SUMMARY OF EXPERTISE
- Architecture: Planning, design, site supervision, cost evaluation , technical specifications and administrative documentation of divers buildings projects.
- Construction: Construction several building mainly planned by Architect
- Long experience with the design and construction of school buildings.
- Renovation, restoration and improvement of existing buildings.
- Study to reduce building costs, in remote areas, by the utilisation of locally available construction materials with the participation of local village groups (self help-construction).
LANGUAGES
- English (fluent)
- French (fluent)
- Spanish (minimal working knowledge)
- Portuguese (working knowledge)
FIELD EXPERIENCES
- Turkey
- Cape Verde Island
- Rwanda
UNIVERSITY DEGREES
(Licence of Architecture) State Academy of Architecture and Engineering, Ankara/Turkey, 1977.
PUBLICATIONS
“A Self help-Construction Manual” (in collaboration with COOPIBO)
Rwanda / 1985.
Missions of consultations for UNDP-UNOPS (United Nations)
WORK REALISED
- Villa Cennet Üzümlü
- Villa Artemis, Göcek
- Inanır House, Inlice
- Cook’s house, Ovacık
- Yarham House, Ovacık
- Villa Ebe 1, Faralya
- Villa Icarus, Göcek
- Villa Horizon, Faralya
- Mark Strutt House, Göcek
- Villa Daidalos, Göcek
- Cadavanti Houses
- Villa St. George, Göcek
- Kaya villa, restoration
- Faralya Court (5 houses unit), Faralya
- Villa Papatya, Fethiye
- Waterside Apartments
- Eric&Blyth House, Üzümlü stone cottage
- Ligth House, restoran bar
- Sakin Bahce House
- Denise&Nail Tangal House, Ovacık
- Dirlik Houses (14 stone houses unit), Çiftlik
- Keklik 1 Villa, Üzümlü
- Keklik 2 Villa, Üzümlü
- Konak Babadag. Stone constructed guest house comprising of 20 rooms.
- Renovation of Hillside Beach Club (Holiday Village). Work included project and supervision.
- Renovation of Belvü Hotel, Oludeniz
- Renovation of Oludeniz Resort Hotel, Oludeniz
- Renovation of Diana Hotel, Ovacık
SUMMARY OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE.
(Starting by recent works)
1996 – Today:
Own office Fethiye, Turkey.
1999
Appointed to the board of the Fethiye, Chamber of Architects
(UIA-Union International des Architects).
04.1995
Kigali/Rwanda.
A mission to evaluate the condition of the Agro-Veterinary School of Rushashi after the civil war, 1994.
09.1993 – 09.1994
Kigali and Turkey.
Preparation of a video-film about Rushashi Agro-Veterinary School. (The film was made in Rwanda and edited in Istanbul)
11.1992
Kigali/Rwanda
A study to compare the constructions cost of the different types of school buildings being carried out by SFCS (School Construction Service of Ministry of Secondary Education) between 1983 and 1990.
1992 – 1994
My own Architectural office, in Kigali capital of The Rwandan Republic.
The following major works were accomplished:.
A-Motel project in Kibuye
B-Low cost labour housing at CYOHOHA/Kinihira
C-Renovation, modification and on site supervision of a number of houses in Kigali.
D-Office building in Gitarama for PROMET (NGO)
E-National Artificial Insemination Centre in Kigali
F-Transformation and extension of the Bulinga and Murambi Health Centres for CARE International
G-Poultry production unit for Belgium Co-operation
1990 – 1992
Society TEKHNE/Kigali (Brussels based technical society) as Chief Architect.
The following works were completed:
A-Restoration, improvement and on site supervision of the CEE office building
B-Modifications and improvements of the residency of the CEE Resident Representative in Kigali.
C-Rehabilitation and site supervision of health centres in different regions of the country (World Bank/Family Health Project)
D-Rehabilitation of the hospital in Rwamagana.
06.1984 – 01.1990
Kigali/Rwanda. With UNESCO (UN) as Expert/Architect “School Construction” project .
Achievements:
A-Participation in improving the prototype-plans for school buildings and simplifying their construction with the objective of reducing costs.
B-Secondary school projects: ZAZA complex (World Bank IDAII), Medical/Nursing training schools in Byumba and Kaduha (World Bank IDA III), Agro Veterinary School of Rushashi (FINNIDA)
C-Office building and Teacher Training Centre in Kigali
D-Supervision of the construction of rural schools (CERAI) in 15 different regions of Rwanda (FENU).
I was organising and supervising six locals draughtsmen.
01.1984 – 05.1984
Praia/Cape Verde Island. With OPS/FENU (UN), School Building Project as UNV/Architect.
Major accomplishments:
Project preparation, construction and site supervision of primary school buildings throughout the country (Ilha Do Sal, St. Nicolao and Fogo).
03.1983 – 01.1984
Praia/Cape Verde Island. With HABITAT (UN), project:
“Improvement of the Remote Districts of Praia” as UNV/Planner
Achievements:
Organisation of a survey to determine the life style of the local population and to group the different types of traditional housing in the three districts of Praia. Using this information to prepare a proposition for better and more economic housing which can be built by impoverished people (self help-construction).
1982 – 1983
TEK-SER ( International Technique Association) in Istanbul / Turkey as Head Architect of the Project Unit.
Works accomplished :
A-Rehabilitation of military housing in the NATO military zone, Turkey.
B-Design of a military communications centre.
1981 – 1982
Cengiz Bektas/Architectural Office in Istanbul/Turkey as an architectural team member.
Major accomplishments:
Participation in the design of an electronics factory, a hospital and a commercial centre.
1977 – 1981
SSK ( Social Insurance Society), Izmir/Turkey, as an architect with the labour housing unit. I was involved in the control of several construction sites, the preparation of bids and the periodic payments to contractors.