When
Romanian-born Dan S. Hanganu arrived in Canada, 1970, he brought with him
his newly wedded bride, Anca, a degree in architecture from the University
of Bucharest, and a vision that he would establish his architectural career
in Quebec. A Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and
a Member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Dan Hanganu is a diversified
architect with a professional practice ranging in scale from single family
houses to entire city blocks. A sample of his projects include McGill University’s
New Law Library; a state-of-the-art head office for Cirque du Soleil; Ecole
des Hautes Études Commerciales, Université de Montréal;
Pointe-à-Callière Museum of Archaeology, built to celebrate
the 350th anniversary of the founding of Montréal; Abbey Church
at St-Bênoit-du-Lac; and Galleria Dorchester, Montreal, a mixed-use
complex of retail stores, offices, and 700 units of housing located in
downtown Montreal. Teaching architecture at both McGill University and
Université de Montréal, Professor Hanganu has been a visiting
lecturer in France, U.S.A., Argentina, China, Mexico, Italy, and Colombia,
among other places. He has won over 40 architectural awards in such places
as Switzerland, Morocco, Romania, and more recently in Canada. A prolific
architect, his works have been celebrated internationally in various exhibitions,
including a recent show held, 1998, Buenos Aires, Argentina. [Photo, courtesy
Dan Hanganu]