Hands On

Beyond Istanbul supports local communities, local governments and urban social movements in their participatory planning and design works. We aim to act as a democratic bridge between the local spatial needs and cross disciplinary expertise. We carry out ‘action research’, ‘planning with people’ workshops, ‘design and build’ projects. Beyond Istanbul help to organise on-site, hands on workshops in…

Research

Research is at the centre of our urban praxis. Building up on our extensive knowledge on Istanbul and our appetite to learn more, Beyond Istanbul develops unique research projects, works on online / offline publications, maps social and spatial relations, and curates exhibitions. Exhibitions Hope (Studio-X Istanbul) Archetypes, tectonics of Turkish architecture (Brussels) Growing up in a Growing…

Walks

The act of walking in the urban context is a major means to understand and decrypt the city beyond its image since the ‘Dada’ and the ‘Internationale Situationniste’. Our ‘Walks’ concept takes guided / commented / reflective city touring, on foot and by using public transport, as an important methodological tool and as an integral part…

Talks

Beyond Istanbul team is very attentive to human interaction as principal vector of urban democracy. In this frame our experts are always keen to perform lectures on Istanbul’s urban issues or to organize round tables in order to confront ideas emerging from different practices. Our knowledge led us to perform or organize talks in parallel…

Help Desk

Help Desk works as an information referral services to researchers, students and journalists. It is a virtual and real demand responsive service providing quick and critical information on questions related to urban history, urban planning and governance, contemporary transformation of Istanbul, urban and environmental law, and urban social movements.

Space

Our idea space Beyond Ofis allows the sustainability of our work at Beyond Istanbul. We provide working / desk space for researchers and practitioners based in or temporarily visiting Istanbul. Due to our extensive knowledge on the city and cross-disciplinary approach, Beyond Ofis is an ideal space for architects, planners, designers, researchers, activists, journalists and urban practitioners. Our…

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