Nationality Belgian, Turkish Occupation Architect | Name Sefik Birkiye Role Architect | |
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Born 1954 Ankara, Turkey Projects Jardin des Fonderies apartment (Brussels)
Green Island office complex (Brussels)
City 2 shopping mall (Brussels) Alma mater La Cambre, Universite catholique de Louvain | ||
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Sefik Birkiye is a Turkish architect who has designed buildings in Brussels, France, Switzerland, Monaco, the United States of America, and Turkey. He is the founder of Vizzion Architects, a team which has been designing architecture in Brussels since 1979, as well as the founder of Vizzion Europe, an umbrella company with many projects around the world.
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Early life and education
Birkiye was born in Ankara in 1954. At the age of 17, he moved to Brussels in order to pursue his academic interests. In 1978, he graduated in architecture from La Cambre School of Architecture. In 1981, he then went to study at University of Louvain where he obtained a master's degree in urban planning. 111
Career
In 1979, Birkiye founded Vizzion Architects, a team with several high-profile projects in Brussels. After many years of success and growing reputation in the industry, Birkiye founded the umbrella company Vizzion Europe in order to expand internationally. To date, Vizzion Europe has designed over 8 million metres sq. of property, 4 million of which is situated in Brussels.
Projects
