Tabanlıoğlu Architects (Turkish: Tabanlıoğlu Mimarlık) is an

architectural firm In the United States, an architectural firm or architecture firm is a business that employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture; while in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark and other countr ...

based in

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

. 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, colloquially referred to as Istanbul Modern (), is a contemporary art gallery located inside the Galataport complex in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. Inaugurated on December 11, 2004, Istanbul Modern was ...

(Istanbul Museum of Modern Art), Istanbul, Turkey

High rise

* 2011: Istanbul Sapphire, Istanbul, Turkey

Shopping mall

* 1986: Galleria Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey * 2006: Kanyon Shopping Mall, Istanbul (with Jerde Partnership)

Sport

* 2009: Astana Arena,

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Transportation

* 1984: Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey * 1998:

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, Turkey * 2017: Astana-Nurly Jol,

Awards

* 2011: RIBA International Award (with Loft Gardens project)

Selected works

File:Istanbul Sapphire5.jpg, Designed by Tabanlıoğlu Architects, Istanbul Sapphire (2006–2011) used to be the tallest building in

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

and 4th tallest in

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. File:Kanyon_Shopping_Mall,_Istanbul_(3_July_2007).jpg, Kanyon Shopping Mall File:Kanyon_Mall_Istanbul_14.jpg, Kanyon Mall File:Galleria_(22175502801).jpg, Galleria File:İstanbul Modern February 2013.jpg,

(2004) is the first contemporary art museum in Turkey. It was originally a warehouse building on the

Bosphorus The Bosporus or Bosphorus Strait ( ; , colloquially ) is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul, Turkey. The Bosporus connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and forms one of the continental bo ...

. File:AtaturkCulturalCenterIstanbul 2.jpg, Atatürk Cultural Center (1969–1977) at

Taksim Square Taksim Square (, ), situated in Beyoğlu in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey, is a major tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops, and hotels. It is considered the heart of modern Istanbul, with the central station of th ...

is considered an important example of Turkish architecture from the 1960s. File:TaksimAKM.jpg, Renovation of AKM

Notes

External links

Tabanlioglu Architects Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tabanlioglu Architects Design companies established in 1956 Architecture firms of Turkey Companies based in Istanbul Turkish companies established in 1956