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
Atıl Flour and Cotton Gin Factory, Adana, photo: Ebru Şahinkaya Bucak & Aytaç Taşkın

Ghost Stories:
Large 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 large buildings.

Kartal Yavuz Selim Hospital, Istanbul, photo: Pelin Özdemir
Hilton Hotel, İzmir, photo: Cemile Hacıferhatoğlu
Çukobirlik General Directorate, Adana, photo: Özkal Yüreğir
Ziraat Bank Recreational Facility, Aydın, photo: Ahmet Gökhan Demirer
Dosan Canned Food Facility, Bursa, photo: Gürkan Okumuş
Dyeing and Finishing Factory, Denizli, photo: Emrecan Konyalıoğlu
Bilezikçi Farm, Istanbul, photo: Zeynep Ayaşlıgil
Galleria Shopping Mall, Istanbul, photo: Yalın Zabun
Alsancak Silos, İzmir, photo: Ahmet Gökhan Demirer
Anatolian (Public) High School, Samsun, photo: Özlem Dengiz & Cem Cüneyt Uğur
Ayancık Lumber Factory Campus, Sinop, photo: Ezgi Hamzaçebi

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