Aydın Boysan

Aydın Boysan

Aydın Boysan in 2014
Born (1921-06-17) June 17, 1921
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Alma mater Pertevniyal High School,
Mimar Sinan University
Occupation Architect, essayist, author
Board member of Chamber of Architects
Spouse(s) Suzan Boysan
Children Haldun Boysan (1958)

Aydın Boysan (born 17 June 1921)[1] is a Turkish architect, academic, author and essayist.

Life and profession

Born in İstanbul , his father Esat was an accountant and his mother Nevreste was a teacher. After Pertevniyal High School he studied architecture in Academy of Fine Arts (later renameded as Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University). For 54 years (between 1945 and 1999) he served as an architect.[2]During this period he won many architectural design competitions both at home and abroad. The total area of his building designs was about 1,500,000 square metres (16,000,000 sq ft) [3] In 1954, he became the charter member of the Chamber of Architects.[4] He also became the first secretary general of the chamber. Later he served as the representative of the chamber in İstanbul. Between 1957 and 1972 he taught in the İstanbul Technical University.

As an author and essayist

Aydın Boysan is a well known name in Turkish journalism. In 1984 he founded Bas Printing House and published essay books. His essays are mostly about his memoirs and humor. He was also a columnist. He wrote in Hürriyet for ten years and in Akşam for three years.

Publications

The following is a list of Boysan's books:[5]

Humor

Travel

Fiction

Memoir

References

  1. ↑ Kitapdenizi Publishers' page (Turkish)
  2. ↑ Aydın Boysan Page (Turkish)
  3. ↑ Architectıre page (Turkish)
  4. ↑ Architecture Online Museum by YEM (Turkish)
  5. ↑ Biography page (Turkish)
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