Tabanlıoğlu Architects

Tabanlıoğlu Architects (Tabanlıoğlu Mimarlık)
Istanbul Sapphire (2006–2011)
Practice information
Key architects	Hayati Tabanlıoğlu, Murat Tabanlıoğlu, Melkan Tabanlıoğlu.
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Founded	1956
Work
Buildings	Istanbul Sapphire, Atatürk Cultural Center, İstanbul Modern
Awards	RIBA International Award (2011)

Tabanlıoğlu Architects (Turkish: Tabanlıoğlu Mimarlık) is an architectural firm based in Istanbul. The practice is led by Murat Tabanlıoğlu, Melkan Tabanlıoğlu and Özdem Gürsel.

Project list

Major projects, by year of completion and ordered by type, are:

Cultural

1977: Atatürk Cultural Center, Istanbul, Turkey
2004: İstanbul Modern (Istanbul Museum of Modern Art), Istanbul, Turkey^[1]

High rise

2011: Istanbul Sapphire, Istanbul, Turkey

Awards

2011: RIBA International Award (with Loft Gardens project)

Selected works

Designed by Tabanlıoğlu Architects, Istanbul Sapphire (2006–2011) is currently the tallest building in Turkey and 4th tallest in Europe.
İstanbul Modern (2004) is the first contemporary art museum in Turkey.^[1] It was originally a warehouse building on the Bosphorus.
Atatürk Cultural Center (1969–1977) at Taksim Square is considered an important example of Turkish architecture from the 1960s.^[2]

^ Cite error: The named reference istmodern was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "1960's (Turkish Architecture in the Republican Period)". ArchMuseum.org. Retrieved January 30, 2012.

Notes

↑ "Istanbul Museum of Modern Art". Istanbul Museum of Modern Art official web site. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
↑ "Tabanlioglu Architects, Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan". ArcSpace.com. Retrieved January 30, 2012.

External links

Tabanlioglu Architects Website

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