Nishan Yaubyan

Nişan Yaubyan o Nishan Yaubyan (born Istanbul, Turkey) is a prominent Turkish architect and lecturer.

Life

Of Armenian descent, Yaubyan graduated from the Getronagan Armenian High School in the Karaköy district of Istanbul.^[1] After studying architecture at Istanbul Technical University, he continued his studies at the University of Michigan. After returning to Istanbul, he became an instructor and lecturer at the Yeditepe University in Istanbul.^[2] Together with architects Güntekin Aydoğan and Osep Sarafoğlu, he designed the SSK Hospital in Beyoğlu. One of his most important projects was the Sakarya Hükümet Konağı (or the local government building of Sakarya), completed in 1956. Yaubyan worked alongside architects such as Rum architect Avyerinos Andonyadis, Turkish Armenian architect Harutyun Varpurciyan and Enis Kortan.^[3]

Awards

• 1958 Brussels Exposition Turkish Pavilion Competition, Honorable Mention Award (along with Avyerinos Andonyadis and Enis Kortan)^[4]
• Sakarya Government House Competition, First Prize (Avyerinos Andonyadis, with Enis Kortan and Harutyun Vapurciyan)
• Kocatepe Mosque Competition, 1957, Third Prize (together with Sarafoğlu Osep)^[5]
• On May 24, 2003 the Association of Independent Architects of Turkey honored him for his successful architectural contributions.^[6]

References

1. "Famous Graduates". Getronagan Armenian School (in Turkish). Getronagan. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
2. "Instructor Nişan Yaubyan". Yeditepe University. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
3. "Sakarya Hukumet Konagi". Retrieved 22 September 2012.
4. Dizini "Brüksel Sergisi Türkiye Pavyonu" Check |url= value (help) (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 December 2012.
5. "Kocatepe Camisi ve İlyas Bey Camisi". October 1987. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
6. "8 Mimar İstanbul Serbest Mimarlar Derneği'nin Onur Üyeliğine Değer Görüldü". Yapi. 26 May 2003. Retrieved 11 December 2012.