AKTAN ARCHITECTURE BUREAU ANI MEMORIAL BUILDINGS CONSERVATION, UTILIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION LTD COMPANY Aktan Architectural Bureau was founded in 1973 by architect K. Kadriye Aktan and architect M.Fikri Aktan, since than, continued its services uninterruptedly up to today for 27 years. The activities of the company are in various areas which are listed below. Our Activties for Public Benefit : (As a member of Çekül high consultancy board) Representative at Kars City Council, 28/29 October 1999, presentation of an article titled; “Cultural heritage of 20th century / Ani Antic City for a Kars Progressing with Identity.“ Kafkas Stability Pact Delegate, 28 June 2000, presentation of an article titled; “Cultural searches within Tiflis / Bakü / Kars triangle and search for the marks of regional people on the culture and art at the Ani Antique City and its evaluation before Caucasian States Economic and Cultural Cooperation.” (In Turkish) Historic Cities Union, Turkey activities for World Architecture and Residence Day, 30 September / 1 October 2000, Antakya, Turkey, presentation of an article titled; “ Research on Caucasian identity at Kars and Ani from the alloy of cultures and urban architecture perspective.“ (In Turkish). ORIGINAL DESIGN DETERMINATION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS FOR THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE and TOURISM 1. Y?ld?z Palace infrastructure master project 2. Ankara Old Courthouse Building original design determination and restoration, (*This project received the appreciation of Ankara Committee for Protection of Cultural and Natural Wealth) 3. Citadel of Antalya City Walls and Hadrian Door original design determination and restoration (*This project received the appreciation of Antalya Committee for Protection of Cultural and Natural Wealth) 4. Citadel of Bayburt restoration 5. Bayburt Kavallar House restoration 6. Kars Ani Painted Chuch original design determination and restoration 7. Kars Ani Caravanserai Zamatun / original design determination and restoration 8. Kars Ani Holly Apostles Chuch original design determination and restoration 9. Kars Ani Door with Lions original design determination and restoration 10. Kastamonu Daday Köpekçio?lu Mansion restoration (*This project received the appreciation of Ankara Committee for Protection of Cultural and Natural Wealth) 11. Ayval?k late Byzantine classic Small Church /AIA ILIADA original design determination and restoration 12. AYVALIK YACHT HARBOUR built, operate, revolve project (construction and operation, investor-owner, with other partners). ORIGINAL DESIGN DETERMINATION AND RESTORATION PROJECT FOR THE MINISTRY OF FORESTS and NATURE; Ankara Sö?ütözü In Forest Rest Place, ATATÜRK HOUSE and GUARD HOUSE ( K O L ? B A ) original design determination, restoration, display, organization and arrangement of surroundings project. This project received the appreciation of Ankara Committee for Protection of Cultural and Natural Wealth. RESTORATION PROJECTS FOR PRIVATE COMPANY AND INDIVIDUALS 1. Tokat Kuyumcular (jewelers) street, an Armenian civil architecture example (Dr.Bilal Durmaz’s house) 2. Tokat Kuyumcular street, old Peoples Party House (Property of Hüsamettin Ba?ç?o?lu) 3. Tokat Gazi Osman Pa?a Boulevard, Erdal ?pek’s house 4. Tokat Dr.Remzi Topçam Street Mehmet Yüce’s House 5. Tokat Ali Pa?a Hamam Street, Hüsamettin Ba?ç?o?lu’s House RESTORATION APPLICATIONS 1. Restoration and surroundings arrangement of ATATÜRK HOUSE and GUARD HOUSE ( K O L ? B A ) at the Ankara Sö?ütözü In Forest Rest Place 2. Restoration of Ministry of Culture, ?stanbul Emirgan ?erifler Waterside Mansion, 1997 3. Restoration of Air Force 3rd Air Supply and Maintenance Center Command Headquarters Building and the main gate construction (1998 / Investment Cost: 171 220 300 126 TL) OTHER PROFESSIONAL DESIGN AND PROJECT WORKS Otokoç Ankara Facilities, Erzurum Nenehatun Student Dormitory (competition), A?r? Private Administration Service Building, Devrek Municipality Palace and Trade Center, Siirt Ziraat Bankas? (Agricultural Bank) Central Building and Social Facilities, Kastamonu Cemilin Commercial Building and ?ekerbank Business Center, Ankara Keçiören Cem Movie Theater, Housing Development Applications of total 3400 houses for various cooperatives, Luxas in Ankara , Marmaris ,Denizli ,Milas and Didim, at Ankara Sö?ütözü 194 houses and shopping center for Retirement Fund Personnel and many other project and application works. AKTAN ARCHITECTURE BUREAU strengthened its Academic Staff in 1998 employing Restoration Specialist Architect (Master), Landscape Architect (Master), Civil Engineer (Master) specialized on Memorial Buildings static’s and materials responses and founded; ANI MEMORIAL BUILDINGS CONSERVATION, UTILIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION LTD COMPANY This new establishment carried out the Restoration of Air Force 3rd Air Supply and Maintenance Center Command Headquarters Building and the main gate construction project. Since than ANI MEMORIAL BUILDINGS CONSERVATION, UTILIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION LTD COMPANY is developing and continuing its professional activities. E mail ; anitsal@anitsal.com web, www.anitsal.com