"Golden Plumb Line International Building Catalog Awards" Winners Announced

26. 26th Edition of "Golden Cekül International Building Catalog Awards" Finds Its Winners This Year Under YAPI KATALOĞU, Turkey's First and Only Material Catalog for Nearly 50 Years!

The Golden Cekül International Building Catalog Awards found their winners on 29 December 2020 through an award ceremony held on online platforms. The 26th Golden Cekül Awards were organized under the YAPI KATALOĞU umbrella, which for nearly 50 years has provided building material companies with a product showcase, communication channel, and opportunity to meet material selectors—a multi-channel promotional service offering access to key industry professionals in the construction market. At the award ceremony, Belenco received the Golden Cekül award for Innovative Building Product with its "Avalanche" product, while İSTON was recognized with the Silver Cekül award for Innovative Building Product with its "3D Bank and Waste Bin" product. The Jury Encouragement Award for Innovative Building Product went to DKM İnşaat with "Tunex HQ". Held by the Building-Industry Center from 1991 to 2017, the "GOLDEN CEKÜL" awards carried the distinction of being Turkey's first and only product award in the building materials field. As of 2020, organized under the YAPI KATALOĞU umbrella, the awards recognizing the best in three main categories were presented to their winners on 29 December 2020 through an online event. Jury List and Evaluation Criteria

Dr. Oya Akman (Industrial Product Designer), Avi Alkaş (Chairman, JLL Turkey; Vice Chairman, AYD), Zafer Baysal (President, ULI Turkey), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ece Ceylan Baba (Head, Architecture Department, Yeditepe University), Sibel Dalokay Bozer (Board Member, Istanbul Independent Architects Association), Paolo Debiaggi (Architect, Instructor, Building Technologies Department, Politecnico di Milano), Nida DeBusk (Project Director, North Carolina Greensboro University), Kurtul Erkmen (Architect), Ayşe Hasol Erktin (Architect), Dr. Duygu Erten (Senior Civil Engineer, Academic, Senior Sustainability Consultant), Massimo Guerini (Sales Manager, BIMobject® Italy), Gordon Guillaumier (Designer), Gülçin İpek (Sector Expert / Architect), Cem Kafadar (Founder, Construction Engineering Consulting), Deniz Karabacak (Architect, Technology Consultant), Ebru Ünver Karaer (Senior Architect - Chairman, ÇEDBİK Board), Gökhan Karakuş (Designer), Mine Koyaz (Senior Architect, Research Assistant, Architecture Department, Istanbul Bilgi University), Tayfun Küçükoğlu (Chairman, Turkey İMSAD Board), M. Pınar Mengüç (Professor and Director, EÇEM, Özyeğin University), Francesca Schepis (Architect, PhD, Instructor, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria), Prof. Dr. Hasan Şener (Faculty Member, Architecture Department, Istanbul Medipol University), Prof. Dr. Leyla Tanaçan (Faculty Member, Architecture Department, Istanbul Technical University Architecture Faculty), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Tekin (Instructor, Building Physics and Materials Science Department, Architecture Division, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University), Prof. Dr. Onuralp Yücel (Faculty Member, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Department, Chemistry Metallurgy Faculty, Istanbul Technical University) selected the submitted products this year in three main categories—Innovative Building Product, Idea, and Marketing—based on the following criteria:

 

• Providing technological advancement in the manufacturing process of the proposed product,
• Incorporating highly innovative production processes and technologies,
• Consideration of ecological balance in production,
• Creating new possibilities by imparting previously unavailable properties to a known material,
• Potential for continued development in building application,
• Energy savings in material production, building application, and building use; sustainability,
• Safety, durability and longevity,
• No harmful effects on the environment or health during production and use,
• Originality and innovation,
• Design quality, aesthetics,
• Contextual fit, social compatibility,
• Details, production technology and quality,
• Ergonomics, user-centeredness, functionality

 

Innovative Building Product "Golden Cekül," "Silver Cekül," "Encouragement Award" and "Category Special Awards" List

