Gökhan Avcıoğlu

Celal Gökhan Avcıoğlu is a Turkish architect. He was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1960.

Celal Gökhan Avcıoğlu was born in Ankara, Turkey, and completed his education in KSU/BA with a degree in Architecture in 1983. He is the principal and founder of GAD in Istanbul, established in 1994. At GAD (Global Architectural Development), Avcıoğlu has completed a number of different projects of varying function and size.

Avcıoğlu is the founder and has been the principal of Global Architectural Development (GAD) since 1994. Avcıoğlu taught at the École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris. His projects include residences, office and hotel buildings, cultural, public and commercial spaces in Istanbul, Bodrum, New Jersey, New York City, Washington, D.C., Virginia, Connecticut, Libya, Beirut, Riyadh, and Kiev. He has offices in Istanbul, New York City, Bodrum and Dubai.ft.

Avcıoğlu is a member American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York Chapter, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Chamber of Architects Turkey (TMMOB).ft.

Beşiktaş Fish Market

• Esma Sultan (2000)
• KUUM Hotel and Residences (2009)
• Beşiktaş Fish Market (2009)
• Borusan Music and Art House (2009)
• One & Ortaköy (2011)

Close-up of the windows of One & Ortaköy

• Rixos Eskişehir Spa and Thermal Hotel (2013)
• Serra Gate (2013)

Serra Gate

• Trump Cadde (2014)

• "Esma Sultan". Retrieved 10 July 2015. 
• "KUUM Hotel and Residences". Retrieved 9 July 2015. 
• "Beşiktaş Fish Market". Retrieved 9 July 2015. 
• "Borusan Music and Art House". Retrieved 9 July 2015. 
• "One & Ortaköy". Retrieved 9 July 2015. 
• "Rixos Eskişehir Spa and Thermal Hotel". Retrieved 9 July 2015. 
• "Serra Gate". Retrieved 9 July 2015. 
• "Trump Cadde". Retrieved 9 July 2015. 

• 1997 Turkish Architecture Prize for the design of the Kadikoy Public Park Facilities project in Istanbulft.
• 2001 Çimsa Design Prize for outdoor seatingft.
• 2003 Bronze Medal for the Borusan Exhibition Center, Miami Biennaleft.
• 2010 European Commercial property awards, AUTOPIA, the architecture award mixed-useft.
• 2011 World’s Best International Highrise Architecture for NLF Residences, International Property Awardsft.
• 2011 Best Alternative Investments for the Borusan Music and Art House, ArkiPARCft.
• 2011 International Architecture Award for the Borusan Music and Art House, Chicago Athenaeum and Europe Architecture Centreft.
• 2012 International Architecture Award for Besiktas Fishmarket, The Chicago Athenaeumft.
• 2012 Green Good Design Awards for One & Ortakoy, The European Centre for Architecture & The Chicago Athenaeum
• 2012 Urban Regeneration and Master Planning Award for GDKP, MIPIM AR Future Project Awards
• 2013 International Property awards Best Architecture Multiple Residence with Relux Suit Office TPST
• 2013 International Property awards Best Architecture Multiple Residence and Mixed-Use Architecture for Russia
• 2013 Green GOOD DESIGN Award with Eskisehir Spa&Thermal Hotel project
• 2013 International Hotel Award, Best International Hotel Award with Maldives GA(D)AKOSHIBE
• 2013 MIPIM Future Projects Awards winner for AUTOPIA
• 2014 Archmarathon Crowd Award with Besiktas Fish Market
• 2014 German Iconic Awards with Trump Cadde
• 2014 European Property Awards with Trump Cadde, International Property Awards
• 2015 Green Good Design with Trump Cadde
• 2015 Green Good Design with MRTR Istanbul
• 2015 Green Good Design with Divan Kurucesme