In Pursuit of Novel Form – Volkan Alkanoglu


Our work is interested in re-appropriating paradigms of design typology through creative interventions. We want to inspire a discourse on how we occupy public domain by forming opportunities for visual effects and social inhabitation. Part of this mission to investigate, impact and transform the built environment, is to implement innovative techniques, new methods of make and sustainable systems.

Volkan Alkanoglu is a designer based in Portland, OR. His work is focused on the pursuit of novel form through spatial, material and technological explorations. Recent work has been permanently installed in several institutions within the Unites States including Clemson University, Clippership Wharf in Boston, University of Maryland in Baltimore, Yeshiva Museum in New York, Fort Lauderdale International Airport, University of Oregon in Eugene, Salt Lake Community College, Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Washington Metropolitan Police Training Facility, Fort Lewis College in Durango and the University of Colorado in Denver. Within his academic background, he was design faculty at SCI-Arc, the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles, CA and Harvard University, Graduate School of Design in Cambridge, MA. He has also served as the Director for Graduate Studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA. Volkan Alkanoglu is a registered Architect in Germany, and a LEED Accredited Professional in the United States.

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