Selçuk Avci Interview on Fortune Magazine
Fortune Türkiye dergisi Avcı Architects kurucusu Selçuk Avcı’nın mimaride sürdürülebilirlik konusunda görüşlerine yer verdi. Aralık 2019 sayısında yer alan haberde yapıların uzun ömürlülüğü ve [...]
THE FLOW WALL AS A COVER PROJECT IN SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF YAPI
Istanbul Airport Turkish Airlines International Lounges Project, designed in conjunction with Softroom in a local solution partnership of Avci Architects, was featured as a cover project in the [...]
BALANCE GUNESLI ANNOUNCED AS FINALIST OF ABB LEAF AWARDS…
Our Balance Gunesli project competed in the finals of the ABB Leaf Awards 2019, which took place on 24 October in Berlin. We were proud to be a finalist with leading architecture offices from [...]
THE POWERFUL CITIZEN
The Powerful Citizen, an analog dinner organized as part of the Urban Explorations event series initiated by the Swedish Institute and the Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul in collaboration [...]
BRITISH PHOTOGRAPHER MARC GOODWIN WHO TAKES PHOTOGRAPHES OF WORLD-FAMOUS ARCHITECTURE OFFICES, WAS IN OUR ISTANBUL STUDIO
British architecture photographer Marc Goodwin who has visited various countries around the world photographed Avci Architects’s Istanbul studio in Turkey. Goodwin who has photographed for [...]
REDISCOVERING WOOD
In collaboration with The Circle, The Swedish Institute, The Swedish Consulate General in Istanbul and In-Between Design Platform, Equal Spaces / Urban Studies event series discussed the impact [...]
GEMSS 2019 EXHIBITION OPENED AT THE CIRCLE…
GEMSS exhibition brings together 14 young architects under 40 who have a potential to shape the future of architecture in Turkey. Organized with the support of VitrA, Şişecam, Trimline, Ersa, [...]
YOUNG ARCHITECTS SELECTION & EXHIBITION: THE DEADLINE IS JULY 21st!
The Circle invites creative young architects of Turkey to take part in Young Architects Selection & Exhibition. GEMSS is open to all architects under 40. The deadline is July 21st. By noting [...]
AL KHOBAR MIXED USE HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE 2019 ARCHITIZER A+ AWARDS POPULAR CHOICE WINNER!
Avcı Architects has been selected as the 2019 Architizer A+ Awards Popular Choice Winner in the Residential Multi-Unit Housing category with their “Al Khobar Mixed Use” project in Saudi Arabia. [...]
ECE ÇAKIR AIDAN WAS AT THE FINAL CEREMONY OF WICE AWARDS
Avcı Architects Design Director Ece Çakır Aidan, one of the finalists of ‘Best Woman Architect’ Category at WICE Awards 2019, was at the final ceremony, together with Selçuk Avcı who is founding [...]
SELÇUK AVCI WAS AT THE ITU ARCH CAREER CONFERENCE…
Selçuk Avcı was one of the speakers at the ArchCareer Architecture and Design Summit, held on April 6th 2019 at Maçka Campus of Istanbul Technical University. In the interview with Yüksel Demir [...]
A NEW PROJECT IN MASLAK BY AVCI ARCHITECTS
Office building currently used as a headquarter of a bank is being renovated by Avcı Architects for a real estate firm. It is located in the heart of Istanbul’s central business area Maslak. The [...]
“MIGHTY GUARDIANS OF THE PAST” EXHIBITION HAS OPENED IN THE LJUBLJANA CASTLE
Ljubljana Castle is one of the main attractions of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. This year it is hosting the exhibition Mighty Guardians of the Past where visitors can explore the castles [...]
NIAMEY HOTEL HAS OPENED
Niamey Hotel designed by Avcı Architects in Niamey, the capital of Niger, has opened on June 11th. The hotel that is located near to many important buildings, such as the Tunisian National [...]
AVCI ARCHITECTS IS RECOGNIZED AS A “DESIGN CENTRE”
Having produced many awarded projects in London, Istanbul and Ljubljana, Avcı Architects won the status of “Design Centre” by achieving the criteria set by the Ministry of Science, Industry and [...]
ISTANBUL AIRPORT TURKISH AIRLINES LOUNGES
The Flow Wall project, designed for Turkish Airlines new İstanbul airport by Softroom with Avcı Architects as local partner, creates a physical space that embodies Turkish Airlines’ new brand [...]
