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Selva is at Global Design Forum Istanbul
15 May 2026
Selva participated in this year’s Global Design Forum Istanbul run by the London Design Festival. Guta Moura …
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Talk at Salt Beyoğlu: Çerçöp
10 March 2026
Selva and Gregers joined Ahmet Sertaç Öztürk and Emirhan Altuner at Salt Beyoğlu for a conversation on …
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"Being a Child in the City" report launched
21 December 2025
Toplum Çalışmaları Enstitüsü has published Being a Child in the City: Parks, Policies and International …
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Selva receives the Architecture Award by BAKSI KÜLTÜR SANAT VAKFI.
18 December 2025
We are proud to share that Selva Gürdoğan, co-founder of Superpool, has been awarded the Anadolu Ödülleri – …
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Reimagining the City at the Hearth Summit
19 June 2025
Selva Gürdoğan joined the plenary panel "Reimagining the City" at the Global Hearth Summit 2025 in Ljubljana, …
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“How did you play as a child?
11 April 2025
How did you play as a child? Bant Mag’s article, “Küçükken nasıl oynardınız?” - How Did You Play as a Child? …
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Istanbul with Superpool
9 April 2025
Back in September 2013, in conjunction with the Uneven Growth research and exhibition project at MoMA, …
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Beyza receives Street Shaper Award
12 March 2025
Beyza is one of 10 global leaders to receive the inaugural Street Shaper Award, recognizing outstanding …
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Derya talks to BBC News
10 March 2025
Derya talks to Merve Kara-Kaşka from BBC News on the topic of "Can children play outside in Turkey?" In …
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Istanbul’s design evolution
31 August 2024
Monocle's writer Grace Charlton and photographer Martin Pauer stop by Istanbul and visit a handful of design …
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Reclaiming streets in the Marmara region
16 August 2024
In this story 'Safe crossings and play spaces: Reclaiming streets in the Marmara region' Andrew Wright …
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Superpool at CPHFW SS25
8 August 2024
Sól Hansdóttir was invited to Copenhagen Fashion Week SS25 New Talent show with her performance Simulation …
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Which City for Children? — Derya İyikul in ISEC Lisboa e-book
1 July 2024
SEC Lisboa has published Que Cidade para as Crianças? | Which City for Children? — Suggestions for Change, a …
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Selva is at Start with Children in Bratislava
28 May 2024
Selva Gürdoğan joins the panel LSE Urban95 Academy: Executive Education for Systems Change at Start with …
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Selva at COP28
4 December 2023
Selva was invited by US based think tank Capita to COP28 in Dubai to participate in a series of discussions …
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A Tale of Two Cities: New York and Istanbul
27 November 2023
Selva moderated the panel 'A Tale of Two Cities: New York and Istanbul' talking about pedestrianization …
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MARUF 2023 - Marmara Urban Forum opens in Istanbul
3 October 2023
Superpool is a partner to this year's Marmara Urban Forum organized by the Marmara Municipalities Union. …
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Beyza is at Placemaking Week Europe
29 September 2023
Beyza is participating with multiple sessions in the year's Placemaking Week Europe in Strassbourg that …
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Superpool shortlisted in Realdania competition
29 September 2023
Superpool has been shortlisted in the Realdania two-phased competition "Rum for fællesskab". First phase …
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Selva lectures at CUNY
20 September 2023
Selva gave a lecture at the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York …
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Architects Without Borders
10 August 2023
Selva and Gregers have been part of a small team creating an exhibition for the Danish chapter of Architects …
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Studio-X Istanbul Book
26 March 2023
Istanbul, March 27, 2023 1825 DAYS OF STUDIO-X ISTANBUL** NOW IN A BOOK!** *The Studio-X Istanbul Book …
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Landscape furniture
27 February 2023
Landscape architect Helle Nebelong commisoned Superpool as part of her masterplan for the Sct. Hans Have in …
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Commons & Communities
5 October 2022
Superpool was part of the Commons & Communities exhibition featuring the Zümrütevtler Square …
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Selva @ LSE
6 May 2022
Selva @ LSE Selva is taking part in the event "Planning and designing cities for the early years: why we need …
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Streets for Kids in Turkish
