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.
Career
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.