Emin Halid Onat
| Emin Halid Onat | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Emin Halid Onat December 20, 1908 İstanbul, Turkey |
| Died | July 17, 1961 (aged 52) İstanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards |
Istanbul Palace of Justice, 1st prize, 1949 Anıtkabir International Architectural Design Competition, 1st Prize, 1942 Sivas People House Building Project Competition, 2nd Prize, 1938 Kadikoy People House Building Project Competition, 2nd Prize, 1938 Yürükali Beach Architectural Design Competition, 1st Prize, 1935 Bank of Provinces (Municipalities) Architectural Design Competition, Honorable Mention 2, 1935 |
Istanbul Palace of Justice, 1st prize, 1949
Anıtkabir International Architectural Design Competition, 1st Prize, 1942
Sivas People House Building Project Competition, 2nd Prize, 1938
Kadikoy People House Building Project Competition, 2nd Prize, 1938
Yürükali Beach Architectural Design Competition, 1st Prize, 1935
Emin Halid Onat (1908–1961), was a Turkish architect and former rector of Istanbul Technical University.
Onat was born in Istanbul in 1908. He entered Istanbul Technical University in 1926. Then, he was sent to Zurich Technical University. Onat was one of the architects of Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. His architectural style was formed at ETH. Emin Onat learned to experiment, interpret and search for modernism from his teacher Otto R. Salvisberg, a well-known, experienced practicing architect. Despite getting under the Anıtkabir's shadow, he has a unique architectural style.
Onat's architectural talent blossomed at Zurich Technical University, where one of his fellow students was Otto Rudolf Salvisberg, who later went to become one of the best architects of his time. Onat completed his studies in Zurich and returned to Turkey in 1934. Within a year, he had become an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture at the School of Engineering. He held the post for a couple of years that were marked by strenuous relations with the other members of the faculty, owing to the novel methods of teaching Onat introduced. In 1944 Onat became the first dean of the newly established Faculty of Architecture at the Istanbul Technical University.
Onat rose further into the echelons of the architectural world in 1946, when he was given an honorary membership of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). In 1951 he became the Rector of the Istanbul Technical University, a post he held for two years. The Hannover Technical University awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1956. In 1957 he returned to the university. His return lasted only three years as on 21 October 1960 he and 147 faculty members were ousted from the university.
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