29 April 2022
Çocuklar Için Sokaklar Tasarlamak Global Designing Cities Initiative releases Designing Streets for Kids in …
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Open Urban Practice
28 April 2022
OPEN URBAN PRACTICE - OUP - www.openurbanpractice.com - www.instagram.com/openurbanpractice
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GDCI writes about Zümrütevler Square
6 May 2021
Global Designing Cities Initivative from NACTO have published the story above the Zümrütevler Square …
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Beyza, Derya and Ege talk Urban95 with Bahar Turkay
26 April 2021
In the VBenzeri Talks series 13 with Bahar Turkay, Beyza, Derya and Ege share their experiences and insights …
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Planning play for 1.1 million babies: Istanbul95
18 April 2021
Selva has contributed with an article to the Early Childhood Matters publication that the Bernard van Leer …
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Data-Driven Strategy Development for Children's Play in the City — Derya İyikul for TESEV
1 March 2021
TESEV has published Data-Driven Strategy Development for Children's Play in the City as TESEV Briefs 2021/2, …
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SUPERPOOL interviewed by VBenzeri
13 January 2021
Nice chat with the Vbenzeri team about past and present work. The interview series is part of Vbenzeris …
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Innovations for Successful Societies
19 November 2020
Innovations for Successful Societies at Princeton University has published a case study on the ongoing …
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HOP Pop-up Playgrounds
6 October 2020
The first pilot events of HOP pop-up playground were realized in Avcılar and Ümraniye, in collaboration with …
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The Civic Entrepreneur
23 September 2020
We are continuing to teach at the Architectural Association in London for the 2020-21 academic year. The …
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Design Sprint with Helle Nebelong
6 April 2020
Helle Nebelong gave a presentation and led a three-day workshop with Superpool, to landscape architects, …
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Playworker training by Pop-up Adventure Playground
3 April 2020
Morgan Leichter-Saxby & Suzanna Law, founders of Pop-up Adventure Playground, gave a three-day play …
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New book out with SUPERPOOL contribution
3 April 2020
Based on a 2018 lecture series at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, The Amsterdam Agenda brings together …
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City and Children Studies blog is on!
2 April 2020
The City and Children Studies blog registers the applied research and projects of students and teaching …
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Istanbul95 Talks
27 March 2020
Istanbul95 Talks is a series of talks around the topic play in the city. The 'Istanbul95 Talks” event series …
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Playground Ideas for 0-3 Years
27 June 2019
The Playground Ideas for 0-3 Years book is now out and available in print and as PDF for download. …
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SUPERPOOL is now member of BLOXHUB in Copenhagen
27 June 2019
We are excited to join the BLOXHUB community in Copenhagen and add our two cents to sustainable urbanization.
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IKSV Alt Kat opens!
1 March 2019
The SUPERPOOL-designed learning and interaction space IKSV Alt Kat opens today. The project is made possible …
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Playground ideas from children and parents
1 March 2019
Within the scope of the Istanbul95 program and in collaboration with the Informal Eğitim-çocukistanbul team …
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Prof. Dr. Feyza Çorapçı teaches at City and Children Studies
14 February 2019
With the support of the Bernard van Leer Foundation and its focus on early childhood and in collaboration …
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City and Children Studies starts!
12 February 2019
The City and Children Studies at Kadir University, kicks of with Rektor Sondan Durukanoğlu giving the first …
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Apply for City and Children Studies
14 December 2018
Led by Kadir Has University and in partnership with Bernard van Leer Foundation and Superpool, we embark on …
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40+1
7 December 2018
Selva and Derya gave the inaugural talk of the 4+1 talk series at our recently completed Zemin Istanbul …
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Urban Playspaces Conference Videos
30 September 2018
If you missed the Urban Playspaces Conference we have collected all the wonderful case studies, panels and …
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Urban Playspaces Conference
11 September 2018
On the 21–22 September 2018, Studio-X Istanbul in partnership with Bernard van Leer Foundation, Kadir Has …
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A new Summit begins!
