Dan Hanganu
| Dan Hanganu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
27 January 1939 Iași, Kingdom of 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) 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.
In 1961, Hanganu completed a degree in architecture at the Ion Mincu University of Architecture in Bucharest, and arrived in Canada in 1970. His wife Anca Hanganu is also an architect practising in Montreal.
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.
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.
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