« Hanganu s’est affirmé comme un « créateur de modèles », car il est évident que ces différents types de grande échelle orientés vers la rue qu’il propose pour Montréal sont des contributions, intelligentes et responsables, au tissu urbain de la ville. La position créative qu’il assume est rationnelle et éthique, plutôt qu’exagérément esthétique et vaniteusement compétitive. »
The firm
Founded in 1978 by Dan S. Hanganu, the agency has been noted for a modern and original spirit of research, initially concerning housing and its urban problems. Nowadays, the firm is known for its icons in the Montreal streetscape, such as the Pointe-à-Callière Museum, the Montreal HEC, the UQAM Design pavilion and many mores. Like those, many important projects carried out by the office, characterize themselves by a strong presence and the ingenious way in which they dialog with their particular urban context.
Strong from its experience in many types of architectural projects (such as housing, schools, cultural, institutional and commercial buildings), Dan Hanganu architects can offer a grand expertise for projects at different scales. In addition, the firm has at heart the sustainable aspect of the architecture, not only by the integration of passive energy systems, eco-friendly materials and processes, but also with regard to the sustainability of the architectural work. This permanence derives from the quality of spaces and materials, but also the flexibility and possible adaptation of uses over time. Attention to detail has also earned the company several awards.
prizes and distinctions
Award of Excellence, OAQ
Monique-Corriveau library, Quebec
Mention of Excellence, Prix d’architecture de Bibliothèque et de centre d’archives du Québec
Marc-Favreau library, Montréal
Award of Excellence, Urban Development Institute of Quebec – Best real-estate project
La Capitale Head office, Quebec
Award of Excellence, OAQ
Espace 400e Pavilion, Quebec
Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
Espace 400e Pavilion, Quebec
Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
Rimouski performance hall
Mention of Excellence, OAQ
Anglicane de Lévis
Governor General’s Medal,RAIC
Montreal’s Archives Center
Award of Excellence, OAQ
Montreal’s Archives Center
Orange Prize, Save Montreal Society
Montreal’s Archives Center
Award of Excellence, OAQ
Montreal HEC
Medal of Merit, RAIC
Design Pavilion, UQAM
Award of Excellence,OAQ
Cirque du Soleil Studio
Orange Prize, Save Montreal Society
Cirque du Soleil Studio
Golden leaf Merit, International Arboriculture Society
Montreal HEC
Great Award of Excellence;excellence, OAQ
Design Pavilion, UQAM
Great Award of Excellence, OAQ
St-Benoît-du-Lac Church
Governor General’s Medal, RAIC
Pointe-à-Callière Museum, Montreal
Great Award of Excellence, OAQ
Pointe-à-Callière Museum, Montreal
Orange Prize, Save Montreal Society – Visual Arts Category
Pointe-à-Callière Museum, Montreal
Award of Excellence, OAQ
Val de l’Anse, Nun’s Island
Orange Prize, Save Montreal Society
Val de l’Anse, Nun’s Island
Domus Prize, APCHQ Metropolitain Montreal
Villas on the Golf, Laval
Mention of Excellence, OAQ
Cremazie Housing, Montreal
Orange Prize, Save Montreal Society
Clos St-Bernard, Outremont
Architecural Design Prize of Quebec, Via Design
First Prize, Canadian Wood Council
Honorable Mention, Governor’s General Prize for Housing Design
Parc Quesnel Housing, Montreal
Mention of Excellence, OAQ
Parc Quesnel Housing, Montreal
Housing Model Prize, Canadian Wood Council
Mont-Tremblant Village
Distinction of Excellence, OAQ
De Gaspé Housing, Nun’s Island
Professionnal Recognitions
Honorary Doctorate in Architecture, Quebec University in Montreal
Officer - Order of Canada
Medal of Merit, OAQ
Gold Medal, RAIC
Officer - National order of Québec, Government of Quebec
Honorary Doctorate in Architecture, Laval University in Quebec
Sam-Lapointe Carrier Prize, Montreal Design Institute
Honorary Doctorate in Architecture, University of Bucharest
Man of the Year, Board of Trades of Montreal
Émile Borduas Prize, Government of Quebec
Habitas Prize, Personnality of the year, housing and construction, Board of Trades of Montreal
publications
Architectures de la connaissance au Québec, Les publications du Québec, Quebec, April 2013, 249 pages
Architectures du spectacle au Québec, Les publications du Québec, Quebec, February 2011, 306 pages
Architectural Record, New York, USA, June 2009
