architect
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Misak Terzibasiyan's mother, Vappu Viuha, was of
Finnish
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descent; his father, textile designer Edward Terzibasiyan, had
Armenian
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roots. Misak studied at
Eindhoven University of Technology
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from 1985 to 1991 graduating in Architecture, Urban Design and Building Sciences. After graduating, he worked between 1991 and 1994 as an architect in
Cologne
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. He furthered his architectural career with various offices in the Netherlands between 1994 and 2003. In 2003, Terzibasiyan set up his own architectural studio UArchitects in
Eindhoven
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Victor de Stuers
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Prize 2017 with IKC de Geluksvogel. Other awards also include Edu Build Award in 2011, the 2014 German Design Award with Split-View, the American Architecture Prize 2016 in the category "Education" and the BB Green Award 2017 in China for Modern Collective Living, second prize at the World Architecture & Design Awards 2019 with IKC de Geluksvogel. Shortlist nomination 2019 for Worldwide Brick Award with IKC de Geluksvogel.