Emre Arolat, Founder of EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture, has been elected as an Honorary Fellow of the AIA. The AIA Honorary Fellowship program honors international architects for their exceptional work and significant contributions to architecture and society on an international level. Arolat will receive his Honorary Fellowship and medal during the Investiture Ceremony which will take place on Friday, June 7 at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas. Read more
The Mecidiyeköy Liquor and Cognac Factory was built in the early 1930’s with the design of renowned French architect Robert Mallet-Stevens in an empty estate surrounded by mulberry trees. Displaying the periods modernist tendencies, the building that has become rooted in the city’s memory for many years with its horizontal, strong and dramatic mass had completely lost its essential qualities due to the restorative activity it was exposed to during various periods; additions that were carried out insensibly and interventions far from refinement. The exhibition titled “Mecidiyeköy Liquor Factory as the Early Republics Daring Move and more: Grumbling in the context of City Memory. EAA- Emre Arolat Architecture” taking place within the scope of PİLEVNELİ Project and held at PİLEVNELİ Mecidiyeköy centers on the course of the Liquor Factory from the early 1930’s until today. Read more
EAA Studio London has received planning permission for 59 75 Reading. Reading Council’s planning committee approved the 92-unit residential scheme in Reading, which is a historically important minster town with a long ecclesiastical history. The scheme includes conversion, extension and new build for developers Allies and Urban High Developments joint venture. Read more
Emre Arolat attended to the Steering Committee of Aga Khan Award’s Fourteenth Cycle (2017-2019). Established in 1977, the Award is given every three years to projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, historic preservation and landscape architecture. Emre Arolat Architecture was previously awarded the Aga Khan Award in 2010 for the Ipekyol Textile Factory in Edirne, Turkey. Read more
EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture has been shortlisted at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in 4 categories with 4 different projects. NEF Golkoy – Residential (Future), Nora Mosque and Community Center – Civic (Future), Pilevneli Gallery – Culture (Completed), Mecidiyekoy Towers – Mixed Use (Completed) Read more
On Thursday, June 21st, Emre Arolat presented notable examples of his work to a group of Royal Institute of Architects (RIBA) members who gathered for a luncheon at the SoHo studio of EAA – Emre Arolat Architecture. Read more
Emre Arolat participated in an event program at CORE: club in New York where he had a private “Lunch and Learn” presentation showcasing his design and architecture philosophy in today’s world in addition to sharing and discussing his office’s latest projects in America, Europe, and Asia since the opening of his NYC studio. For this occasion, Arolat selected three projects to showcase: Yalikavak Elements, Zorlu Center Mixed Use Complex, and Sancaklar Mosque. Read more
As part of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy, Emre Arolat participated as the first keynote speaker in the “Vardiya/Shift” roundtable within the Pavilion of Turkey which was curated by Kerem Piker and coordinated by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV). Read more
Sancaklar Mosque by EAA – Emre Arolat Architecture has been awarded the 2018 Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA Award for International Excellence. Read more
Emre Arolat – recent winner of the 2018 RIBA Award for International Excellence, participated in a conversation with Professor Theoharis David of Pratt Institute, FAIA as part of NYCxDESIGN. Held at EAA’s New York studio, the conversation was additionally sponsored by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Bespoke Careers. Read more
Emre Arolat Architecture received two Architectural Review Future Projects Awards and one commendation. The prestigious publication presented the awards to the firm at their annual dinner held during MIPIM, the international property conference on March 16th, 2018. The award dinner took place at the JW Marriott, Cannes, France. Read more
Emre Arolat has been appointed to the steering Committee of Aga Khan Award’s Fourteenth Cycle (2017-2019). Established in 1977, the Award is given every three years to projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, historic preservation and landscape architecture.Emre Arolat Architecture has won Aga Khan Award in 2010 for the Ipekyol Textile Factory in Edirne, Turkey. Read more
The Architectural League of New York featured Emre Arolat: Scent of The Trace, a lecture co-sponsored by The Irwin S.Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union. Read more
Final reviews at the Advanced Design Studio Fall’17 which is led by Emre Arolat and Gonca Paşolar as Norman R. Foster’s Visiting Professors at Yale School of Architecture, have been completed Read more
One of EAA’s latest projects, Yalıkavak Elements that rests upon a rocky hillside, having a panoramic view of the Yalikavak Bay, with an intense, unique landscape of olive trees and endemic plants, is about completion. The integration with its landscape and the slope, the buildings are considered as composition of horizontal platforms that extend into the landscape. The project was launched on August’17 with its first completed house that has recently been photographed by Cemal Emden. Read more
Located in Dolapdere, a district at Taksim area that is under urban transformation focused on art and culture, Pilevneli Gallery is an assertive example of an adaptive re-use. While aiming at a contemporary gallery space, the design keeps traces of the building’s past and existent patterns. The opening of the Gallery took place on September 12th 2017, welcoming two European artists; Johan Creten and Ugo Rondinone. Read more
Tomorrow, we will celebrate the opening of Pilevneli Gallery Join us at the opening exhibition of JOHAN CRETEN & UGO RONDINONE. 6PM-9PM @Pilevneli Gallery, Yenişehir Irmak Cad. No:25 Dolapdere – Beyoğlu, Istanbul Read more
“Welcome to the 2017 Blueprint Awards where we will once again be celebrating the very best in architecture and design.” We are honored to count ourselves as a finalist in 3 categories for “Best Non-Public Project: Commercial – Maslak No.1 Tower”, “Best Public-Use Project with Public Funding – BerKM Bergama Cultural Center” and “Best Sustainable Project – Maslak No.1 Tower” of the Blueprint Awards 2017. We are looking forward to the Awards Ceremony on October at Bankside Vaults in London. Learn more about Maslak No.1 Tower and BerKM-Bergama Cultural Center Read more
“The MUNYA on the river is inspired by the desire (munia) to go back to a time when Mediterranean restaurants and clubs were truly chic and sophisticated.” We are thrilled to share our design for Munya Restaurant in Miami. Inspired by a Mediterranean feel of space and light, the restaurant, bar and art gallery form a white composition along the South River. See more Images here Read more
