Dan Hanganu
| Dan Hanganu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
27 January 1939 Iași, Romania |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Bucharest University of Architecture |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | CM, OQ, 2008 RAIC Gold Medal |
| Buildings | Pointe-à-Callière Museum, the HEC Montréal building, |
Dan S. Hanganu, CM OQ (born 27 January 1939)[1] is a Romanian-born Canadian architect. Based in Montreal, Quebec, he has designed a number of prominent Quebec buildings, including the new wing of the Pointe-à-Callière Museum, the HEC Montréal building, the concert Hall of Rimouski, the UQAM design school and several other mixed-use, commercial, residential and cultural buildings in Montreal, Europe and Asia. Hanganu has an impressive list of awards and publications to his credit including the Order of Canada, the Governor General's award and was also awarded the RAIC gold medal in 2008 for lifetime achievement.
Education and personal life
In 1961, Hanganu completed a degree in architecture at the Ion Mincu University of Architecture in Bucharest, and arrived in Canada in 1970.[2] His wife Anca Hanganu is also an architect practising in Montreal.
Career
Hanganu leads a diversified practice with projects ranging in scale from single-family houses to entire city blocks. Completed works include numerous housing projects of varying size and complexity, office buildings, hotels and resorts, multi-use complexes, institutional buildings, and several theatres.
Recognition
Hanganu has been personally recognized with the: Ordre national du Québec- officer (2005); Doctorat honoris causa en architecture from the Université Laval à Québec (2004); Prix Carrière Sam-Lapointe from the Institute of Design Montréal (2004); Doctorat honoris causa in architecture from the University of Bucharest (2003); Man of the year- Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal (1998) and with the Prix Paul-Émile Borduas (1992).
He has more than 50 Architectural Awards to his credit, many from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ) and from preservation organizations such as Sauvons Montréal.
Project highlights include the Pointe-à-Callière Museum, the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, the Saint-Benoît-du-Lac Church, the UQAM Design Pavilion, the Cirque du Soleil studio, HEC Montréal, the Centre des arts Juliette-Lassonde, Hotel Godin, the Montréal Archival Centre, l’Anglicane de Lévis, the Rimouski Arts Centre, and residential areas in Val de l’Anse.
When the call for entries for Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg was made only 30 of the world's most prolific architects, including Rem Koolhaas, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid and others were invited. The Hanganu-Groupe ARCOP consortium went on to become the top three finalists in the competition, though the final design was awarded to American architect Antoine Predock.
The RAIC Gold Medal is awarded in recognition of significant contribution to Canadian architecture, and is the highest honour the profession of architecture in Canada can bestow. It recognizes an individual whose personal work has demonstrated exceptional excellence in the design and practice of architecture; and/or, whose work related to architecture, has demonstrated exceptional excellence in research or education.
In 2009, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada "for his contributions as an internationally renowned architect, and as a teacher and mentor".[3] In 2005, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.[4]
In 2016, Dan Hanganu became honorary citizen of his native city, Iași.[5]
References
- ↑ Elizabeth Lumley. Canadian Who's Who 2009. University of Toronto Press.
- ↑ "Dan Hanganu: A Brief Biography". Canadian Architect. May 2008. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ↑ "Governor General Announces 57 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. December 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- ↑ "Dan S. Hanganu". National Order of Quebec.
- ↑ Interviu exceptional cu arhitectul Dan Hanganu (Romanian)