Most of his projects are located in Bucharest, including his main works, the Palace of Justice, the Kiseleff Roadside Buffet [ro], and the Central Girls' School.

He was the son of Pavel and Maria, and had three brothers and four sisters (one of them, Sultana, became the mother of Duiliu Zamfirescu).

From 1873 to 1877 he served as chief engineer for Putna County, residing in Focșani.

[1] Starting in 1877 Mincu pursued his studies in Paris, first for a year at the École Spéciale d'Architecture under the guidance of Émile Trélat, and then at the École des Beaux-Arts, having as teachers Julien Guadet, Remy de Louanges, and François Thierry-Lagrange.

The house where Mincu lived is now the residence of the Order of Romanian Architects.