Killa Design
- 3103 Burj Al Salam Office Tower, Trade Centre One, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE
Tabanlıoğlu Architects is established in 1990 by Murat Tabanlıoğlu and his father, Hayati Tabanlıoğlu, and Melkan Gürsel (AIA Int.) joined the group as partner in 1995.
The istanbul-based architectural firm, with its long family tradition since 1950, started with Dr. Hayati Tabanlıoğlu, architect of Çankaya Mosque, Erzurum Atatürk University, Atatürk Cultural Center, İstanbul Atatürk Airport and Galleria ‘the first shopping mall of Turkey’. Spanning over six decades, the office demonstrates professionalism based on rigor and know-how.
Tabanlıoğlu Architects develop innovative yet efficient and economically viable design alternatives for residential buildings, offices, industrial facilities, shopping malls, and transformation projects considering the uniqueness of the “place” and the individuality of “requirements”. Tabanlıoğlu renders services of projects and counseling in architecture, urban planning, and interior design on national and international scales. The practice is currently engaged in significant assignments worldwide, from Dakar to Kazakhstan, Miami etc., in TA_offices Istanbul, NYC, Dubai, and Doha.
Tabanlıoğlu projects comprise a wide range of building types with various awards. Along with several prize-winning projects, e.g., RIBA International Awards in 2011 and 2013, respectively for Loft Gardens and Bodrum International Airport, Beyazıt State Library has been a finalist for Mies Van Der Rohe Awards in 2017 and for Aga Khan Architecture Awards in 2019 and several others. The quantity and quality of projects, awards, and publications endorse its solvency.