Alper Derinboğaz


Alper Derinboğaz is a Turkish architect and the founder of Salon Alper Derinboğaz. The business was recognized as one of ArchDaily’s Best Young Practices of 2020. Derinboğaz represented Turkey in its debut year at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2014 with the installation of Modalities of the Spontaneous, an investigation into the urban transformation of Istanbul.

Career

Derinboğaz graduated from Istanbul Technical University in 2005 and received a Fulbright scholarship to study at UCLA, where he won the Graduate Award for his master's studies. He founded Salon Alper Derinboğaz while working in Los Angeles.
In 2019, Derinboğaz was selected as one of the 40 Under 40 architects of Europe by The European Center. Later, his office was named the "Best Young Practice" in 2020 by ArchDaily. He is frequently invited to events as a speaker; his works have been featured in global art and architectural publications. He also teaches architectural and urban design studios as an adjunct professor.

Work

In 2014, his work "Modalities of the Spontaneous" was exhibited at the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale as part of the Turkish Pavilion, Places of Memory. The work consisted of a series of reliefs generated through an investigation into the transformation of urban texture in the Levent district in Istanbul.
His adaptive reuse project Fitaş Passage was completed in 2019, located in İstiklal Avenue.

Projects

Books

Recognitions

Awards