Erdem Architects

Turkish international architectural firm

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Erdem Architects
(Erdem Mimarlar)

Practice information
Key architects| Günay Erdem, Sunay Erdem
Partners| Ömer Kaya
Founded| 1998
Location| Ankara, Istanbul, New York City, Turkey, United States
Significant works and honors
Awards| La Spezia Arsenale 2062 Open Competition, Winner
Website
www.erdemarchitects.com

Erdem Architects (Turkish: Erdem Mimarlar) is an international architectural firm founded in 1998 by Sunay Erdem and Günay Erdem brothers in Ankara, Turkey. Erdem Architects renders services of projects and counseling in architecture, urban planning, and landscape design.

## History

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Sunay Erdem and Günay Erdem started working together in the late 1990s. Their first major project was the proposal for Aristotelous Redesign of the Civic Axis of Thessaloniki Competition (1997).[1] This project proposed a linear landscape structure, cutting through Thessaloniki like a knife. Since the 1990s Erdem Architects has presented designed projects to more than forty countries, and fifty of them received awards.

## Organization

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### Leadership

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Erdem Architects leadership is organized as a collaborative partnership. Erdem Architects current key partners are Günay Erdem and Sunay Erdem. Today, the architecture firm employs around 50 architects working on projects in more than 5 countries.

### Offices

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Erdem Architects maintains offices in Ankara, Istanbul and New York City.

## Awards

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Recognition Awards

* Turkish National Landscape Architecture Awards (2009, 2010 and 2013) which were given by Chamber of Landscape Architects in Turkey
* 2010 Turkish National Architecture Awards and Exhibition/Category: Presentation of Ideas
* Çanakkale 18 Mart University,Success Award, Turkey, 2011
* Landscape Architecture 4 Congress, Profession Contribution Award, Turkey, 2010
* Landscape Architecture 4 Congress, International Success Award, Turkey, 2010
* TSMD Success Award, Turkey, 2010
* Chamber Of Landscape Architects, Success Awards, Turkey, 2008

Awards in International Competitions

* La Spezia Arsenale 2062 Open Competition, Italy, Winner, 2014
* Regional Center for Educational Quality and Excellence Competition, Jubail, Saudi Arabia, 3rd Award, 2014 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
* 3C: Comprehensive Coastal Communities Ideas Competition, New York, USA, Wildcard Winner, 2013
* ENVISION 2040, a Green Works Orlando Design Competition, Orlando, USA, Winner, 2013
* ifac2013 International Festival of Art & Construction, Sunshade Competition, Spain, 1st Prize, 2013
* Actıvate! Desıgn Competition to Redefine Public Space in Chicago, USA Honorable Mention, 2013
* Sketch Showdown Competition, Mixed Media, Philadelphia, USA, Winner, 2013
* Art In The Plaza, Minneapolis, USA, 1st Place, 2013
* Home For Humanity Contest, San Francisco, USA, Winner, 2012 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
* LifeEdited Apartment #2Challenge Competition, New York, USA, Winner, 2012
* Recconect Riverton Pedestrian Bridge, Canada, Winner, 2011
* Vancouver Viaducts & eastern core, re:CONNECT An Open Ideas Competition, Vancouver, Canada, Winner, 2011
* The Old Harbour Along With Örfirisey in Reykjavik International Competition, Reykjavik, Iceland, Winner, 2009

