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
Dosan Canned Food Facility, Bursa, photo: Gürkan Okumuş

Ghost Stories: Factories

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 factory buildings.

Sümerbank Print Factory, Nazilli - Aydın, photo: Şizen Türkal
Atıl Flour and Cotton Gin Factory, Adana, photo: Ebru Şahinkaya & Aytaç Taşkın
Dyeing and Finishing Factory, Denizli, photo: Burak Altınışık
Ayancık Lumber Factory, Sinop, photo: Ezgi Hamzaçebi
Battery Factory Campus, Antalya,
photo: Esin Bölükbaş Dayı & Hilal Tuğba Örmecioğlu

This page was published on May 8, 2023.
Last update: March 21, 2024