Tabanlıoğlu Architects

Tabanlıoğlu Architects (Turkish: Tabanlıoğlu Mimarlık) is an architectural firm based in Istanbul. The practice is led by Murat Tabanlıoğlu, Melkan Tabanlıoğlu and Özdem Gürsel.^[1]

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)

Project list

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

Cultural

• 1977: Atatürk Cultural Center, Istanbul, Turkey^[2]
• 2004: İstanbul Modern (Istanbul Museum of Modern Art), Istanbul, Turkey^[3]

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^[4]

Transportation

• 1984: Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey
• 1998: Milas–Bodrum Airport, Bodrum, Turkey^[5]
• 2017: Astana-Nurly Jol, Astana, Kazakhstan

Awards

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

Selected works

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  Designed by Tabanlıoğlu Architects, Istanbul Sapphire (2006–2011) used to be the tallest building in Turkey and 4th tallest in Europe.
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  Kanyon Shopping Mall
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  Kanyon Mall
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  Galleria
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  İstanbul Modern (2004) is the first contemporary art museum in Turkey.^[3] It was originally a warehouse building on the Bosphorus.
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  Atatürk Cultural Center (1969–1977) at Taksim Square is considered an important example of Turkish architecture from the 1960s.
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  Renovation of AKM