Sunay Erdem
Sunay Erdem (born 17 March 1971) is a Turkish landscape architect (by degree) and self-taught architect. Erdem founded Erdem Architects with his brother, Günay Erdem, in 1998. Erdem designed many urban design projects in more than 40 different countries.
Sunay Erdem
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- Born
- 1971. · Shumen.
- Nationality
- Turkey.
- Occupation
- architect.
- Education
- Ankara University.
- Languages
- Turkish.
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Sunay Erdem (born 17 March 1971) is a Turkish landscape architect (by degree) and self-taught architect. Erdem founded Erdem Architects with his brother, Günay Erdem, in 1998. Erdem designed many urban design projects in more than 40 different countries.
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Esertepe Park (Ankara, 2014)
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1971
Sunay Erdem born at Shumen.
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Erdem has been using the free-hand sketching method since 1992 and he has more than 700 free-hand perspectives. His water colored sketch won the first prize in the 2013 Sketch Showdown Competition, Mixed Media which was organized by Philadelphia Center for Architecture. He won Turkish National Architecture Award in the category Presentation of Ideas (2010). Erdem also won the Turkish National Landscape Architecture Awards in 2009, 2010 and 2013 which were given by the Chamber of Landscape Architects in Turkey. One of the important projects developed by Sunay Erdem is the wall project for the US-Mexico border.
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 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[link removed] Sketch Showdown Competition, Mixed Media, Philadelphia, USA, Winner, 2013 Home For Humanity Contest, San Francisco, USA, Winner, 2012 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 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
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- 1.Chamber of Architects in Turkey. Turkish National Architecture Awards and Exhibition 2010/Category:Presentation of Ideas.
- 2.Chamber of Landscape Architects in Turkey. Turkish National Landscape Architecture Awards.
- 3.Erdem Architects Envisioned Trump's Mexican Border Wall As 'Mega Green-Corridor'. World Architecture. 9 December 2016.
- 4.Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi, Basın Yayın ve Halkla İlişkiler Dairesi Başkanlığı. Esertepe Park.
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