Actualities UICB
YEM Awards and 40th Years Anniversary
YEM – The Building Information centre was founded 1968 celebrated 40th years anniversary at its new central building. As part of the celebrations of its 40th anniversary the Building Information Centre (YEM) presented awards in the following categories:YEM Architect’s First Building Prize winners were Bogaçhan Dündaralpfor his NP12 Residences in Istanbul and Sinan Omacan forhis shelter for the Çatalhöyük neolithic site in Konya.YEM Architectural Design Prize was shared equally by Abdi Güzer for his MATPUM Building at Middle East Technical University, Gül Güven of Ven Architects for his house in Beysukent, Kenan Geyran of Geyran Architects for his Akfirat Municipal Building,Ercan Çoban, Suzan Esirgen, Süleyman Bayrak and Ahmet Yertutan for Esenboga Airport in Ankara, and Onur Özsoy,Yüksel Öztürk and Kivanç Gürtas for their L Building.YEM Golden Plumbline Construction Product Prize went to Çimsa Çimento San. ve Tic. A.S. for its ISIDAÇ 40 - Calcium Aluminate Cement. The YEM Golden Plumbline Construction Product Incentive Prize went to Mardav Yalitim ve Ins. Malz. San. ve Tic. A.S. and Sanifoam Sünger San. A.S. for their product Bluesafe Prosonic.YEM Media Honours Prize went to Literary and art critic Dogan Hizlan. The YEM Media Honours Special Jury Prizewas presented to Melih Asik and Yalçin Bayer for their response to to the degradation of the urban texture in Turkey by unscientific planning and land development decisions ignoring the public good,and building development decisions that violate the environment, cultural textures and the principles of architecture and urban planning; for their support and contributions via the press to the opposition to these phenomena among architects.