CONSTRUCTION OF NIAMEY HOTEL IS COMING TO AN END…
Construction of Niamey Hotel, designed by Avcı Architects, is continuing. Façade works are nearly completed. Perforated aluminium panels and glazing have been installed. Façade stone works have [...]
ECE CAKIR AIDAN IS SELECTED AS A FINALIST AT WICE AWARDS
Avcı Architects is very proud and excited to share the news that Ece Çakır Aidan, Associate Design Director of Avcı Architects, has been selected as a finalist at the European Women in [...]
SELCUK AVCI AND SANJA JURCA AVCI WERE GUESTS OF TRT WORLD SHOWCASE…
Selçuk Avcı and Sanja Jurca Avcı were guests of Showcase, a culture and art programme of TRT World channel. The Circle and its philosophy as well as exhibitions and architectural perspective of [...]
KONUSU: PERA AS A CASE IN SOCIOLOGY
Architect Korhan Gümüş, who is conducting large scale projects to protect the architecture of Pera since 1980, and Architectural Historian Zafer Akay, also lecturer at the Bilgi University, [...]
“EVVEL ZAMANLA TANISMAK”
In her autobiographical narration called “Meeting with the Past” Rosa Erdem faces her personal story from her childhood onwards. But this personal narration also intersects with the collective [...]
TURKLAND
Adapted from Dilşad Budak-Sarıoğlu’s autobiographical novel, Türkland tells the story of a Turkish girl struggling to balance her life as second-generation immigrant in Germany. Her story also [...]
AHMET ERGENC BECAME A MEMBER OF AICA
Ahmet Ergenç, The Circle’s Coordinator of Art and Cultural Activities, is now a member of AICA, Paris based International Association of Art Critics. AICA, which has an important position in the [...]
KIZLAR SAHADA
Kızlar Sahada is an NGO focusing on defending the rights of girls to be on soccer fields, usually reserved for boys only. Through its engagement with girl football teams, “Kızlar Sahada” promotes [...]
The Circle is open!
The Circle has been founded as an architecture and design focused co-working / collaboration / learning / teaching community by Avcı Architects and collaborators. The Circle is a platform that [...]
How Is It To Be A Heart?
The Circle opened on 14th of September with “How Is It To Be A Heart”, first solo exhibition of Slovenian artist Joni Zakonjšek. The exhibition, curated by Sanja Jurca Avcı, was open [...]
“Watershed” exhibition is waiting for its visitors!
The Circle, founded by Avcı Architects and collaborators, was hosting the opening of the “Watershed” exhibition at 1st of November. The exhibition, that contains the works of [...]
WOMEN IN POLITICS FROM OTTOMAN TO REPUBLIC
Assoc. Dr. Zeynep Alemdar, founder of Women in Foreign Policy and Head of International Relations of Okan University and Assoc. Dr. Gülhan Balsoy, Head of Department of History, Faculty of Social [...]
THE CIRCLE IS HOSTING ASLI AYDEMIR’S SOLO EXHIBITION “CHINATOWN”
The Circle is hosting Aslı Aydemir’s solo exhibition “Chinatown” until March 31. Chinatown consists of works that step away from the traditional uses of ceramics to try new aesthetical and [...]
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN WEEKEND / EXHIBITION & WORKSHOP & LECTURES
The Circle, hosting a number of events on minimum resource consumption and sustainability, organized a series of workshops and speeches. Sustainable Design Weekend that aims to draw attention to [...]
KONUSU: WATER SHOTAGE – WHAT IS IT AND HOW CAN IT BE OVERCOME?
Vildan Canik, Aquamatch Sales Director and CEO of Aquamatch Pakistan, and Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Kibaroğlu, MEF University Head of Political Science and International Relations, analysed the political [...]
MEERA HASHIMOTO EXHIBITION
The works of Meera Hashimoto, a world-famous Japanese painter and art therapist, were first introduced to the visitors at The Circle in Istanbul. Hashimoto has touched the lives of countless [...]
SANJA JURCA AVCI AT ARHITEKTURA 2019
Sanja Jurca Avci is exhibiting at the Arhitektura Inventura 2019, the ninth bi-annual exhibition held regularly by the Ljubljana Architects’ Association. The exhibition is opened between [...]
SELCUK AVCI’S VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH TUNA ILE OFIS SOHBETLERI…
Selçuk Avcı talked about his extensive career and the establishing of Avcı Architects in London and its continuation in Ljubljana and Istanbul. The interview took place in the new Avci [...]
