Designed by Tabanlioğlu Architects, the Ataturk Cultural Center (AKM) will mainly serve as an opera house, but the center will also have venues ranging from cinema and theater to exhibition halls, cafes and restaurants. Located in the main square of the city, AKM was once the symbol of modern Turkey. Since its closure in 2008, the building has remained empty for more than a decade. Tabanlioğlu Architects are also engaged in the restoration of the historic 15th Century Haliç Tersanesi (Golden Horn shipyard) The project regenerates a former industrial area of coastline to create a new cultural destination for the … Continue reading Istanbul’s New AKM (Atatürk Cultural Center)