Emre Arolat Architecture was founded in May 2004 by Emre Arolat and Gonca Pasolar in Istanbul, as the continuation of Emre Arolat's architectural practices which he started at his parents' office, Arolat Architects, as an associate designer in 1987. Since its establishment, EAA has turned out to be one of the largest architectural offices in Turkey with a team of more than 50 people, with the reintegration of Saziment and Neset Arolat as partners. The firm continues its practice at the offices in Istanbul and London with projects that range from mixed-use buildings occupying millions of square meters, to a small place of worship counting only five hundred square meters.

The founder Emre Arolat has been active at various schools of architecture with lectures, jury contributions and studio tutorage, such as Berlage Institute at Delft, Pratt Institute at New York, Middle East Technical University at Ankara, CEPT University at Ahmedabad, several institutions in Istanbul like Mimar Sinan Fine Arts Academy, Istanbul Technical University, Yildiz Technical University and Bilgi University where was among the founders of Graduate Program.