8 May 2018
A new summit and fair is begins on May 8th 2018. For the last year we have been working with the team at …
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Talk in Amsterdam
11 April 2018
Superpool was Invited by Daan Roggeveen to the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam to give a talk within the …
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Istanbul95 Launches
8 February 2018
On February 8th 2018 the Istanbul charter of Dutch NGO Bernard van Leer Fondation's Urban95 launched with the …
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Update from ELU
3 January 2018
The project in Northern Cyprus is getting close to completion. 3.000 m2 of floor cooling has been installed …
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IN-BETWEEN #19
22 December 2017
Superpool Team is giving a tour at the office and present projects up close and personal. Meet Derya İyikul, …
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Superpool in New York
1 November 2017
Superpool was invited to New York to give at talk on past and current projects in the MA Design Research, …
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Istanbul Design Biennale
12 July 2017
Jan Boelen has been appointed as the curator of the 4th Istanbul Design Biennial, to be held from September …
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World Cities Expo
17 May 2017
Gregers will be talking at the World Cities Expo Istanbul '17 on May 17th part of the "Governance & …
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Call for Fellows
8 May 2017
Selva was invited to be part of the jury selecting the fellows that had responded to the open call for …
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Selva Interviews Ziad Jamaleddine
1 April 2017
Selva interviews Ziad Jamaleddine in New York following up on his exhibition Praygrounds at Studio-X …
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Istanbul Science Center Masterplan
28 November 2016
Under the leadership of Halil Aksu of GelecekHane, Superpool and Eray/Carbajo has developed a masterplan for …
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SUPERPOOL in Sao Paulo
13 April 2016
Superpool was invited to the "Espaço Livre na Cidade" conference in Sao Paulo organized by Escola da Cidade …
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Cihangir Mosque in Curbed
22 January 2016
Prompted by journalist Julia Cooke for the online magazine Curbed we imagined a way of increasing the green …
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Talk in Belgrade
19 March 2015
As part of the Architecture, Utopia, Realism program at the Faculty of Architecture at University of …
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Istanbul Design Biennial 2014
11 November 2014
The 2nd Istanbul Design Biennial opened last week. Curated by Zoe Ryan and Meredith Carruthers, exhibition …
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Uneven Growth
10 November 2014
The Uneven Growth: Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities exhibition at MoMA is opening on the 22nd of …
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TailorCrete is finished!
8 September 2014
After four and a half years of intense work the prototype to demonstrate all the achieved results was finally …
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ASRM
21 May 2014
Superpool is one of 8 teams that have been invited to A rchitektur S ommer R hein-M ain 2015. Responding to …
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TEDxReset
20 April 2014
Superpool was one of the speakers at this year's TEDxReset. It was a lot of fun and very inspiring to hear, …
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Interview by Prof. Dr. Abdi Güzer
14 February 2014
The control room of Istanbul's first power plant "santralistanbul" formed the dramatic setting of Prof. Dr. …
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SUPERPOOL & Projects Project to design Istanbul Design Biennial 2014
14 November 2013
Superpool together with New York based graphic design firm Project Projects has been commissioned to design …
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Studio-X Istanbul opens!
9 November 2013
Studio-X Istanbul opened this week as the most recent node in Columbia University's Studio-X network. The …
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TurkNet Service Center finished
5 November 2013
Turkish ADSL provider TurkNet first service center designed/build by Superpool is open for costumers in the …
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BMW Guggenheim Lab - Open Governance
10 October 2013
Commissioned by the BMW Guggenheim Lab, Superpool in collaboration with Extramucadele responded to one of the …
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SUPERPOOL @ MoMA
7 October 2013
As one of twelve offices to participate in the upcoming Uneven Growth exhibition to open in November 2014. We …
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Istanbul w/ SUPERPOOL
25 September 2013
On the invitation from post.at.moma.org to submit a post from Istanbul, the most valuable we thought we could …
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Three in One
17 April 2013
Mardin Artuklu University in east of Turkey has invited EAA, Erginoğlu & Çalışlar, NORM, Şevki Pekin and …
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Istanbul Park Map
3 April 2013
Parks of Istanbul. This month contribution to OT Magazine in collaboration with graphic designer Didem Ateş …
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Brownbook Magazine: Urban Series Interview
15 March 2013
Interview by Chris Read for Dubai based Brownbook Magazine. Get a feel for the office and Karakoy, the area …
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Istanbuls starke Frauen
8 March 2013
Selva was interviewed by Gunnar Köhne for Westdeutscher Rundfunk as a part a reportage on 3 strong …
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Lecture in Mardin
4 December 2012
Superpool will be lecturing at the Mardin Artuklu University where the architecture department is building up …
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Lecture at TU Munich
28 November 2012
Hosted by the Chair of Landscape Architecture and Public Space, Superpool will give a lecture on recent work …
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Design Demographics
13 October 2012
Our contribution to the 1st Istanbul Design Biennale was a piece looking at the state of the design education …
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Bright Chair
1 September 2012
The Superpool designed Bright Chair is now available through the Istanbul based furniture and design company …
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SUPERPOOL @ the Storefront for Art & Architecture, New York
30 July 2012
In support for the Storefront for Art & Architecture in New York, Superpool was invited to create a piece …
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Lecture at Bilgi University, Istanbul
9 March 2012
Superpool lectures at Bilgi University. As part of the Discovering Istanbul from A to Z program, Superpool …
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Audi Urban Future Award 2012
2 March 2012
Superpool is one out of six teams selected to participate in the second round of the Audi Urban Future Award …
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Superpool in Fast Company
13 February 2012
Superpool in Fast Company Fast Company feature the Audi Urban Future Initiativ in the "6 Imaginative …
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Brownbook Magazine
16 January 2012
Superpool is featured in the Jan - Feb issue of the Brownbook Magazine. Pick up a copy in your local …
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Zekeriyakoy update
7 December 2011
The ZK01 house is getting closer to completion with core and shell almost in place. The cold winter has …
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Architecture history
2 December 2011
Gökhan Karakuş writes on Turkish architecture history. In below extract Gökhan sums up the 2010s - we are …
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Architecture Unlimited
25 November 2011
Superpool was present at the Sofia Architecture Week - Architecture Unlimited with the '50/50 Istanbul' study …
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SUPERPOOL Crystal Talks
16 September 2011
Click here to read the article: link Superpool is featured in BauNetz exclusive Crystal Talks series joining …
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What inspires design?
