Professor at the School of Architecture in Bucharest, also the founder of the National School of Architecture.
He attended secondary studies at High School Unirea (Union) in Focsani (1863-1871), then submitting to the National School of Bridges and Roads in Bucharest, obtaining the engineer diploma in 1875. In the period 1877-1884 studied at the Schools of Fine Arts in Paris and received in 1883 the prize of Central Society of French architects.
He studied the concepts and the contents of the national heritage, discovering stylistic and technical solutions, transforming its in an original synthesis in order to develope a new national style in architecture, primarily demonstrating an exemplary exigency towards himself.
He centred upon architecture because wanted to build more than engineering works. With an activity over 30 years, has achieved many goals.
Among the buildings planned by the great architect Ion Mincu there are a significant number of buildings today landmarks in capital and other cities of Romania.
1889 - Monteoru House
1889 - Vernescu House (restoration)
1895 - Robescu House,
1906 - N. Patrascu House.
In Galati : 1897 - Robescu House
In Sinaia: 1897 - Villa Robescu
 | Administrative Palace Galati |
A series of monumental buildings:
1894 - Central School for Girls in Bucharest;
1904 - Administrative Palace in Galati;
1916 - Commerce Bank Palace of Craiova.
Ion Mincu restored Stavropoleos Church in 1906 and designed furniture for the Justice Palace in Bucharest, also for the Cathedral of Constanta.
He participated in projects as Hall Palace in Bucharest.
Between 1903-1912 was the president of Romanian Architects Society.
