Geospaces Book Launch by Alper Derinboğaz at the Center for Architecture

Geo-Conversations: Nature and Technology in Architecture

AIA New York Center of Architecture opens its doors to the public for a very special book launch by Alper Derinboğaz. He is founder of Salon, the internationally renowned architecture studio based in Istanbul, Berlin, and recently Los Angeles known for its award-winning projects such as the Museum of Istanbul, pandemic-resistant office design Ecotone, and zero-emission Villa Topos.

The book launch event, Future Terra Formations, where Alper Derinboğaz will share insights and anecdotes from his new book, Geospaces (Actar Publishers, 2022) will also feature a panel discussion with Ariane Harrison, Michael Young, and Ferda Kolatan on how buildings can be seen as iterations of nature through spatial intelligence.

Geospaces is an extended visual essay of ideas, images, drawings, and projects that follows the work of Alper Derinboğaz over the past decade, framing an approach based on empathy with the earth. Together with the insightful foreword by curator and architectural critic Luca Molinari, Geospaces features the essay “Selective Permeability in Architecture” by Graham Harman, one of the most influential names in contemporary philosophy.

In his book, Derinboğaz traces relationships between topography, geology, genetics, ecologies, and construction technologies, arguing that a hybrid approach to making will shape our future habitats.

The event will be held in person at the AIA NY Center for Architecture and will be available via Zoom.

Price

• In-Person Ticket – AIANY Member: Free
• In-Person Ticket – AIA Member (not AIANY): $5
• In-Person Ticket – Student with Valid ID: Free
• In-Person Ticket – General Public: $10
• Zoom Ticket – AIANY Member: Free
• Zoom Ticket – General Public: $5

Speakers

Alper Derinboğaz, Int’l Assoc. AIA, Founder, Salon Alper Derinboğaz
Ferda Kolatan, Founding Director, su11; Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Michael Young, RA, Founding Partner, Young & Ayata; Associate Professor, The Cooper Union
Ariane Harrison, RA, AIA, Principal, Co-Founder, Harrison Atelier. Coordinator of the Masters of Science in Architecture and Urban Design Programs, Graduate School of Architecture, Pratt Institute