Awards in National Competitions

* Elazig Education Campus, National Competition, Mention, Turkey, 2013
* Smart Sings Competition, Mention Award, Turkey, 2011 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
* Zonguldak Lavuar Conservation Area And The Surrounding Urban Design Competition, Purchasing, Turkey, 2010 Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
* Memorial For The Sarikamis Operation National Architectural Competition, 3rd Award, Turkey, 2008 Archived 2014-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
* Adana Ziyapasa District Urban Design Competition, Purchasing, Turkey, 2008
* Maltepe Regional Park Project Competition, 3rd Award, Turkey, 2007 Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
* Diyarbakir Valley Landscape Planning And Urban Design Competition, 2nd Award, Turkey, 2007 Archived 2014-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
* Teos Marina, 1st Project, Turkey, 2006
* Çeşme Marina, 1st Project, Turkey, 2006 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
* Kahramanmaras Town Hall Competition, 1st Purchasing, Turkey, 2006 Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
* Balikesir Çamlik Park National Architectural Competition, Purchasing, Turkey, 2006 Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
* Bursa Terminal Square National Architectural Competition, Purchasing, Turkey, 2006 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
* Beylikduzu Cumhuriyet Street Design Architectural Competition, Mention, Turkey, 2006 Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
* Bursa Kaplikaya Valley Landscape Design Competition, Purchasing, Turkey, 2006 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
* Uzundere Rekreation Valley Landscape Design Competition, 5th Mention, Turkey, 2006 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
* Izmit Historical Centre Urban Renewal Design Competition, 1st Mention, Turkey, 2005 Archived 2014-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
* Van Besyol Time Square Design Competition, 3rd Award, Turkey, 2005 Archived 2014-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
* Trabzon Kalkinma Downtown Landscape Design Project, Purchasing, Turkey, 2005 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
* Gaziosmanpasa City Hall And Environmental Design Competition, 2nd Award, Turkey, 2004 Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
* ‘Former Fiume Veneto Cotton Mill Area’ International Competition, 9th Position, Turkey, 2004 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
* Izmit Basiskele Environmental Design Competition, 1st Award, Turkey, 2003 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
* Pananos Beach Landscape Design Competition, Purchasing, Turkey, 2003 Archived 2014-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
* Ottoman Empire Memorial Park Competition, Purchasing, Turkey, 2002
* Damlatas Cave Restoration And Atatürk Park Competition, 1st Award, Turkey, 1999

## Selected projects

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Esertepe Park, Ankara, Turkey

Europe

* Esertepe Park, Turkey, Ankara, 2014 [2]
* Information and Communication Technologies Authority Building design Turkey, Ankara, 2012 [3]
* Turkish Football Federation Riva Camp Landscape Design Project Turkey, Istanbul, 2014 [4]
* The Old Harbour Along With Örfirisey in Reykjavik , Reykjavik, Iceland, 2009
* La Spezia Arsenale 2062, Italy, 2014
* ifac2013 International Festival of Art & Construction, Spain, 2013

North America

* 3C: Comprehensive Coastal Communities, New York, USA, 2013
* ENVISION 2040, a Green Works Orlando, Orlando, USA, 2013
* Actıvate! Redefine Public Space in Chicago, USA, 2013
* Art In The Plaza, Minneapolis, USA, 2013
* Home For Humanity, San Francisco, USA, 2012 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
* LifeEdited Apartment #2Challenge, New York, USA, 2012
* Recconect Riverton Pedestrian Bridge, Canada, 2011
* Vancouver Viaducts & eastern core, re:CONNECT, Vancouver, Canada, 2011

Middle-East

* Regional Center for Educational Quality and Excellence, Jubail, Saudi Arabia, 2014 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine

Africa

* A New Tahrir Square, Egypt, Cairo, 2011 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
* Urban Park Project, Libya, Sirte, 2009 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
* Cultural Center Environmental Design Project, Algeria, Oran, 2006 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
* Port Malabo Renewable Project, Equatorial Guinea, Malabo, 2003, Algeria, Oran, 2006 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

Asia Pacific

* Re-Thinking Shanghai 2012, China, Shanghai, 2012 Archived 2014-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
* Future Living For Unstable Delta, Thailand, Bangkok, 2012 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
* Housing Complex, Landscape Design Project, Russia, Moskow, 2006 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
* Business Centre Design Project, Russia, Moskow, 2004
* Baku Bilgeh Estate, Azerbaijan, Baku, 2009
* Housing Complex Design Project, Turkmenistan, Ashkabat, 2001

Australia

* Green Civic Square, New Zealand, Hastings, 2012 Archived 2014-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
* Hobart Waterfront Design Project, Tasmania, Hobart, 2007 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine

## References

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1. ^ "Aristotelous Redesign of the Civic Axis of Thessaloniki". The Organisation for the Cultural Capital of Europe "Thessaloniki 1997". Retrieved 28 March 2017.
2. ^ "Esertepe Park". Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi, Basın Yayın ve Halkla İlişkiler Dairesi Başkanlığı. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
3. ^ "Information and Communication Technologies Authority". Arkitera Architecture Center. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
4. ^ "Riva'da doğan Ay-Yıldız". Aksam Newspaper. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

## External links

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* Official web site Archived 2015-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
* Archiplanet Architecture Firms in Ankara, Turkey
* Erdem Architects official Facebook page
* Turkish architects entrusted the future of New York
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* Erdem Architects Gets First Prize in La Spezia Arsenale 2062 Competition Archived 2014-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
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