"‘Herkes İçin Mimarlık’ (Architecture for All) is a non-profit organization based in Istanbul that provides democratic and collaborative design processes between government representatives, various professionals, and citizens. The organization engages with the economic, political and social dynamics of the places where it works and aims to create sustainable communities through implementation of its designs. HiM is a multi-disciplinary platform that re-imagines the structure and scope of architectural processes. It focuses on creative ways to raise awareness about social challenges and mobilize communities in the pursuit of social change.
Yelta Köm was born in Istanbul in 1986 and is an architect, writer and curator based in Istanbul. He practises as a partner in KOTUstudio and is the co-founder of (Herkes Icin Mimarlik) Architecture For All. He studied architecture at Yildiz Technical University Istanbul, and also studied as an exchange student at Aristotle University Thessaloniki. He completed his post-graduate degree at Staedelschule Architecture Class, Frankfurt. He is a graduate student at Mardin Artuklu University, Department of Architecture
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2 фев 2016
