Hüseyin Aksoy, who was born in Mardin, Türkiye, currently works in his studio in Istanbul. He participated in the Istanbul Biennial’s Research and Production Programme in 2022 and the SAHA Studio Artist Residency Programme in 2024. Working across various media such as painting, archives, video, and photo-collage, Aksoy focuses on the memory of spaces and places through the practice of tracing their pasts.

Michael Akstaller focuses on flow research, hydroacoustics, and acoustic studies, as well as the relationships between sound and space, movement and performance. His scientific, artistic and curatorial practice often embraces interdisciplinary collaboration.

Prof. Dr. E. Füsun Alioğlu graduated from the Istanbul State Academy of Engineering and Architecture in 1978 and completed her PhD in 1989 with a study on the traditional urban fabric of Mardin. She held various administrative roles at Yıldız Technical University before joining Kadir Has University in 2008. Her work focuses on architectural history, cultural heritage conservation, and architectural education, with numerous national and international publications.

Senem Akçay co-authored the graphic novel Netame with Sadi Güran and Deniz Cuylan. She currently teaches at Kadir Has University and is the founder of Tamirhane Architecture and The Keep. Her work focuses on the adaptive reuse of historical buildings through culture-oriented, multidisciplinary research, alongside museum, exhibition, and archaeological documentation projects.

Ali Mahmut Demirel is a Berlin-based audiovisual artist with a background in nuclear engineering and architecture. After a period of exploring digital imagery, he has shifted his focus to lens-based visuals, drawing inspiration from nature, particularly rocks, as both material and muse.

Sinem Dişli is an artist who specialises in photography, video, and installation. Her practice explores geological time, ecological shifts, and colonialist approaches to land and resources, questioning how we construct history and define nature. By utilising experimental techniques, she examines landscapes as interconnected bodies of transformation.

Yelda Gin is an architect, educator and researcher based in Cambridge and London. She is also a faculty member in Architectural Technology and Digital Construction at London South Bank University. Her research focuses on reducing the construction industry’s carbon footprint by integrating advanced technologies with low-carbon materials.

Ali Miharbi lives and works in Istanbul. His work explores our symbiotic relationship with artificial objects by navigating social, technical, and historical perspectives. It can take various forms, ranging from photographic, graphic, sonic or sculptural pieces to dynamic systems driven by live or stored data.

Based in Istanbul, architect Özgül Öztürk is the founder of Circular Design. With over a decade of experience in luxury interior design, she conducted an in-depth assessment of the global energy consumption of the construction industry and its impact on the planet. Since then, her expertise has focused on designing low-carbon, sustainable spaces by blending local wisdom, inspiration from nature, and contemporary interpretation.

Serkan Taycan is an artist, curator, and academic with a background in engineering and documentary photography. His research centres on the right to the city, urban transformation, and artistic activism, particularly in Istanbul. Using photography, video, mapping, and walking, he examines ecological and urban dynamics. Taycan is a PhD candidate in the Architecture and Urbanism programme at Carleton University and splits his time between Istanbul and Ottawa.

Orkan Telhan is a researcher and designer based in New York who leads the data systems and intelligence division at Ecovative, a company specialising in mycelium-based materials, food and textiles. His research focuses on microbial ecology, biomaterials and biocomputation. He is currently a fellow in MIT’s ACT programme and also serves as the president of the Biodesign Challenge.

Atelier FY is a design and construction studio in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye, that focuses on sustainable techniques and alternative building materials. Founded by civil engineer Fatih Yazar, the studio has specialised in restoration and eco-friendly methods since 2015. With experience gained from projects in Türkiye and abroad, Atelier FY explores innovative, circular approaches to architecture, particularly by reusing excavation waste and integrating research and design for a sustainable future in construction.

Research Project Team
Fulya Özsel Akipek (Project Coordinator)
Tuğrul Yazar, Istanbul Bilgi University Department of Architecture; Muammer Özbek, Büşra Aktürk, Istanbul Bilgi University Department of Civil Engineering

Team Members
Hatice Gülen, İstinye University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences; Bilge Işık (Consultant), Kerpic Network; Birsen Cevher Keskin, Nurcin Öztürk (Lab Consultants), TÜBİTAK MAM/GMBE

Consultants
Özgül Öztürk (Earthen Architecture Consultant), A Architecture; And Akman, Merve Titiz Akman (Building Biology and Ecology Consultants), YBE; Sinem Serap Duran (Videographer/Visual Communication); Melodi Simay Acar (Natural Systems Consultant), Kinetikhane; Muhammed Maraşlı (Board Member), Hasan Bilgin, Yasemin Hatipoğlu, Aslı Hatipoğlu, (Construction Team), Fibrobeton

