Nihan is an award winning multidisciplinary designer with a 15 plus years of hands on experience, in Architecture and Interior design with various firms in Toronto, Montreal, The Hague and Istanbul. With an extensive portfolio that stretches across the building industry, including corporate/commercial, institutional and retail Nihan brings a unique balance of versatility, innovation and commitment to every project undertaken while maintaining end-user functionality as a primary focus. Fluent in current trends, products and resources Nihan is particularly knowledgeable in the areas of architectural detailing, milllwork and FF&E. Awards: 2007 Canadian Interiors, best of Canada for Inco Headquarters2006 Canadian Interiors, best of Canada for Deaf Culture Centre 2000 IDEE International Design competition, top ten finalist, Tokyo, Japan 1996 Bronze Booth design award, Forbo, IIDEX Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 1995 Bronze Booth design award, Forbo, SIDIM, Palais du Congres, Montreal1994 Bronze Booth design award, Forbo, IIDEX Metro Toronto Convention Centre,Competitions:2014 McMichael Art Gallery, Outdoor bench competition, Honorable Mention2015 Unesco International Mother Language monument, Finalist 2014 Helsinki Guggenheim Design Competition, Helsinki, Finland2014 Calgary Municipal Land Corporation Public Art Competition, Calgary2014 Dundas Driving Park Public Art competition, Hamilton, Ontario2014 The Robert McLaughlin Galley, Permanent Public Artwork competition, Oshawa, 2014 Design X Nature Design Competition, Brickworks, Toronto 2014 Sukkahville Architectural competition, Toronto2009 Istanbul Biennial submission, IstanbulPublished Works and Interviews:Azure, Insite, Toronto Life, Canadian House and Home, Globe and Mail, Canadian Interiors, Flare magazine, Interview with Omni 2 TV.Children’s book La Foret de la plui, Redhouse publishing house