[2] Damyanov has often been included in histories of the Bulgarian and Serbian architectural literature, but his biography does not reveal the existence of specific national motivation behind his works.[4] Andrey Damyanov comes from a notable Mijak[5][6] family of architects, Icon-painters and sculptors originating in Debar, western Macedonia, the Renzovski-Zografski-Dospevski.Sons of Siljan, Jankula and Stephen, were also builders and worked in Thessaloniki, Drama, Kavala, Serres and İzmir.Andrey had three brothers, Gjorgi the painter, Nikola the wood carver, and Kosta, who helped them all.[2] In his honor, in North Macedonia from December 28, 1989, the Andrey Damyanov Award is granted to an architect who contributed to the order and the development of Macedonian architecture.