EVENT: Atolye, with ITP Alum Engin Ayaz
ATÖLYE: How an ITP thesis on establishing a creative hub and a design studio in Istanbul turned into reality?
ITP is a special place, empowering one to pursue ideas across all fronts. Four years ago, it empowered me to create a space of similar philosophy in a completely different context on another corner of the world. We are still novices in our journey, yet also feel like we covered enough terrain to accumulate some interesting anecdotes that pertain to experimentation, failure, trust, serendipity and more. Join if you can.
Bio:
Engin Ayaz, Class of 2013
After graduating from Istanbul German High School, Engin studied Architectural Design and Structural Engineering at Stanford University. Engin worked in the European and US offices of ARUP, an international engineering and architecture company, as a sustainable design consultant, for the following four years. In 2013, Engin graduated from ITP and co-founded ATÖLYE. Within ATÖLYE, Engin has been focusing on community building and also overseeing collaborative spatial, physical and digital design projects. Besides ATÖLYE, Engin is an adjunct instructor in Bilgi University, Faculty of Architecture. Engin's work has been published in Monocle, Dezeen, Designboom, Architizer, Creators Project, among others. He presented his work at various conferences globally, including two TEDx presentations.