Research Assistants
Elif Aybüke Turgut, Fatime Mermerci, Özge Miskioğlu, Graduate Programmes in the Faculty of Architecture; Yaren Nur Özgen, Undergraduate Student at BİLGİ Department of Architecture; Kağan Karadavut, Damla Berrak Çalık, Deniz Aktay, Ali Berk Bozan, Undergraduate Students at BİLGİ Department of Civil Engineering; Buket Yeşiloğlu, Undergraduate student at BİLGİ Department of Genetics and Bioengineering

Project Coordinators
Fulya Özsel Akipek, Tuğrul Yazar, Istanbul Bilgi University Department of Architecture
Team Members
Dilek Yürük, Gizem Akgün, Işıl Çokuğraş, Özgül Öztürk, Serkan Uysal
Service Procurement
Rahman Çelebi, Çağatay Bilsel, Uğur Turgut
Supporters
Fibrobeton (Main Sponsor for Construction), Rain Bird (Irrigation System), Antalya Chamber of Architects (IV. IABA host), Ebru Erdönmez and Alişan Çırakoğlu, (IV. LABA curators), Sinem Serap Duran (Videographer), Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Architecture

Herkes için Mimarlık Derneği – HiM (Architecture for All Association), established in 2011 in Istanbul, is a platform that unites student volunteers and professionals to creatively address social issues. It aims to raise awareness and develop solutions in architecture and design, fostering participation and community involvement in the design, planning, and construction processes in both urban and rural areas.

Poçolana Works is a travelling collective founded by architects Betül Ergün, Ceren Fitnat Yıldırım, and Mina Öner in 2017. The collective engages in local and international collaborations to create artistic wall designs and sustainable structures using natural materials. Poçolana aims to create aesthetic and healthy spaces while raising social awareness through workshops and partnerships with academics, NGOs, and professionals.

PROJECT TEAM

Architectural Project and Management
Poçolana Works (Betül Ergün, Ceren Yıldırım, Mina Öner)

Participants in Design Process
Andaç Güney, Betül Ergün, Burak Aydın, Cansu Dinç, Ceren Yıldırım, Davide Frasca, Elif Feyza Ünlüsoy, Emre Özen, Görkem Geyik, Hevjin Andiç, Kevser Aksoy, Kutay Koçtekin, Merve Gül Özokcu, Mina Öner, Sarper Takkeci, Selçuk Sarp Özgen, Selman Faruk Agavur, Setenay Kamazoğlu, Yağmur Kutlar

Participants in the Building Process
Abdullah Öztaş, Ahmet Can Karakadılar, Ayşenur Tuncay, Berfin Büşra Özel, Betül Ergün, Burak Köroğlu, Ceren Yıldırım, Çınar Ceyhan, Dilara Atalay, Doruk Can Koçak, Ece Sultan Karacık, Emre Gündoğdu, Esra İmer, Görkem Geyik, Işılsu Yaşar, İsa Yavuz, Kadir Koçyiğit, Kıvanç Nalezen, Koluba Collective (Gülmüge Terlan, Xavier Allard), Kutay Koçtekin, Mahmut Fatih Bembeyaz, Manas Demirkasımoğlu, Mehmet Güçlü Polat, Mert Başbuğ, Merve Gül Özokcu, Mikail Yaşar, Mina Öner, Ömer Belek, Pajtim Krasniqi, Sam Price, Selçuk Sarp Özgen, Selenay Yıldırım, Şule Toptan, Urungu Kırca, Yunus Emre Rahvalı, Zelal Gezici, All Hands and All Hearts, Akif Türk, Emre Demir, Local People in Türkoğlu

Stained Glass
Mehmet Güçlü Polat, Ceren Yıldırım

Furniture Design
Pajtim Krasniqi

Graphic Design
Cansu Dinç

Electrical Project
Mer Engineering (Kasım Mermer)

Consultants
Davide Frasca, CalEarth Institute; Matthieu Pedergnana, Yaşar University; Prof. Seden Acun Özgünler, Istanbul Technical University; Dr. Nazife Özer, Istanbul Technical University; Prof. Şenel Özdamar, Istanbul Technical University

Mono Earth is a duo consisting of an architect and an earth artist who aim to make the beauty of the natural world the subject of design and art. Based in Cappadocia, Türkiye, Can Cumalı and Çağlar İşbilir utilise various earth techniques, primarily rammed earth, to create meaningful engagements with spaces and people in diverse contexts and scales, both in Türkiye and internationally.

Within the entropic nature of our universe, OZRUH explores how design can counteract the fragilities of the built environment to engage with disorder and volatility. Through open-ended forms, material-driven experimentation and novel material cycles, the studio develops architectures that sustain themselves by adapting to uncertainty.

