>ipekavanoglu
İpek Avanoğlu is an architect-researcher based in Istanbul. Her research-practice pursues drawing in exploration of spatial possibilities orienting towards personalized spatial design methodologies. She received her M.Arch.II degree from The Cooper Union, M.Sci. and B.Arch. degrees from ITU. She recently completed her PhD studies at Istanbul Technical University with her thesis “Towards Bonding-Practices: Problematizing Verticals in Architecture through Theory and Design Research”. As part of her PhD studies (ITU), she was a visiting scholar at KU Leuven through the Erasmus+, and International Scholar, programs (2022). She has co-instructed the workshop ‘A Feast on Tableness and Visceral Hands’ at the 17th Venice Biennale Italian Virtual Pavilion curated by ALN, with Bahar Avanoğlu (2021). She is the co-organizer of the group exhibition ‘Unbuildings: Remnants, Devicings, Chancings, Hollowings, Leaving’ at Versus Art Project (2024). Her PhD research on ‘bonding-practices’ has been exhibited and published internationally in curated exhibitions, journals, and design-research symposiums. Her work has been recently exhibited at Angels & Angles Pavilion in Copenhagen (2024). She is a tutor at the Department of Architecture, ITU, Istanbul.
>baharavanoglu
Bahar Avanoğlu is an architect-researcher with an interest in architectural drawing in relation to esoteric practices, engaging with artistic research methods. She has recently received her PhD from Istanbul Technical University (ITU) with her thesis “Un-Claiming the Experience of the Ends of the Projected Image: The Loss and the Survivals of Architectural Drawing in the Shadow of Projection” (2024). She holds a Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Science from ITU, and a post-professional Master of Architecture from the Cooper Union. She teaches design and drawing studios at Istanbul Bilgi University and MEF University. She initiated DrawingConstructions as an experimental project in 2017.
Both her own artistic research works and collective drawing projects have been exhibited internationally, including Versus Art Project (2024), WAAC (Washington Alexandria Architecture Center, 2023), Centre de Design de l’UQUAM (2021), Nordic Embassies Berlin (2021). Her articles have been published internationally including DAIDALOS Magazine (2023), DrawingMatter (2023) and e-skop (2018-2023). She is the editor of the book Şiir/Mimarlık: Binanın İhlali (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2021). She is the co-organizer of the exhibition Unbuildings (Versus Art Project, 2024).