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

Ghost Stories: Istanbul

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 buildings in Istanbul.

Bilezikçi Farm, Sarıyer, photo: Zeynep Ayaşlıgil
House, Balat, photo: Aysel Yılmaz
Yavuz Selim Hospital, Kartal, photo: Elif Kır Cullen
Turban Summer House Facilities, Kilyos, photo: Özlem Yalım
Building in Karaköy (function unknown), photo: Pelin Kayhan
Bostancı Shopping Mall, Kadıköy, photo: Selen Erkal
Galleria Shopping Mall, Ataköy, Bakırköy, photo: Yalın Zabun
House, Kazancı Yokuşu, Beyoğlu, photo: Sakine Çil
Suadiye Train Station, Kadıköy, photo: Ayşe Karakoç

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