THE EMERGING ARCHITECTS SELECTION & EXHIBITION
AT THE CIRCLE WITH ITS THIRD EDITION!

Organised by The Circle for the third time this year, the Emerging Architects Selection and Exhibition, which aims to create an up-to-date archive of practices that contribute to the architectural culture of Turkey, has opened. Co-sponsored by Jotun, Otiima, VitrA and Zuhal Music, the exhibition will be on view at The Circle until 18 February.

The exhibition features 10 practices (6 individuals and 4 teams) and 14 individuals who continue their practices in alternative fields, scales and media of architecture in Turkey and around the world.

 

Exhibition

The works of the architects in the GEMSS'23 Selection on their practices; panels, three-dimensional objects, sections of their design processes, sketches of their interests, complementary elements and portfolios meet with the audience at The Circle.

Exhibition Duration: 20 December 2023 - 18 February 2024

Visiting Hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 11.00 - 19.00

Exhibition Opening

On 19 December, the selected architects of GEMSS'23 were presented their awards at a special opening night at The Circle with the participation of invited guests. The selected architects, members of the selection committee, The Circle organising team and the architectural community came together on this special night.

Yan Etkinlikler

GEMSS’23 kapsamında Ocak ve Şubat ayları boyunca seçilen mimarlar ile stüdyo ziyareti, hem fiziksel hem çevrimiçi söyleşi, atölye çalışması gibi çeşitli yan etkinlikler gerçekleşiyor. Seçkide yer alan mimarların pratiklerine dair eserleri; paneller, üç boyutlu objeler, tasarım süreçlerinden kesitler, ilgi alanlarına dair eskizler, tamamlayıcı öğeler ve portfolyolar halinde The Circle’da izleyiciyle buluşuyor.

Selectees

For more information about the architects and teams in the selection, you can click on their photographs to view their biographies.

Click here to watch the interviews with the architects and teams.

9016 Architecture
Bilge Altuğ+ Mehmet Metin Polat

Aslı Özge Zabun

BARN arch.
Ağacan Bahadır + Tümer Keser

Ece Duran

 

Emirhan Altuner

Per Se Architecture
Ali Derya Dostoğlu + Uğur Özer

Piknik Works
Atıl Aggündüz + Oğul Can Öztunç

Sacit Arda Karaatlı

 

Tifa Studio

Yusuf Burak Dolu

 
 

Selection Committee

The selection committee of GEMSS consists of professional architects, artists, academics, thinkers, and industry representatives who have contributed to the culture of architecture.

You can watch the videos of the Selection Committee sharing their thougts on GEMSS'23 from this link.

ALEXIS ŞANAL

Architect, City Designer, Founding Partner
SANALarc

ERTUĞ UÇAR

Architect, Author, Founding Partner
 Teğet Architectural Office

MATTHEW WARNER

BA Dip PVL MRICS, Chairman, Owner
Warner Wonder Group & VIP Real Estate Desk

MERVE BEDİR

Asst. Prof. Architect

YILMAZ DEĞER

Architect, Founding Partner AURA, YILMAZ DEGER Architecture & Design

ZEHRA AKDEMİR VERYERİ

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Architect, Academician, Author, Founder
7/70 Kültür Sanat

+ SAİT ALİ KÖKNAR (Selection Committee Moderator) Kadir Has University Architect, Academic

+ SAİT ALİ KÖKNAR
(Selection Committee Moderator)

Architect, Academician
Berlin International University of Applied Sciences

 

* Selection Committee members are listed alphabetically by their names.

GEMSS’23 Calendar

Open Call Process | May 2023 - 9 July 2023
Application Evaluation | July 2023
Results Announced | 2 August 2023
İstanbul Exhibition | 20 December 2023 - 18 February 2024
Side Events | January & February 2024
Exhibition (International) | Spring & Fall 2024

Project Team

Organization

THE CIRCLE

Exhibition Coordinator
Feyza Baltacı

Project and Exhibition Coordinator Team
İlayda Köroğlu, Merve Şanlı

Exhibition Design
Sanja Jurca Avcı w/ Merve Şanlı

Advisory Committee
Büşra Al, Pelin Derviş, Selçuk Avcı, Şebnem Yalınay, Yüksel Demir

Project and Exhibition Assistant
Melis Kozak, Sıla Avar, Cansu Dönmez

Communication and Web Design
İlayda Köroğlu

Graphic Design
Melis Kozak, Merve Şanlı, Sıla Avar, Cansu Dönmez

Our Craftsmen
Yücel İçin, Fatih İçin

Exhibition Graphic Prints
3T Reklam

Administration
Tuğçe Karaduman

We would like to thank all our supporters for making GEMSS possible so far.

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