The Meeting Point of the World; these are the words used to describe Istanbul during the recorded advertisement that plays on Turkish Airlines, and it could not be more true. Istanbul is literary and metaphorically the city where the two significantly different worlds of the East and the West collide. Geographically it is at the border of Europe, where a narrow waterway separates the Green Continent from the Middle East. It has a foot on each side, neither here nor there and somehow on both sides at the same time. This unique geographical characteristic has also made Istanbul the place of civilization contact and exchange of ideas. This richness of ideas from around the world manifests itself in every aspect of life in Istanbul, more so in architecture. 

Arter Contemporary Art Museum
Grimshaw Architects

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Grimshaw studio was founded in 1980 and now operates worldwide. The company’s practice is founded on strong conceptual innovation and acute attention to detail, all reinforced by the principles of humane and sustainable design.

In Istanbul Grimshaw Architects designed the Arter Contemporry Art Museum as an addition to the Vehbi Koç Foundation Arter Contemporary that was founded in 2010. It is a sustainable, vibrant cultural hub, offering a broad range of programmes accessible to everyone.

 In this new building Arter boasts 18,000 square metres of indoor area and has spaces dedicated to exhibitions, performances, learning centers, a library, an arts bookstore, and a café.

Selected through a competition Grimshaw Architects have designed Arter in a way that is offers a broad range of spatial and artistic experiences to its audience in a versatile building that brings together different disciplines of art and facilitates creativity. This design manages to draw people in and allows for a dynamic and multidisciplinary approach to the arts.

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EAA 

Emre Arolat Architecture was founded in 2004 and is now one of the most significant and most active architectural firms of Turkey. Their designs tackle a wide range of disciplines from urban plans to airports, residences, cultural buildings, and workplaces bringing them the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

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