Opera Omnia - Dan S. Hanganu, Igloomedia, Bucharest, Romania, May 2009, 129 pages
Architecture Canada 2002 : Les médailles du gouverneur général en architecture, Royal Architecture Institute of Canada, Tuns Press, Halifax, p.28-35
Architectural Record, New York, USA, October 2001, p.128-135
World Architecture 136, London, October 2001, United Kingdom, p. 38-49
ARQ 113, Montreal, Novembre 2000, Quebec, p.10-11
Canadian Architect, Don Mills, September 2000, Ontario, p.24-27
Canadian Architect, Don Mills, October 1999, Ontario, p.26-29
Architecture Canada 1999: The governor General’s Medals for Architecture, Royal Architecture Institute of Canada, Tuns Press, Halifax, p.114-121
Architectural Record, New York, USA, octobre 1998, p.136-143
Detail: construction des escaliers, Munich, March 1998, p.187-191
World Architecture, London, October 1998, United Kingdom, p. 70-71
Controspazio 1/98, Rome, Italy, p. 22-32
Metropolis, Architecture, design, and a changing world New York, New York, April 1998, United States, p. 82-87
SCA Revista de Arquitectura 185, Sociedad Central de Arquitectos, Buenos Aires, March-April 1997, Argentina, p. 32-58
Claude BERGERON & Geoffrey SIMMINS, L'Abbaye de Saint Benoît-du-Lac et ses Bâtisseurs, Les presses de l'Université Laval, Quebec, Canada, 328 pages
Azure, Toronto, September-October 1997, Canada, p. 34-37
The Canadian Architect, Toronto, March 1997, Canada, p. 18-23
Architecture, American Institute of Architects, Washington D.C., August 1996, United States, p. 126-131
Intérieurs 1, Montreal, October 1996, Canada, p. 42-47
ARQ Architecture Québec 93, Montreal, October 1996, Canada, p. 16-17
Award Winning Architecture ‘96 International Yearbook, Ed. Prestel, Munich, New York, May 1996, p.82-85
Dictionnaire de l'architecture du XXe Siècle, Institut Français d'architecture, Hazan, France, p. 374-375
581 Architects in The World, Japan, p. 331
The Canadian Architect, Toronto, October 1995, Canada, p. 20-25
Baumeister, Munich, April 1995, Germany, p. 20
Pointe-À-Callière : Musée d'archéologie et d'histoire de Montréal, Section b, Montreal, Canada, 120 pages
Architecture Canada : Les prix du Gouverneur Général pour l'architecture, Royal Architecture Institute of Canada, Éditions du Méridien, Ottawa, Canada, p. 22-23 & 60-67
Techniques et Architecture 408, Paris, June-July 1993, France, p. 90-93
The Architectural Review 1155, London, May 1993, United Kingdom, p. 42-46
ARQ Architecture Quebec 67, Montreal, June 1992, Canada, p. 33-35
New York Architects, Vol. 4, Urban Studies and Architecture Group, New York, 1991
Dan S. Hanganu Architecte : Projets et réalisations 1980-1990, Centre de design de l'Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada, 48 pages
Kenneth FRAMPTON et Michel KAGAN, Nouvelles directions de l’architecture moderne, Electa Moniteur, Paris
France VANLAETHEM et Koen DE WINTER, La chaise : un objet de design ou d’architecture, Centre de création et de diffusion en design, University of Quebec in Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Leon WHITESON, Modern Canadian Architecture, Hurtig publishers, Edmonton, Canada, p. 246-249
exhibitions
Dessins à dessein
Maison de l'architecture du Québec
Montréal du futur
Boma Québec, Desjardins complex
VII Bienal Internacional de Arquitectura BA/98
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dan S. Hanganu Architecte - Intervention dans la ville - Forme, technologie et échelle
Ottawa Regional Society of Architects, Ottawa
Dan S. Hanganu, Architecte - travaux récents
Monteal HEC
Dan S. Hanganu, Architect - recent work
École d'architecture, University of Toronto, Toronto
«New York Architects», Urban Studies and Architecture Group, Syracuse, New York
(New York, Korea, Italy, Brazil, Spain, Australia)
Dan S. Hanganu, architecte – projets et réalisations 1980-1990
Design center, UQAM
Architecture du 20ième siècle au Québec
Museum of Civilization, Quebec
1890-1990, Une siècle à bâtir
Corporation Architecture 1990, Montreal
Être aux anges
Museum of Civilization, Quebec
Dan S. Hanganu, recent work 1980-1988
Renssealaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
A Mesure of consensus Canadian Architecture in Transition
University of British Columbia (Vancouver, New York, Toronto, Montreal)
New Directions in Modern Architecture
Institut français d'architecture, Paris (Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico, United States)
La chaise
Design center, UQAM
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