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
Alsancak Silos, İzmir, photo: Ahmet Gökhan Demirer

Ghost Stories: İzmir

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 İzmir.

Hotel Devak, Konak - İzmir, photo: Cemile Hacıferhatoğlu
Village school, Dikili - İzmir, photo: HiM (Architecture for All Association)
Hotel, Urla - İzmir, photo: Ayşegül Çetinkaya
Alsancak Port Warehouse, İzmir, photo: Sena Özfiliz
House, İzmir, photo: Berfin Güzel
Casino Cubana, İzmir, photo: Eda Özgener

This page was published on May 12, 2023.
Last update: March 21, 2024