Kaya Arıkoğlu

Kaya Arıkoğlu[1] (born November 8, 1949 in Baltimore, United States) is a Turkish American architect and urban designer.[2]

Early life and education

After completing his bachelor's degree in architecture at the University of Maryland, College Park, he was a student of Colin Rowe at Cornell University, finishing his Urban Design thesis on the waterfront development in south Baltimore in 1976,[3] which was later published in Rowe's book on urbanistics.[4]

He is a grandson of Zamir Damar Arıkoğlu, a politician in Turkey.[5]

Works and awards

He has won the national architecture award of Turkey in 2004 for his Mersin Chamber of Maritime Commerce building.[6][7][8]

in 2012 he won an invite only competition for the campus design of Adana Science and Technology University.[9]

References

1. "Kaya Arıkoğlu". v2.arkiv.com.tr. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
2. "kaya arıkoğlu". eksisozluk.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
3. "Information on Kaya Arikoglu's thesis project through Arikoglu Arkitekt's official site".
4. Rowe, Colin (1995). As I Was Saying. London, England: The MIT Press Cambridge, Massachusetts. pp. 32, 33. ISBN 978-0262181693.
5. "Article on Zamir Damar Arıkoğlu written by his grand son Kaya Arıkoğlu".
6. "Vitra contemporary architecture design magazine on Mersin Maritime Chamber of Commerce building".
7. "List of recipients of national architecture awards of 2004".
8. "Mersin Deniz Ticaret Odasi, Arkitera.com".
9. "Arikoglu Arkitekt 1st prize winners for Adana Science and Technology Urban Design competition".