Turgut Cansever

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Turgut Cansever (born September 12, 1921 in Antalya , † February 22, 2009 in Istanbul ) was a Turkish architect and writer . He was the only architect to have received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture three times .

Life

Cansever attended the İstanbul Devlet Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi , where he was a student of Sedad Hakkı Eldem . In 1946 he finished his studies. In 1949 he received his doctorate in art history . He then took up teaching at the university. In 1951 he founded an architectural office. It started in an international style in the 1950s . As one of the few Turkish architects, he tried to achieve a synthesis between tradition and modernity. From the 1960s onwards, he made a contribution to the revival of Ottoman architecture and the use of ornamentation . His style was also a model for subsequent generations of architects. One of his most important buildings is the Turk Tarih Kurumu building .

plant

  • Karatepe Museum, 1954–1961
  • Anadolu Club, 1959
  • Türk Tarih Kurumu building, 1966
  • Çiftehavuzlar Apartment Building, 1970–1980
  • Nadaroǧlu House, 1971–1972
  • Ertegün House, 1973
  • Central Anatolia Construction Joint Stock Company residential complex, from 1969
  • Demir Holiday Village, 1983-1987

Awards

  • 1980: Aga Khan Award for Architecture
  • 1980: Aga Khan Award for Architecture
  • 1990: Sinan Ödülü (National Architecture Prize)
  • 1992: Aga Khan Award for Architecture
  • 2005: Culture Prize from the Turkish Ministry of Culture
  • 2008: Culture Prize of the President of Turkey

literature

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personal data
SURNAME Cansever, Turgut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish architect and writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Antalya
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 2009
Place of death Istanbul