Türkiye Pavilion
18th International Architecture Exhibition
La Biennale di Venezia
20 May–26 November 2023
Sale d’Armi, Arsenale
Venice, Italy
20.05–26.11.2023
Anatolian (Public) High School, Samsun, photo: Özlem Dengiz & Cem Cüneyt Uğur

Ghost Stories:
Education Buildings

Ghost Stories: The Carrier Bag Theory of Architecture, draws strength from the radical changes the world of architecture has undergone in the last two decades and suggests listening to and understanding the stories of abandoned buildings, rather than focusing on more heroic, successful examples. The research for the exhibition included an open call, aimed at compiling recent documentation of unused buildings across Türkiye. Below is a selection from unused education buildings.

Istanbul Technical University Science Centre, photo: Sena Özfiliz
Village school in Balabanlı, Muratlı - Tekirdağ, photo: HiM (Architecture for All Association)
Atakent Anatolian (Public) High School, İzmir, photo: Gözde Özder
Çifteler Village Institute, Eskişehir, photo: Gürkan Okumuş
Istanbul Technical University Eco Building Research Centre, Istanbul, photo: Melda Osmanoğlu
Village school in Çaka, Perşembe - Ordu, photo: HiM (Architecture for All Association)

This page was published on May 9, 2023.
Last update: March 21, 2024