2024-11-21T16:27:54-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/125433971/envisioned-as-tallest-tower-in-turkey-ankara-s-partially-built-republic-tower-is-now-heading-for-demolition Alexander Walter 2015-04-16T13:23:00-04:00 >2015-04-20T20:31:32-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dh/dhvfwcxecyvma39b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Started in 2003 by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo&#287;an and intended to be Turkey&rsquo;s tallest tower, the partially-constructed Republic Tower in Ankara&rsquo;s Ke&ccedil;i&ouml;ren district will now be demolished after the Ankara Municipal Assembly rejected its zoning plan. [...] First started in 2003 and stalled since 2008, the 144-meter tall tower which has already cost TRY 27 million (USD 10 million) will now be demolished.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Related:&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/107097802/istanbul-s-illegal-towers-to-be-demolished-after-landmark-court-ruling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Istanbul's 'illegal' towers to be demolished after landmark court ruling</a></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/91845053/a-recap-on-the-unbuilt-visions-exhibition-in-ankara-turkey Justine Testado 2014-01-22T15:51:00-05:00 >2014-01-23T12:34:36-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/qh/qhsnqhniy9rhrgra.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Shortly after the 2013 Unbuilt Visions competition concluded, d3 hosted the Unbuilt Visions exhibition showcasing some of the winning entries at the TSMD Turkish Architectural Center in Ankara from Jan. 7-21, 2014.</p></em><br /><br /><p>If you didn't get a chance to be there in person, here are a few photos and a video from the event:<br><br>Related: <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/91464562/winners-of-the-d3-unbuilt-visions-2013-competition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Winners of the d3 Unbuilt Visions 2013 Competition</a><br><br><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/41/414uybmej1zjas0m.jpg"><br><br><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ty/ty2aea8gaoul14rb.jpg"><br><br><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/gv/gvvscxmmyy7a7x07.jpg"><br><br>Find out more on <a href="http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/unbuilt_visions_exhibition_in_ankara/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bustler</a>.</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/90086517/ostim-eco-park-competition-entry-by-onz-architects Justine Testado 2013-12-30T20:49:00-05:00 >2023-02-21T02:04:50-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/v6/v6d00naofmoiwzfj.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>ONZ Architects participated in a restricted competition - among eight other teams - to design the Ostim Eco-Park, a green technological and research hub for the industrial region of Ostim in Ankara, Turkey.</p></em><br /><br /><p> Although <a href="http://archinect.com/onzarchitects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ONZ Architects</a>' proposal did not come out as the competition winner, we're happy to present it in more detail below.</p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/bb/bb3gbkv3xkwdbg6w.jpg" title=""><br><br><img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/fc/fcziwoh4lf46auo1.jpg" title=""><br><br><img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ci/cijf324b3epi2fqs.jpg" title=""><br><br><img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/an/anwe4b5xd67oc5h6.jpg" title=""><br><br><img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/k0/k0q0j07uvlbjwwuw.jpg" title=""><br><br><img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ui/uiq91kmt3icravxh.jpg" title=""><br><br><em>All images courtesy of ONZ Architects.</em></p> <p> Click the thumbnails below for additional images.</p>