Armenians

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Aram Bassenian

Distinguished mastermind specializing in luxury residential architecture

Architect

Bio


Aram Bassenian is an award-winning architect. He is the chairman and CEO of Bassenian Lagoni, in Newport Beach, California.


Born in Iran, Bassenian moved to America with his family in 1955 and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley School of Architecture.


Since its founding in 1970, Bassenian’s firm has carried out a broad range of projects. Its work has been showcased in two best-selling books, Pure California and Tuscan and Andalusian Reflections.


Bassenian and his firm have received the National Home of the Year, Golden Nuggets, Best in American Living, and MAME awards, Professional Builder Magazine’s National Achievement Award, and the prestigious Max C. Tipton Award for lifetime achievement in the building industry.


Bassenian Lagoni is a partner of the charities HomeAid America and HomeAid Orange County. The firm has also volunteered the design of three homes featured on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

Aram Bassenian