Erdem Tüzün, AIA is a Senior Architect at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
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Before joining SOM, he spent nine years as a lead designer at Eisenman Architects and held teaching positions at
Pratt Institute and TOBB University. He is the co-founder of Architecture for All (Herkes İçin Mimarlık), a nonprofit in Turkey dedicated to addressing social issues through architecture.
Erdem’s work has been recognized with numerous national and international design awards. Both his individual and collaborative projects have been featured in exhibitions and museums, including the Venice Architecture Biennale, Chicago Architecture Biennial, MAXXI Museum, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, and the V&A Museum.
He is a licensed architect in New York and Turkey, holds a Master of Science in Architecture from Pratt Institute, and graduated cum laude from Istanbul Technical University.
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Selected Recognitions
2022 National Architecture Prize, Chamber of Architects of Turkey, Contribution to Architecture Award (w/ Architecture for All)
2020 Taksim Square Urban Design Competition, Shortlisted
2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial, Secret Ingredient (w/ Architecture for All)
2018 Venice Architecture Biennale, Pavilion of Turkey, Associate Curator
2017 Çekirge Square Urban Design Competition, 1st Prize
2016 National Architecture Prize, Chamber of Architects of Turkey, Representation Award
2015 Pamukkale University SOA Competition, Honorable Mention
2015 Victoria and Albert Museum, Disobedient Objects Exhibition (w/ Architecture for All)
2012 Çanakkale Antenna Tower Competition, Honorable Mention
2010 Mamak Prison Adaptive Reuse Idea Competition, 2nd Prize
2010 Çankaya Concert Hall Competition, Honorable Mention
2010 Archiprix Turkey, Honorable Mention
2010 Kızılay Square Urban Design Competition, 1st Prize
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