Expectations and Encounters

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2024
Time: 18.00
Venue: Istanbul Modern Auditorium

The talk is held in English. Simultaneous translation is provided.

Date: Friday, January 17, 2024
Time: 19.00
Venue: Çankaya Municipality Contemporary Art Center, Sabahattin Ali Conference Hall

The talk is held in English. 

Swiss landscape architect Günther Vogt discusses perceptions of landscape from Switzerland and other geographies in the event titled "Expectations and Encounters." After its debut in Istanbul, the talk will also be held in Ankara, exploring the transformation of landscape imagery over time alongside reflections on national identity and the cultural production of space. Vogt highlights the use of landscape imagery as a design tool, drawing on the work of VOGT Landscape Architects and he considers landscape as cultural productions that shape the way we see the world around us. The public program will feature notable projects such as the Roof Garden at the MET in New York, the Masoala Rainforest Hall in Zurich, and collaborations with artists like Olafur Eliasson and Dan Graham.

About Günther Vogt:

Emphasizing the importance of interaction among various disciplines, Günther Vogt (b. 1957) studied landscape architecture at the Intercantonal Technical College in Rapperswil, Switzerland after completing his training as a gardener. He founded VOGT Landscape Architects in Zürich in 2000, followed by branch offices in London (2008), Berlin (2010), and Paris (2019). In 2010, he launched Case Studio VOGT, a platform that bridges teaching and practice through interdisciplinary projects. Vogt served as a professor at the Institute for Landscape and Urban Studies (LUS) at the Department of Architecture (D-ARCH) at ETH Zurich from 2005 to 2023. In 2012, he was a visiting professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and received the prestigious Prix Meret Oppenheim.