Şefik Birkiye

Şefik Birkiye (born 1954) is a Turkish-Belgian architect who has designed buildings in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Monaco, Egypt, and Turkey. He is the founder of Vizzion Architects (originally named Atelier d'Art Urbain), an architecture studio that has been operating in Brussels since 1979, as well as Vizzion Europe, an international real estate development company.

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 the La Cambre School of Architecture. In 1981, he then went to study at the University of Louvain where he obtained a master's degree in urban planning. Vizzion Europe has designed over 8 million m² of property across Europe, 4 million of which is situated in Brussels. Jardin des Fonderies Apartments – Brussels, Belgium (1998) Taksim Mosque – Istanbul, Turkey (2021) Central Bank Tower – Istanbul, Turkey (2024)