Boğaçhan is the founder of ddrlp office and the author of Anatomy of an (Architectural) Design Process. His projects have been nominated for the Mies van der Rohe, Aga Khan, and Iakov Chernikov Awards and were awarded by national architecture awards and competitions. He took part in international events including the London–Istanbul International Exchange Program and the 1st Istanbul Design Biennial.
But what he’ll be bringing to our forum goes beyond the portfolio.
Boğaçhan is one of the architects behind the Kuzguncuk Community Garden Project, a decades-long collective initiative to safeguard a historic neighbourhood garden in Istanbul. Kuzguncuk Bostanı, originally known as İlya’s Garden, has been under the threat of development for more than 35 years. Its green space status in the zoning plan was removed and reclassified. The residents of Kuzguncuk have so far succeeded in preventing all of these attempts.
In 2010, a group of architects and Kuzguncuk residents prepared a conservation project for the garden. Although the threat of development has not completely disappeared, the residents of Kuzguncuk continue their struggle, in collaboration with the municipality, to protect the garden and sustain its public and agricultural uses.
Join us on Saturday, 13 June!
📅 15:00–17:00 CEST | Online & Free