Application for Appointment to
OPY CLERK
2026 FEB -5 AM||: 52 City Board or Commission
Please provide the following information and return this application to the Office of the City Clerk by:
•EMAIL to the Office of the City Clerk at [email protected]; • U.S. MAIL to Office of the City Clerk, 613E. Broadway Suite 110, Glendale, CA 91206-4308; or • FAX to (818) 241-5386
Applicant must be a Glendale resident and registered to vote in the city.
Your application details must match your voter registration information.
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Name of Board or Commission: DESIGN REVIEW BOARD Date: 214/2026 Are you currently serving on this Board or Commission and applying for reappointment? • Yes E No
1. Personal
Legal Name: SEVAK KARABACHIAN Date of Birth
Home Address: GLENDALE
street address suite / unit # city zip code
Home Phone Number: ( Cell Phone Number:
Email Address
Number of years lived in Glendale: 5
Are you a registered voter in the City of Glendale? (required) # Yes • No Have you previously served on a Board or Commission? • Yes =I NO If Yes, what Commission(s) and years did you serve? NIA II. Education
College: CAL POLY POMONA Degree: BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE College: HARVARD Degree: MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
III. Business / Professional Experience
Position: DESIGN PRINCIPAL Company Name: KARABACHIAN ARCHITECTURE, INC.
Address: GLENDALE
street address city zip code
Telephone Number: Email:
Job Description: DESIGN PRINCIPAL, RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL PROJECTS DESIGN, PROCESS, CONSTRUCTION ADMIN, PERMITTING PROCESS.
Design Review Board Candidates Only
Are you a registered architect? •/ Yes • No Registration Number:
K-506 (1/25) (over)
IV. Organizations / Civic Activities
List Affiliations: NCARB GARY CLERK
2026 FEB -5 AMII: 52
V. Qualifications / Experience
List relevant experience and skills: SEE ATTACHED RESUME VI. Other Information
(A) Attach a current resume.
Include a brief written statement outlining your views on the roles and responsibilities of this Board or Commission, its key issues, and your goals if appointed. (attach an additional sheet if necessary) (C) If applicable, include the commission(s) on which you have served previously and include the time frame.
SEE ATTACHED RESUME
NOTE: THIS FORM BECOMES PUBLIC INFORMATION. INFORM THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT THAT YOU DO NOT WANT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
Digitally signed by SEVAK KARABACHIAN
ON: C=US, [email protected]
SEVAK KARABACHIAN ARABACHIANAN ARCHITECTS, NC.: CN-SEVAK Date: 2026.02.04 15:29:16-08'00
Signature of Applicant
K-506 (1/25)
OUTY CLERX
SEVAK KARABACHIAN, RAZ FEB-5 AMII: 52
Sevak Karabachian is a licensed architect and the design principal of Karabachian Architects, Inc. Sevak received his bachelor's degree in architecture with honors from California Polytechnic University in Pomona, earning the Concours d'Elegance award - the highest award granted for thesis projects.
Sevak earned his master's degree in architecture at Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2010 where he was the recipient of the Edward Larrabee Barnes Fellowship. His design for the Galapagos studio was chosen to be built on the Island of Santa Cruz in Galapagos. He spent the summer of 2009 in Quito, Ecuador working closely with the Universidad Internacional del Ecuador to create the masterplan for the campus expansion.
Upon graduating from Harvard GSD, Sevak worked full time at Gehry Partners in Los Angeles for eleven years, some of the projects he worked on include the Eisenhower Memorial in Washington DC, Facebook Headquarters in Menlo Park, Aspen Pavilion - a $4M ADU in Colorado. He was the job captain responsible for Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Telecom, Security, Acoustics, and Waste Management on The Grand Avenue project in Downtown LA - a $1B Residential/Hotel/Retail development.
EXPERIENCE
Karabachian Architects, Inc.
Role: Design Principal
September 2019 - Present
Frank Gehry Partners, LLP
Role: Architect
October 2010 - January 2022 • 11 yrs 4 mos
Michael Maltzan Architecture
Role: Junior Architect
July 2006 to November 2007 • 1 yr 5 mos
EDUCATION
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Master of Architecture II, 2010. Edward Larrabee Barnes Fellowship Studios with M. Thompson, J. Silvetti. Thesis Advisor Hashim Sarkis Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Deer Isle, Maine
Glassblowing with Pablo Soto, 2009
Estampería Quiteña. Quito, Ecuador
Printmaking with Arnoldo Sicles, and Gerardo Pilca, 2009 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Bachelor of Architecture, 2006 / Concour's d'Elegance, Senior Project National Technical University of Athens, Greece
School of Architecture / Study Abroad Program, 2005
KARABACHIAN ARCHITECTS, INC. - GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA