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 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). 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
Leadership 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 Erdem Architects maintains offices in Ankara, Istanbul and New York City.
Awards 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 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
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 LifeEdited Apartment #2Challenge Competition, New York, USA, Winner, 2012
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 Zonguldak Lavuar Conservation Area And The Surrounding Urban Design Competition, Purchasing, Turkey, 2010 Memorial For The Sarikamis Operation National Architectural Competition, 3rd Award, Turkey, 2008 Adana Ziyapasa District Urban Design Competition, Purchasing, Turkey, 2008 Maltepe Regional Park Project Competition, 3rd Award, Turkey, 2007 Diyarbakir Valley Landscape Planning And Urban Design Competition, 2nd Award, Turkey, 2007 Teos Marina, 1st Project, Turkey, 2006 Çeşme Marina, 1st Project, Turkey, 2006 Kahramanmaras Town Hall Competition, 1st Purchasing, Turkey, 2006 Balikesir Çamlik Park National Architectural Competition, Purchasing, Turkey, 2006 Bursa Terminal Square National Architectural Competition, Purchasing, Turkey, 2006 Beylikduzu Cumhuriyet Street Design Architectural Competition, Mention, Turkey, 2006 Bursa Kaplikaya Valley Landscape Design Competition, Purchasing, Turkey, 2006 Uzundere Rekreation Valley Landscape Design Competition, 5th Mention, Turkey, 2006 Izmit Historical Centre Urban Renewal Design Competition, 1st Mention, Turkey, 2005 Van Besyol Time Square Design Competition, 3rd Award, Turkey, 2005 Trabzon Kalkinma Downtown Landscape Design Project, Purchasing, Turkey, 2005 Gaziosmanpasa City Hall And Environmental Design Competition, 2nd Award, Turkey, 2004 ‘Former Fiume Veneto Cotton Mill Area’ International Competition, 9th Position, Turkey, 2004 Izmit Basiskele Environmental Design Competition, 1st Award, Turkey, 2003 Pananos Beach Landscape Design Competition, Purchasing, Turkey, 2003 Ottoman Empire Memorial Park Competition, Purchasing, Turkey, 2002 Damlatas Cave Restoration And Atatürk Park Competition, 1st Award, Turkey, 1999
Selected projects
Europe
Esertepe Park, Turkey, Ankara, 2014 Information and Communication Technologies Authority Building design Turkey, Ankara, 2012 Turkish Football Federation Riva Camp Landscape Design Project Turkey, Istanbul, 2014 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
Art In The Plaza, Minneapolis, USA, 2013 Home For Humanity, San Francisco, USA, 2012 LifeEdited Apartment #2Challenge, New York, USA, 2012
Vancouver Viaducts & eastern core, re:CONNECT, Vancouver, Canada, 2011
Middle-East
Regional Center for Educational Quality and Excellence, Jubail, Saudi Arabia, 2014
Africa
A New Tahrir Square, Egypt, Cairo, 2011 Urban Park Project, Libya, Sirte, 2009 Cultural Center Environmental Design Project, Algeria, Oran, 2006 Port Malabo Renewable Project, Equatorial Guinea, Malabo, 2003, Algeria, Oran, 2006
Asia Pacific
Re-Thinking Shanghai 2012, China, Shanghai, 2012 Future Living For Unstable Delta, Thailand, Bangkok, 2012 Housing Complex, Landscape Design Project, Russia, Moskow, 2006 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 Hobart Waterfront Design Project, Tasmania, Hobart, 2007
References
External links
Official web site Archiplanet Architecture Firms in Ankara, Turkey Erdem Architects official Facebook page Turkish architects entrusted the future of New York Architects Of Future Turkish architects design peace islands to replace La Spezia war arsenal Erdem Architects Gets First Prize in La Spezia Arsenale 2062 Competition Identify a Public Space