Architect Han Tümertekin carries out his architectural activities within the framework of Atelier Han Tümertekin, which he established in Strasbourg, and Han Tümertekin Design and Consultancy in Istanbul. Having completed his architectural education at Istanbul Technical University, Tümertekin has worked on historical preservation at Istanbul University. In addition to his professional work, Tümertekin has also contributed to architectural education since 1992, and was a visiting professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, and Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture, Paris. He is one of the founders of Istanbul Bilgi University’s Graduate Program in Architectural Design, and he previously taught at Istanbul Technical University as a visiting professor. Many international architectural publications have included Tümertekin’s works. In addition, selected projects have been published as a monograph by Harvard University Press. Tümertekin has realised projects in Türkiye, Italy, Netherlands, Japan, United Kingdom, France, China, Mongolia, and Kenya.

Tümertekin’s B2 House, which also received various national and international recognitions, won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2004. The building was registered by the Ministry of Culture in 2016 as cultural heritage to be preserved. Tümertekin, who took part in the 2007 Aga Khan Award’s Master Jury, was a member of the Steering Committee of the Aga Khan Award for Architecure from 2008 to 2016. Alongside his contemporary architectural practice, Han Tümertekin has also worked on adaptive reuse projects such as Maiden’s Tower, Casa Botter, SALT Galata (former Ottoman Bank headquarters), Silahtarağa Power Plant santralistanbul, and Topkapı Palace’s Imperial Mint. Tumertekin, the first architect from Türkiye to be invited to the Venice Architecture Biennale’s main exhibition, took part in the exhibition with his work Side by Side in 2021. The Venice project provided Steps in Arsenale. This spatial intervention enabled a break, a stopover in the circulation of the Biennale, and invited the visitors to be side by side on the water’s edge offering various alternatives: vista and relaxation area on top, shaded area underneath. The installation is now located at the Golden Horn in Istanbul.

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Source: Aga Khan Award for Architecture