At the "2020 Golden Cekül International Building Catalog Awards," Belenco received the Golden Cekül with its "Avalanche" product. İSTON won the Silver Cekül award with its "3D Bank and Waste Bin" product, while DKM İnşaat received the Jury Encouragement Award with its "Tunex HQ" product. For the first time this year, the Golden Cekül International Building Catalog Awards—known as the "prestige award" of the building sector—also awarded Category Special Awards. Companies and categories receiving awards among 18 different categories are listed as follows:   YAPI KATALOĞU STRUCTURAL WORK CATEGORY EQUIVALENT AWARD: ABS Plus – Adjustable Lightweight Fill System, ABS YAPI YAPI KATALOĞU STRUCTURAL WORK CATEGORY EQUIVALENT AWARD: Macromesh 54, Atlas1 Yapı YAPI KATALOĞU FINISHING WORK, FACADE GLAZING SYSTEMS CATEGORY AWARD: TAMBALKON, Albert-Genau / Işıldak YAPI KATALOĞU FINISHING WORK, PLASTER / PAINT SYSTEMS CATEGORY AWARD: Climate-Healthy Plaster and Paint Systems, BAUMIT YAPI KATALOĞU FINISHING WORK, DECORATIVE PAINT CATEGORY AWARD: Metalium Effect, DEKA BOYA YAPI KATALOĞU FINISHING WORK, WATER / MOISTURE INSULATION CATEGORY AWARD: DELTA®-FASSADE COLOR, Dörken Sistem YAPI KATALOĞU FINISHING WORK, EXTERIOR FACADE CLADDING CATEGORY AWARD: Technowood Alu Siding 10, Technowood YAPI KATALOĞU FINISHING WORK, WINDOW / DOOR CATEGORY AWARD: Wasecco 75, WAS System / Ahşappen YAPI KATALOĞU FINISHING WORK, BUILDING CHEMICALS CATEGORY AWARD: Tytan Professional THERMOSPRAY, Selena Yapı Kimyasalları YAPI KATALOĞU FLOORING CATEGORY AWARD: SAGA 2 CONNECT, Yaktaş YAPI KATALOĞU WALL CATEGORY AWARD: C-Wall ExPro, Artstone YAPI KATALOĞU FLOORING / WALL CATEGORY AWARD: Hypnos, Bien Seramik YAPI KATALOĞU CEILING CATEGORY AWARD: Cretox Concrete Panel, Neteren YAPI KATALOĞU ELECTRICAL - AUTOMATION CATEGORY AWARD: Odace Switch, Schneider Electric YAPI KATALOĞU LIGHTING CATEGORY AWARD: FlyingLineer Horizontal, Sonled YAPI KATALOĞU OUTDOOR FURNITURE CATEGORY AWARD: Tashoven, Refsan YAPI KATALOĞU KITCHEN - BATHROOM CATEGORY AWARD: Uniq, KALESERAMİK YAPI KATALOĞU LANDSCAPE - ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING CATEGORY AWARD: ADDAGRIP, Teracco  

Golden Cekül Marketing and Idea Awards List

During 2020, a challenging year for the entire world, companies that contributed to the sector through campaigns prepared with innovative vision were also recognized in the Marketing and Idea categories. In the Marketing Category, Kalekim won the Best Promotional Project Award with its "Biboya.com.tr Launch Campaign," while AGT received the Best Promotional Project Encouragement Award with its "Taç Shyness / We Will Renew Together" project. At the same awards ceremony where the Best Sectoral Education Project was also presented, Deka Boya won the Best Sectoral Education Project Award with its "Our Children's Future Takes Shape With Craftsmanship" project, while Kılıçoğlu / Megaron received the Best Sectoral Education Project Encouragement Award with its "Meeting the Architects of Tomorrow" project. In the Idea Category, Kalekim received the Idea - Institutional Idea Award with "Bi'Boya Fresh Comfort."  

Golden Cekül Digital Exhibition

For the 26th time, the digital exhibition featuring products recognized at the Golden Cekül International Building Catalog Awards—the "Oscar awards" of the building sector—organized under the YAPI KATALOĞU umbrella, opened on 29 December 2020. To visit the digital exhibition, open until the end of January, click here. (link: https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/3923804/altin-çekül-uluslararasi-yapi-kataloğu-ödülleri-dijital-sergisi)