architecture, Yarmouk Private University, Dar’a, SY
- Instructor (Taught Architectural Design to 4th and 5th years)
2017 – 2022: Faculty of Architecture, Damascus University, SY
- Instructor (Taught Architectural Design to 4th and 5th years)
2016 – 2021: Qasyoun Private University, Dar’a, SY
- Instructor (Taught CAD, Architectural & Urban Design to 2nd, 3rd, 4th year, and graduation project students)
2019 – 2020: International University for Science & Technology, SY
- Instructor (Taught Architectural Design to 4th-year students and supervised Graduation Project 1)
PRACTICAL WORK EXPERIENCE
2023 – 2025: ELSHERBINY GROUP, Pécs, HU
- Project-based Architect (Design and construction supervision)
2021 – 2023: Bell Architecture Office, Damascus, SY
- Architect (Design and construct architectural projects)
2018 – 2022: Arch. Hayk Okkomoshian Office, Beirut, LB
- Project-based architect (Designing and constructing exterior and interior Syrian and Lebanese projects)
2017 – 2020: Arch Adnan Zayyoud Office, Damascus, SY
- Project-based architect (Designed and post-produced architectural and landscaping projects)
2015 – 2017: Arab Architect Office, Damascus, SY
- Architect (Designed multiple residential Buildings and helped win the jury acceptance of the designs)
TRAINING
2022-2024: Hungarian Language, International Studies Center, PTE, HU.
2015-2019: English Language, Advanced Language Training Center (ALTC) formerly known as American Language Center (American Embassy), Damascus, SY.
Oct. 12-Nov 4, 2015: Employability Skills at The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, "UNRWA", Damascus, SY.
2014-2015: 3Ds-Max and Photoshop offered by "22 Architectural Magazine" at the Faculty of Architecture, Damascus University, SY.
2010: AutoCAD at Al Khawarezmi Centre, Baramkeh, Damascus, SY.
ACHIEVEMENTS
May 2026: Adaptive Approaches to Sustainable Urban Housing Future: The Case of Pécs pt.2, 4th Ybl Conference on Built Environment, Óbuda University, Budapest
October 2025: Adaptive Approaches to Sustainable Urban Housing Future in Pécs pt.1, 21st Miklós Iványi International PhD & DLA Symposium, University of Pécs
May 2025: Sustainable Urban Futures: Adaptive Housing Design for Resilient Cities, 3rd Ybl Conference on The Built Environment, Óbuda University, Budapest
September 2024: Certificate in EDUC’s Urban Diversity Workshop in Potsdam, DE
November 2024: Examining the Development of Syrian Urban Housing—Case Study: Damascus, 20th Miklós Iványi International PhD & DLA Symposium, University of Pécs
July 2024: Investigating Strategies for Maintaining the Prospective Urban Housing Identity and Livability in the City of Damascus, 9th International Academic Conference on Places and Technologies, University of Pécs
June 2024: Investigating the Most Important Architectural Currents and Movements that Influenced Urban Housing Design in Syria, 2nd Ybl Conference on The Built Environment, Óbuda University, Budapest
June 2024: Maintaining Prospective Housing Identity in Syria, Crossing Borders with Research International Conference, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy
November 2024: Achieving Adaptability Through Various Urban Housing Typologies, 19th Miklós Iványi International PhD & DLA Symposium, University of Pécs
March 2023: Urban Housing Typologies Through Modern History, 1st Ybl Conference on The Built Environment, Óbuda University, Budapest
November 2022: Certificate of Participation, GLOWD International Design Workshop
March 2021: Designed the renovation of the Sheraton Hotel interior, Maara, Rif Dimashq, Syria
December 2020: Designed the interior hall for the South Korean Embassy, Damascus, SY
March. 2017: First on country in the “State Exam” Sy
November 2025: Adaptive Urban Housing in Historic Landscapes: A Multi-Criteria Framework for Resilient Heritage in Damascus, LAND, MDPI, 14(11), 2217 https://doi.org/10.3390/land14112217
December 2024: Urban Housing Typologies Through Modern History, YBL Journal of Built Environment, 9(1), https://ybljournal.uni-obuda.hu/index.php/JBE/article/view/88
Nov. 2020: Minimalism in Architecture, Damascus University Journal of Architecture