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American Academy
Point 3/12
1950s, 1980s
Year of construction
Unknown
Architect
What's the catch? Sometimes it may be nothing special, a utilitarian educational box with two wings — but they drill three arches in the wall with a correct distance between them, and they put an inscription in a good font above — hence the faсade is this that sticks in memory.
Even the portico, which ought to be nothing special — four pipe columns, could not spoil the overall good impression.
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This is one of the buildings of the American Academy, founded by two Protestant missionaries of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in 1908 and became the leading international school in Larnaca.
The school declares its openness to representatives of different cultural groups: Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, Maronites, and Armenians studied and taught there.
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By the way, among the first generations of alumni we see Haigaz Mangoyan, an Armenian refugee from Adana, who, together with his brother Levon, became the leading photographer of Cyprus in the 1920s-1940s, the author of postcards and albums.
An interesting detail: since 1975, the school has been living off funds allocated by its graduates (!). The alumni fund is managed by 11 elected members.
Despite the importance of the institution for the city, the author of this facade is unknown, not being preserved in the annals of the Academy.
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Moreover, there is not one, but two of them, as the first floor with a portico was built in the 1950s, and the second floor with arches and an inscription dates back to the 1980s (!) — this is how well the unknown master entered into the spirit of the Art Deco era.
P.S.: In 2008, the Academy built a new building - the first building on the island with negative energy consumption.
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