YAP Istanbul Modern: Young Architects Program

Initiated by Istanbul Modern in collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and MoMA PS1 in 2012, the YAP Istanbul Modern: Young Architects Program is held biannually during the summer; and offers young, emerging architects the opportunity to design a temporary installation in Istanbul Modern’s courtyard. The program’s aim is to encourage architects to address environmental issues such as sustainability, re-use, and re-cycling, and to explore innovative design ideas providing elements of shade, water, and seating that would increase the possibilities of use in open-air spaces.

The jury, which came together to select the winning project, was formed of architectural experts and of representatives from Istanbul Modern and the other YAP: Young Architects Programs. From among the proposals of the five finalists the jury selected the project "ALL THAT IS SOLID" designed by PATTU. "ALL THAT IS SOLID", a temporary site-specific installation inspired by the industrial heritage of the area, was a reminder of the past but also a statement about the imminent change the future holds.

An international exhibition presenting the designs of the finalists invited to the program in 2014 and 2015, by MoMA PS1, CONSTRUCTO, MAXXI, MMCA, and Istanbul Modern, was also on view in Istanbul Modern’s pop-up exhibition area.

Program Coordinators & Finalists Exhibition Curators:

Çelenk Bafra, Pelin Derviş

YAP Istanbul Modern 2014 - 2015 Finalists and Projects:

PATTU (Istanbul) / ALL THAT IS SOLID

Ali Sinan & Hasan Okan Çetin (Ankara) / Whisper of Trees

FLAT C (London-Istanbul) / House of Ropes

Herkes İçin Mimarlık, Istanbul / Collective Ground

Young & Ayata (New York) / The Bosphorus Grove