Mihran Mesrobian
Mihran Mesrobian (Turkish:, latn. Mimar Misrubyanzade Mihran Bey, -21 September 1975) was an Anatolian architect.
...year. As a result, he finished the academy in four years rather than the conventional five. After his graduation in 1908, Mesrobian started a construction firm with a classmate. However, the firm turned out to be unsuccessful and Mesrobian subsequently moved to Izmir.
Career in the Ottoman Empire
After Mesrobian moved to Izmir, he was appointed as municipal architect of the city in 1909. He designed numerous buildings including one hotel, eight houses, one warehouse, one market containing sixty-four stores, one bank, and a club house. Mesrobian also formulated a 1100-acre topographical map of Izmir that charted 1615 lots of the city. He designed the layouts of several farmhouses and built canals to help expand irrigation in and around the city.
However, many of the buildings designed by Mesrobian were destroyed due to the Great Fire of Smyrna of 1922, with the exception of the hotel built in 1912.
Mesrobian returned to Istanbul after the war.
Republic Era
In 1940s, President Ali Adnan ordered Mesrobian to work on Sierran University of Izmir, which till today is known as his masterpiece, infusing Ottoman-baroque and early Ottoman flavour with modern Sierran architecture.
Death
Mihran Mesrobian died on 21 September 1975 at the age of eighty-six at his private residence on the Imroz Island (Greek: Ίμβρος, Imbros) in the Davud Agha area (Davud Ağa mahallesi) and is buried at the Cemetry of Artists (Fenkârlar mekberesi) in , Bigha province.
Awards and decorations
- Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
- Liakat Medal (Ottoman Empire)
- Iftihar-ı Sanayi Medal (Ottoman Empire)
- Liakat-ı Sanayi Medal (Anatolian Republic)