Sunay Erdem

Turkish landscape architect

Sunay Erdem
Sunay Erdem in 2014
Born	(1971-03-17) 17 March 1971 (age 53) Shumen, Bulgaria
Occupation	Architect

Sunay Erdem (born 17 March 1971) is a Turkish landscape architect (by degree) and self-taught architect. He is one of Turkey's most prolific and best Landscape architects of his generation. Sunay Erdem founded Erdem Architects with his brother, Günay Erdem, in 1998.

Sunay Erdem designed many urban design projects in more than 40 different countries. 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).^[1] Sunay 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.^[2] One of the important projects developed by Sunay Erdem is the wall project for the US-Mexico border.^[3]

Awards

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
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

Selected projects

Esertepe Park (Ankara, 2014) ^[4]

References

^ "Turkish National Architecture Awards and Exhibition 2010/Category:Presentation of Ideas". Chamber of Architects in Turkey. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
^ "Turkish National Landscape Architecture Awards" (PDF). Chamber of Landscape Architects in Turkey. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
^ "Erdem Architects Envisioned Trump's Mexican Border Wall As 'Mega Green-Corridor'". World Architecture. 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^ "Esertepe Park". Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi, Basın Yayın ve Halkla İlişkiler Dairesi Başkanlığı. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2014.