CONSTRUCTION OF NIAMEY HOTEL IS IN PROGRESS…
Construction of Niamey Hotel, designed by Avcı Architects, is continuing in Niamey, Niger. The new Niamey Hotel that is neighbouring some of Niger’s most significant institutions will be open for [...]
AVCI ARCHITECTS AND SOFTROOM IS COLLABORATING!
Both based in England and known to have for numerous prestigious projects, Softroom and Avcı Architects & Partners have come together to envision the most sensational project of the last few [...]
DESIGN OF NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR ASAV LOGISTICS HAS BEEN COMPLETED
The new Head Quarters of ASAV Logistics will be situated in Hadımköy where the warehousing system that will project them into their next stage of growth has been under construction. The new [...]
KINTELE CONGRESS HOTEL IS A FINALIST IN WAF AWARDS…
Kintele Congress Hotel, designed in Brazzaville, Congo, is a finalist in the category of “Hotel and Leisure – Completed Projects” in WAF Awards in Amsterdam on 28-30 November. [...]
AN INTERVIEW WITH SELCUK AVCI RELEASED ON EKOYAPI MAGAZINE…
Selçuk Avcı’s comments on ‘public buildings’ has been featured in Ekoyapı magazine.
KUEHNE NAGEL ISTANBUL HEAD OFFICE RELEASED ON TURKISHTIME MAGAZINE…
Selçuk Avcı explained the interior design details of Kuehne Nagel Istanbul Head Office project to the Turkishtime magazine.
Selçuk Avcı attended “Dreams of the City with VitrA, Bursa
Selçuk Avcı attended “Dreams of the City with VitrA, Bursa”… Bursa was the 7th stop for the Dreams of the City with Vitra which is a discussion panel focused on the citys’ needs, [...]
First Architectural Exhibition in the Turkish Contractors Association Building (TCA)
Turkish Contractors Association Building hosted one of the most prestigious exhibitions about architecture in Ankara.
Selçuk Avcı Interview On Home Art Magazine…
An interview with Selçuk Avcı about Congo Kintele Congress Centre released on Home Art magazine.
Selçuk Avcı’s Views Released on Konsept Projeler Magazine…
Selçuk Avcı’s views on MIPIM 2017, released on Konsept Projeler Magazine. MIPIM uzun zamandır bildiğimiz bir ortam. İlk kez 2005 yılında katılmıştık. Bu sene ilk kez stant ile katılma [...]
Selçuk Avcı’s Video Interview on VBenzeri…
Selçuk Avcı interviewed with VBenzeri about the design approach of Avcı Architects.
Selçuk Avcı Was A Speaker At The BAU MITAS Sustainability Panel…
Architect Selçuk Avcı, who is the founding partner of Avcı Architects, has joined the panel as a speaker where Ayşe Hasol Erktin and Aydan Volkan also participated, which was organized under the [...]
An Interview with Selcuk Avcı Released on bi_özet gayrimenkul…
Selçuk Avcı’s opinions on ‘working spaces’ has been published in bi_özet gayrimenkul newspaper. Working Spaces Are Being Redefined… As opposed to the working orders where hierarchical [...]
Selçuk Avcı’s Impressions Released On Haberturk Newspaper…
Selçuk Avcı’s comments on “horizontal architecture” has been featured in Haberturk newspaper.
Selçuk Avcı has been a Speaker in SBE16 Conference…
Selçuk Avcı participated as a speaker in SBE16 ISTANBUL Conference that has been organized in cooperation with Turkey IMSAD between 13-15 October 2016 within the frame of “Integrated [...]
Selçuk Avcı Interview Released on İstanbul&İstanbul Magazine…
An interview with Selçuk Avcı was featured in İstanbul&İstanbul magazine.
An Interview with Sanja Jurca Avcı and Selçuk Avcı Released on Istanbul Art News
An interview on ever-changing architecture of exhibition spaces with Selçuk Avcı and Sanja Jurca Avcı was featured on Istanbul Art News’ September 2016 issue… “istanbul, [...]
SELÇUK AVCI’S COMMENTS ABOUT INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION IN LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA HAS BEEN FEATURED IN İSTANBULARTNEWS MAGAZINE…
“I first attended the Venice Biennale as a participant during the 6th Architecture Exhibition in 1996 directed by Hans Hollein when my teacher and later partner, Professor Michael [...]
BALKAN BREEZE
Sanja Jurca Avcı of Avcı Architects was involved in artists’ selection process for Slovenia and Serbia, from which Joni Zakonjšek and Saša Montiljo were selected respectively and are now [...]