Doğan Kuban
Doğan Kuban (10 April 1926 – 22 September 2021) was a Turkish
Biography
Kuban was born in Paris.[1]
He received his bachelor's degree in architecture from Istanbul Technical University (ITU). Shortly thereafter he started his academic career. In the 1960s and 1970s he spent time as a research fellow at the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library with a scholarship from Harvard University. He became a professor in 1965, and he retıred recently. Among his other work, he aided Professor Cecil L. Striker, of the University of Pennsylvania, in his scholarly restoration of the Kalenderhane Mosque in Istanbul.
Kuban's urban history of Istanbul—one of the more complete diachronic histories of the city—is available in English as Istanbul: An Urban History. Byzantion, Constantinopolis, Istanbul (Istanbul, 1996). He died on 22 September 2021 at the age of 95.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Doğan Kuban". 13 June 2020. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Yaşamını yitiren Prof. Dr. Doğan Kuban kimdir? Doğan Kuban neden öldü?". Cumhuriyet. 22 September 2021. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
Bibliography
- Mimarlık Kavramları (1998) ISBN 975-7438-09-X
- İstanbul Yazıları (1998) ISBN 975-7438-65-0
- Sinan: an Architectural Genius (1999); text by Doğan Kuban, photographs by Ahmet Ertuğ
- İstanbul Bir Kent Tarihi (2000) ISBN 975-333-130-4
- Tarihi Çevre Korumanın Mimarlık Boyutu (2000) ISBN 975-7438-96-0
- Türkiye'de Kentsel Koruma (2001) ISBN 975-333-032-4
External links
- Biyografi.net - Biography of Doğan Kuban (in Turkish)
- Ykykultur.com.tr - Biography of Doğan Kuban (in Turkish)
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