Tabanlıoğlu Architects

Architectural firm based in Istanbul, Turkey

Tabanlıoğlu Architects (Tabanlıoğlu Mimarlık)
Kanyon Mall
Practice information
Key architects	Hayati Tabanlıoğlu, Murat Tabanlıoğlu, Melkan Tabanlıoğlu.
Founded	1956
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Significant works and honors
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

Shopping mall

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

Sport

2009: Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan^[2]

Transportation

1984: Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey
1998: Milas–Bodrum Airport, Bodrum, Turkey
2017: Astana-Nurly Jol, Astana, Kazakhstan

Awards

2011: RIBA International Award (with Loft Gardens project)

Selected works

Designed by Tabanlıoğlu Architects, Istanbul Sapphire (2006–2011) used to be the tallest building in Turkey and 4th tallest in Europe.
Kanyon Shopping Mall
Kanyon Mall
Galleria
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.
Renovation of AKM

Notes

^ ^a ^b "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.