12th of the steel structure design and execution competition held bi-annually since 1997 by TUCSA has taken place this year. The competition has been concluded by the evaluation of the 12th National Steel Structure Awards jury on 7 November 2020. The jury concluded that all 12 projects participated in the competition satisfied the conditions in the specification and held further to detailed assessment that three awards, one encouragement award and one jury’s special award were to be granted in Structure Awards category.
Jury Members:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ece Ceylan Baba, Yeditepe University, Head of Department of Architecture
Alparslan Güre, M.Sc. Civil Engineer, Consultant
Prof. Dr. Celal Abdi Güzer, Middle East Technical University, Department of Architecture
Dr. Selçuk İz, M. Sc. Civil Engineer, Iz Engineering
Kerem Piker, M. Arch.,
Jury Reporter: Yeşim Gür’eş, Art Director and Manager
In its first session, the jury assessed that all 12 projects in the competition satisfied the conditions of participation and proceeded with the second session for detailed evaluation. Further to the evaluation in accordance with the criteria provided in the specification, the awards in Structure Awards category have been granted as below:
First Prize, GEMAK Shipyard Management Office Building
Investor and Main Contractor: GEMAK Shipyard
Designer: CM Architecture
Structural Design: Bahadır Özcihan
Runner-up Prize, Canakkale Antenna Tower
Project Owner: Ministry of Transportation
Main Contractor: Canakkale Provincial Private Administration
Designer: IND Architecture
Structural Design: İNTAÇ Construction and Engineering
Steel Contractor: Çakır Construction
Third Prize, ARTER
Project Owner: VKV Vehbi Koç Foundation
Architectural Design: Grimshaw Architects and TAM Architecture
Structural Design: Thornton Tomasetti and ATTEC
Main Contractor: Ark Construction
Steel Contractor: Galpan Ularte
Encouragement Award, Trendyol Campus – Spiral Ramp
Project Owner: Trendyol
Architectural Design: Erginoğlu & Çalışlar Architecture
Structural Design: Modern Engineering
Jury’s Special Award
Çanakkale Provincial Private Administration