B. Dambiinyam

Bandiin Dambiinyam (; July 15, 1924 – October 9, 2001) was a Mongolian architect.

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. 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

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