For over fifty years Sedad Hakkı Eldem has practised, taught and researched architecture in Turkey. He is undoubtedly the countrys most important architectural figure and has played a major role in shaping the visual form of the contemporary Turkeyyet his work is little known in the rest of the world. This book, with its authoritative texts, is the major publication to deal with this exceptional mans work.
Eldems search over the years for a modern Turkish vocabulary precedes todays co ...