PROJECT TEAM

Manufacturing
Dr. Pietro Odaglia - Digital Building Technologies Department ETH Zurich

Scale Quartz Sand 3D Printing (structure)
SANDHELDEN & VOXELJET

Scale Stone Dust 3D-Printing (samples)
3DMZ

Structural Engineering (Anti-Ruin)
formDP - Danae Polyviou

Structural Engineering (platform)
BKSD

Robotic Earth Crafts (REC-II) is a workshop series that explores parametric modelling and robotic fabrication for designing and producing earthen building elements, blending high-tech and low-tech approaches.
Workshop Team
Tuğrul Yazar, Fulya Özsel Akipek (Istanbul Bilgi University Department of Architecture); Nilüfer Kozikoğlu (Urban Atölye- UA); Abdullah Mallah, Halit Mallah (Graduate Students, Istanbul Bilgi University Department of Architecture)
Participants
Deniz Akdoğan, Doğu İnce, Eman Ahmed, Gülçin Özen, Juna Alturck, Meryem Yılmaz, Mona Lavasani, Özlem Akın, Pınar Kahya, Raghad Aljazairi, Seda Zafer Küçük, Sevde Gülizar Dinçer, Şevval Kara, Zeynep Acar, Zeynep Gökkaya
Supporters
Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Architecture, Şebnem Yalınay Çinici (Dean), Rahman Çelebi, Türkiye Tasarım Vakfı, Aslı Tekin, ABS Gypsium

ReYard House - Team Bosphorus

• Project Year
  2019
• Project Location
  Green Energy Park, Ben Guerir, Morocco
• Team Coordinators
  Özden Ağra, Murat Çakan, Esra Kıygın
• ArchitectsAslı Aldemir, Bekir Süleymanoğlu, Ilgın Yeşim Eldeş, Avni Yılmaz, Mustafa Demirel
• Design Team
  Aslı Aldemir, Bekir Süleymanoğlu, Ilgın Yeşim Eldeş, Avni Yılmaz, Onur Yılmaz, Ceren Çakar, Ege Nurcan, Serhan Kaya, Cem Fırat, Esra Kıygın, Fatih Seymen, Ayşe Yılmaz, Mustafa Demirel
• Engineering And Construction
  İsmail Çelik, Tarık Ateşer, Recep Tuna, Ece Zeynep Kalyoncuoğlu, Seda Kundakçı, Ahmet Can Bölük, Özge Aslan, İrem Esen, Hamdi Ergök, Ali Uğur Tülüoğlu, Talha Öz, Batuhan Üzümcüoğlu, Merve Derinpınar, Erdem Akım, Ayşenur Uzaslan, Saniya Üstün, Berrak Ecem Ozan, Elif Nur Tepe, Rami Rafil Abdulwahhab Al-Samaraae, Merve Karamustafa, Derya Dikbıyık
• Consultants
  Ruhi Kafesçioğlu, Muhammed Maraşlı, Süleyman Akım, Fatma Akım, Erden Güven, Özgül Öztürk, Murat Şanal, Kerem Ercoşkun, Ebru Akkaya, Emine Can Güven, Neslihan Say, Dilek Yürük, Ahmet Topbaş, Mustafa Kemal Sevindir, Alişan Gönül, Atalay Yıldırım
• Gold Sponsors
  Vakıf GYO, Fibrobeton, Alligator, Aldağ, Ahmet Demirel, Serozan, Daikin
• Silver Sponsors
  AFS, Sauter, Havak, Beko, LGC, Fränkische Pekintaş Schmidt, Şişecam, Vitra, Duyar, Suntrac, Grundfos, FiPRONET, EAE Elektrik, Ege Kablo, Gelişim Teknik, Alfan, KMC Controls, Erse, PonceBloc, Starline, MSA, Mir
• Supporters
  Akim Mühendislik, A Mimarlık, Atenik Structural Design, EG, Şanalarc, Bim4Turkey, Ko-Plan, Metsims, Cedbik, Selyum Mühendislik, Printworld, Binat İletişim ve Danışmanlık
• Photographs
  Hacer Bozkurt
• Video Production
  Letisya Tapan

Solidified is a design research collective that has focused on computational design and digital fabrication methods since 2021. With sustainability as the central principle, Solidified has been pursuing to bridge the gap between advanced manufacturing and vernacular vocabulary. Utilising sustainable, locally sourced materials, the team explores new possibilities enabled by 3D printing and robotic manufacturing.

PROJECT TEAM

Solidified (İnana Abdulli, Kesra Mansuri), Asena Kumsal Şen Bayram

Yalın Architects is an Istanbul-based practice founded in 2011 by Ömer Selçuk Baz and Okan Bal. By combining architecture and urban planning, the oice operates across a range of scales, from housing to public space and urban design. Viewing architecture not merely as an aesthetic pursuit but as a spatial tool shaped by cultural and social context, Yalın Architects received the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture under the patronage of UNESCO in 2022.

PROJECT TEAM

Architects
Yalın Architects; Ömer Selçuk Baz, Ece Özdür, Atakan Koca, Eda Gürhan, Pınar Kılıç, Enver Yiğit Doğan

Civil Engineer
Niyazi Parlar

Landscape Architect
Büro Seda Kurt Şengün, Seda Kurt Şengün

Additional Exhibition Support
Mehmet Baççı, Hande Nur Demircioğlu, Merve Erdoğan, Ece Toprak