Orhan Erdil

ORHAN ERDİL


Education:
1959 - University of Houston BS Architectural Engineering
1960 - University of Houston BA Architecture
1962 - Columbia University CBD Urban Design and Planning M.S. CBD
1963 - Dallas Chamber of Commerce Honorary Certificate H.P.H.D

Studies:
Prof. Buckminster Fuller – Geodesic Desing ( Instructor)
Prof. Howard Barnstone – City of Houston I-10 City Loop Design
Prof. Herbert Ohl – Machine – Made Buildings ( Instructor Germany New Bauhause)
Prof. Charles Colbert – Dallas CBD Project
Or. Prof.Mario Salvadori – Suspended Structues ( Instructor)
Prof. Costantino Nivola – Sand – Cast Sculptures ( Instructor)

Scholarships:
University of Houston 1955 – Full Athletic Scholarship
University of Houston 1958 – Bates, Acadermic Scholarship
Texas Society of Architects 1959 – Academic Scholarship
Hofheinz Foundation 1959 – Scholarship
Dallas Chamber of Commerce – Scholarship
Columbia University – Full Acadermic Scholarship

Lectures Attended:
Frank Lloyd Wright
Craig Ellwood
Eero Saarinen
Le Courbusier
IM Pei
Philip Johnson

Teaching Experience:
1962 University of Houston, Teaching Second Year Design
1972 Middle East Technical University, City Planning and CBD. Graduate Program

Practice:
1962 – 1963 Architect – Harell and Hamilton Harris Dallas
1963 – 1965 Architect – Orhan Erdil Represent Amman Witney in Middle East ,Marcel Breuer Architects,NY
1964 – 1968 Chief Architect – Abbott and Merkt Architect and Engineers, New York
1968 – 1972 General Director – Turkish Housing Authority, Project and Planning Dept., Ankara, Turkey

Specific Design Experience:
1962 Houston and Dallas First Loop Systems
Numerous Shopping malls such as, Macy's, Sears, Saks Fifth Avenue, JFK Airport Pan Am Cargo Terminal, Flaine Ski Resort, France
Sports Facilities, Hotels, University Campuses, High – Rise Mixed Use Buildings, Housing Projects,
İndustrial Facilities,
İzmir Atakent Planning and Mavişehir Planing - Premilary Urban Planning. Ataköy 5 -6   Section Design
İstanbul Karaköy Bridge premilary desing: Joint Venture Project: Amman Witney N.Y.C. and Orhan Erdil Architect Houston Texas U.S.A