Alper Alper Derinbogaz

Alper Derinbogaz has been recognized as an emerging and influential architect based in NYC. Founder of architecture practice Salon, selected as leading architectural platform Archdaily's Best Young Practices of 2020, his work investigates the possibilities of the physical environment through the relationship between space and time. His designs vary from large-scale cultural institutions to art installations, united by the desire to uncover and question the essential elements of the site and concept. Alper Derinbogaz aims to raise awareness by exploring the complexities of our time perception. which poses a significant threat to our existence within the realms of architectural and geographical issues. Derinbogaz graduated from Istanbul Technical University in 2005 and received the Fulbright Scholarship to study at UCLA, where he won Graduate Award for his master's studies. his experience in Los Angeles. He founded Salon as an Istanbul-based, international architectural practice. His first built works were selected for the Best Architecture Collection of the year and he received the Arkitera Young Architect Award in 2011. Derinbogaz was shortlisted in the YAP Program of MOMA and Istanbul Modern, and won the Plan Award for Innovative Architecture in 2015. His recent project Antalya Green Hub was awarded the Green Good Design Award by the Chicago Athenaeum in 2018. His projects have been featured in renowned media including Time, CNN, Dezeen and Frame and honored through multiple global prizes, including the Architizer A+A World Architecture Awards. and the German Design Award by the German Design Council, to name just several. In 2019, he was selected as one of the 40 Under 40 Architects of Europe by The European Center. He was awarded as Best Young Practices in 2020 by Archdaily. He was listed as one of the "Top 40 European Architects" by "Platform". His collection of projects was recently published in the book "Geospaces" of Actar Publishers. He is frequently invited to events as a speaker and his works are exhibited in global art and architectural publications. He also teaches architectural and urban design studios at Pratt Institute. New York as a visiting Professor. Derinbogaz represented Turkey in its debut year at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2014 with his work Modalities of the Spontaneous, an in-depth study of the urban transformation of Istanbul. His book "Geospaces'' was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Spain in Rome. His work frequently engages with layers of memory. such as the adaptive reuse project Fitas Passage which gives new ire to a historic arcade on Istiklal Street. Derinbogaz's museum works are characterized by social dialogue and contextual understanding. The most significant of these will be the new Museum of Istanbul, under construction, the largest public museum in the city.