Hamdi Şensoy
Hamdi Şensoy (* in Xanthi ) is a Turkish architect.
Şensoy graduated from elementary school in Xanthi. In 1940 he passed the state examination at the Turkish Consulate General in Komotini, and then went to high school in Edirne . Since Edirne was evacuated for safety reasons during the Second World War, he completed his training in Sivas . In 1952 he completed his architecture studies at the Mimar Sinan Üniversitesi (MSÜ). In 1955 he became an assistant at Sedad Hakkı Eldem at the same university. In 1970 he was awarded the title of professor. Şensoy later became the dean of the architecture faculty at his home university. He still teaches in the MSÜ project workshop to this day.
In addition to his academic career, he runs his architectural office called Hamdi Şensoy Mimarlık, founded in 1952 .
In 2006 he received the Mimar Sinan Architecture Prize.
buildings
This list only shows a few works. The complete list includes 62 buildings.
- Turkish Embassy in Beirut , 1st prize, 1968
- Library of the University of Istanbul , 1st Prize, 1965
- Turkish Embassy in Lisbon , 1st Prize, 1963
- Sports hall Bursa, 1st prize, 1961
- Turkish Pavilion Expo 58 , 1st Prize, 1958
- Interior design of Reisi-Cumhur building of the TBMM , 1st Prize, 1956
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Şensoy, Hamdi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Xanthi |