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Tuna Yelkikanat
Leading teams of structural engineers through the design of complex healthcare, life science, education, and mixed-use structures, Tuna Yelkikanat provides technical leadership and guides innovative and precise structural solutions.
Currently, Tuna serves as Associate Principal for 70 Hudson Yards, a 1.1M SF skyscraper in New York City, the new Paterson STEAM High School in Paterson, New Jersey, and Burj Azizi in Dubai, soon to become the world’s second tallest skyscraper at 2,379 feet.
Other notable projects include contributions to the 4M SF Shanghai Tower, China’s tallest building at 2,074 feet, Zaha Hadid’s 520 West 28th Street, an 11-story luxury residential condominium in New York City, and Handel’s Millennium Tower in Boston, a 1M SF, mixed-use structure.
Education:
BS Civil Engineering—Bogazici University—Istanbul, Turkey
MS Structural Engineering—City College of New York
Professional Licenses & Certifications:
Licensed Professional Engineer (PE): New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania
Memberships and Affiliations:
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Concrete Institute
Bogazici University Alumni Association
The Society for College & University Planning
New York Building Congress
Allied Member, The American Institute of Architects
Association of Medical Facility Professionals Greater NY Chapter Board Member
Design Build Institute of American Designers Committee Member
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