13 September 2011
Designers of the Becoming Istanbul exhibition Selva Gürdoğan and Gregers Tang Thomsen are founders of …
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Exhibition at SALT
16 August 2011
The Becoming Istanbul exhibition at SALT is coming along! Exhibition opens on September 12th. Hope to see you …
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Honorable Mention
4 August 2011
KPM | SUPERPOOL takes honorable mention in Şişli High School Competition with a jury remark "We know it's the …
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Interview with UAE Pavilion artists at SUPERPOOL designed pavilion
3 August 2011
Watch the interviews in the superpool designed pavilion with the 3 artist of this year UAE pavilion in …
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New Dhoku video
13 July 2011
New video out from our friends at Dhoku with amazing art direction of Ali Cindoruk and photography by Robert …
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UAE Pavilion reviewed
8 July 2011
Our design of the UAE's pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale was reviewed in the BauNetz Woche #225 …
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ZK01 Update
25 June 2011
Work is commencing as planned on the ZK01 house in Zekeriyakoy, Istanbul. Let us know if you wanna stop by …
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UAE Pavilion opens
2 June 2011
The UAE Pavilion at The 54th International Art Exhibition in Venice is opened by Minister of Foreign Affairs …
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Prof. Dr. Nazif Gürdoğan'ın web sitesi yayında
1 May 2011
Yazar ve Akademi̇syen Prof. Dr. Nazi̇f Gürdoğan'ın 4000'den fazla kısa yazısı, artık www.nazifgurdogan.com …
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See you in Venice!
20 March 2011
Superpool has been commissioned for the exhibition design of UAE's Venice Biennale Pavilion of the 5th …
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Construction of ZK01 begins
7 January 2011
On a sunny winter day the excavation for the ZK01 house has started in Zekeriyakoy in the north of Istanbul. …
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Urban Age at BUILdIST
1 October 2010
Selva presented our study "The Other Half of Istanbul" commissioned by last years Istanbul Urban Age …
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Caravansarai is open
9 September 2010
Caravansarai is the latest addition to Istanbul's thriving art community providing facilities such as …
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SUPERPOOL @ AlanIstanbul
3 September 2010
Superpool is featured with Denizli Municipality Project along in the show "An Exhibition on Architecture" at …
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New address
24 August 2010
The epoxy has been poured, the cables run and we have moved into our new 375 m2 office space 200 meters down …
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Istanbul Design Center Workshop
29 July 2010
Together with Istanbul-based Gökhan Karakuş, Superpool held a three-day workshop with the title "Design …
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Helsinki, here we come!
27 July 2010
We have been invited to participate in the Helsinki Design Lab Global Event on September 1–3, 2010 in …
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Open City Istanbul
13 March 2010
It is time to go visit the Open City Istanbul exhibition curated by Philipp Misselwitz and Can Altay at the …
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Interview on Archinect
16 September 2009
Orhan Ayyüce of Architect interviews Selva & Gregers …
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SUPERPOOL to participate "Urban Age Istanbul"
8 April 2009
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SUPERPOOL teaching at the AA in London
1 January 1980
We are excited to have been invited to teach at the Architectural Association in London for the 2019-20 …