Dan Hanganu

Dan Hanganu
Born	27 January 1939 Romania
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	University of Bucharest
Awards	CM, 2008 RAIC Gold Medal
Work
Buildings	Pointe-à-Callière Museum, the HEC Montréal building,

Hanganu's Éperon building, Pointe-à-Callière museum.

HEC Montréal

Théâtre du Nouveau Monde.

Dan Hanganu, CM (born 27 January 1939) 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.

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in its announcement that the recipient of the 2008 RAIC Gold Medal is Dan S. Hanganu, FIRAC stated that in choosing Mr. Hanganu, the Gold Medal Selection Committee noted:

"Dan successfully transcends the professional and academic worlds as well as having an extensive body of internationally published articles and project reviews. He understands the impact that architecture can have on people; his work successfully balances function and feeling in a very strong “straight-forward” way."

Mr. Hanganu completed a degree in architecture at the University of Bucharest in 1961, and arrived in Canada in 1970. He 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. His wife Anca Hanganu is also an architect practising in Montreal.

Recognition

He 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, the Hautes Études Commerciales school, the Montréal Archival Centre, l’Anglicane de Lévis, the Rimouski Arts Centre, and residential areas in Val de l’Anse, rue de Gaspé, Crémazie, rue Quesnel, etc.

When the call for entries for The Canadian Human Rights Museum 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".^[1]

References

1. ^ "Governor General Announces 57 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. December 30, 2009. http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13469. Retrieved 2009-12-30. 

External links

• Official Web site
• Canadian Architect interview, May 2008

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Name	Hanganu, Dan
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Date of birth	27 January 1939
Place of birth	Romania
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