Bandiin Dambiinyam (Mongolian: Бандийн Дамбийням; July 15, 1924 – October 9, 2001) was a Mongolian architect.[1]

Bandiin Dambiinyam
Бандийн Дамбийням
Architect B. Dambiinyam, Moscow
BornJuly 15, 1924
DiedOctober 9, 2001
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsUlaanbaatar: State Department Store facade; 'Urt Tsagaan' service district; Pioneer Palace pavilion; Vystavka Exhibition Center; 'Gutalyn 22' residential apartments; Bacteriological Institute; State Bank; Orphan Center and School; Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce; Chingeltei District Fire Station; Ministry of Geology, Mining, and Industry.
Architect B. Dambiinyam working on a project in the 1950s.
Architect B. Dambiinyam (left) and sculptor B. Khiimori (right) at unveiling of Prime Minister Balingiin Tserendorj monument commemorating 130th anniversary of Tserendorj's birth. Attended by Mongolian President N. Bagabandi, Mongolian State Honor Guard, and family of B. Tserendorj. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July, 1998.

Dambiinyam broke with Soviet-influenced Socialist architecture by incorporating elements of traditional Mongolian design in his work, such as the Urt Tsagaan service district; the pavilion for the Pioneer Palace; the facades of State Department Store, Bacteriological Institute, and 'Gutalyn 22' residential apartments; the B. Tserendorj monument; and the Mongolian traditional felt ‘ger’ home design on the dome of the State Bank building.[1]

Urt Tsagaan, Uilchilgeenii Tov, 1957, B. Dambiinyam.
Architectural drawing of 'Urt Tsagaan', Service Center (Uilchilgeenii Tov), architect B. Dambiinyam, 1957.

Many of Dambiinyam's projects focused on public services such as the Orphan Center and School; the Ministry of Geology, Mining, and Industry; the Chingeltei District Fire Station; the Vystavka Exhibition Center; city halls; hotels; and health and wellness resorts throughout the Mongolian countryside.[1]

In a March, 1982 interview with A. Myagmarzhav in the article, "Beautiful Building-The Soul’s Decoration," in Builder magazine published in Ulaanbaatar, Dambiinyam said, "I've participated in the design of approximately 150 buildings and general plans for sum settlements [comparable to counties in the United States]. I like to say "participated" because design work is collaborative work. Some of the biggest [projects] are: Pioneer Palace buildings; State Institute of Hygiene, Infection, and Bacteriology; Central Fire Command; Radiation Hospital; Infectious Disease Hospital; Songino Rest Center [countryside sanatorium]; Ulaanbaatar City Service Center (known as Urt Tsagaan or Long White); Khovd Province Musical Drama Theater buildings; etc."[2]

Architectural rendering of Prime Minister Tserendorj monument, Architect B. Dambiinyam.


1933-1941 Secondary school, Altanbulag, Selenge
1941-1946 Ministry of the Interior, Ulaanbaatar
1946-1956 Moscow Architectural Institute
1956-1957 Architect, City Planning, Ulaanbaatar
1956-1963 Founding Member, Union of Mongolian Architects
1957-1961 Director, Mongolian Architects Institute
1961-1967 Professor and Dean, Architecture, Mongolian State University, Ulaanbaatar
1967-1971 Director, Architectural Research Institute
1971-1984 Professor and Dean, Polytechnic University, Ulaanbaatar
1984-2001 Professor Emeritus, Mongolian State University, Ulaanbaatar
1984-2001 Architect Consultant, various projects[1]

Architect B. Dambiinyam next to the B. Tserendorj monument he designed. Photo taken soon after completion of the project in July, 1998.
Architect B. Dambiinyam, San Diego, California, 2001

References

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  1. ^ a b c d P., Jargalsaikhan (1984). Merited Honored Architect B. Dambiinyam. Ulaanbaatar: P. Sharavyn Printing Company. pp. 1–2.
  2. ^ Myagmarzhav, A. (1982). "Beautiful Building-The Soul's Decoration, САЙХАН БАРИЛГА-СЭТГЭЛИЙН ЧИМЭГ (Mongolian)". Builder, Барилгачин (Mongolian) (March): 9–11.