Meric Arslanoglu is an architect, designer from Istanbul, Turkey. He holds a Master in Architecture (M.Arch) degree from Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, and a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) degree from Istanbul Technical University. He is a recipient of several national and international awards including the master’s grant from the U.S. Fulbright Program.
Regarding his interest in social and cultural dimensions of technological change, his design approach is constructed through a continuous state of reinvention. This way of thinking led him to bring diverse backgrounds, disciplines, and media together in his projects. He believes that embracing a site-specific design process indispensably intertwines with the spatialization of local socio-cultural practices in the contemporary architectural discourse.
His professional experience includes working as an architectural designer in London, New York City, Boston, and Istanbul. In addition to architectural practice, he was a research assistant, and associate editor of the “Neuralisms Shenzhen” research publication at Harvard University, Graduate School of Design.
AWARDS:
2018 The Fulbright Commission, Graduate Scholarship Program
Master’s Grant | Washington D.C., USA / Ankara, Turkey
2018 Trieste Contemporanea, 13th International Design Contest
Trieste Award | Trieste, Italy
2018 Trieste Contemporanea, 13th International Design Contest
BEBA Award for Youngest Participant | Trieste, Italy
2018 EBI Student Dormitory in METU Northern Cyprus Campus, Architectural Competition
1st Prize | Kalkanli, Cyprus (w/ CAA.Studio | Cirakoglu Avci Architecture Studio)
2017 METU “YP Auditorium”, Invited Architectural Competition
1st Prize | Ankara, Turkey (w/ CAA.Studio | Cirakoglu Avci Architecture Studio)
2017 METU Innovation Hub, Kalkanli Technology Valley (KALTEV) Architectural Competition
1st Prize | Kalkanli, Cyprus (w/ CAA.Studio | Cirakoglu Avci Architecture Studio)
2016 Archiprix Turkey, National Graduation Project Competition
1st Prize | Istanbul, Turkey
2016 Red Bull Basement Hatch, Urban Proposals for the Theme of “City & Technology”
2nd Prize | Istanbul, Turkey
2016 3rd Istanbul Design Biennial, Open Call for Short Films with the Theme of “Are We Human?”
Official Selection | Istanbul, Turkey (w/ Emirhan Altuner)
2016 Koctas Open Mind, Interior Design Competition
Honorable Mention Prize | Istanbul, Turkey (w/ Ezgi Mutluer)
2015 ISMD, S.O.S Istanbul, Alternative Proposals for Haydarpaşa Zone Architectural Competition
3rd Prize | Istanbul, Turkey (w/ Ezgi Mutluer, Melike Yetim)
2015 LIXIL Foundation, 5th International University Architectural Competition for ITU
3rd Prize | Istanbul, Turkey / Hokkaido, Japan (w/ Gumwörk Collective)
2013 ArchED (Association of Architectural Education), Student Awards
1st Prize | Istanbul, Turkey
2013 TEDxITU, Design Competition
Equal 1st Prize | Istanbul, Turkey (w/ Mete Cem Arabacı, Erenalp Saltık)
2013 LÖSEV, Çerkeş Therapy and Rehabilitation Center National Architectural Competition
Honorable Mention Prize | Çankırı, Turkey (w/ KPM | Kerem Piker Architecture Studio)
2013 Nurol REIT, A Weekend City for Istanbul Architectural Open Ideas Competition
1st Prize | Istanbul, Turkey (w/ Melike Yetim)
PUBLICATIONS:
2022 A–Z: Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Student Publication | Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
Featured | Cambridge, MA/USA
"JETTISON: the ur-formal | The International African American Museum" project is featured in "A–Z: Harvard University Graduate School of Design" student publication which includes drawings, renders, collages, illustrations, excerpts, abstracts, models, captions, diagrams, and vignettes representative of projects and research produced by the Class of 2020 at the Harvard GSD.
2021 Neuralisms Shenzhen
Research Report | Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
Associate Editor | Cambridge, MA/USA
Neuralisms Shenzhen: Research Report is part of a multi-year research initiative directed by Mohsen Mostafavi (Distinguished Service Professor, HarvardUniversity), sponsored by AECOM, and published by Harvard University, Graduate School of Design.
2019 The House: The Waken Desire
Studio Report | Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
Contributor | Cambridge, MA/USA
"Glitch 1987 | Mexico City" project is featured in "The House: The Waken Desire" studio report from the Fall 2018 semester at the Harvard University, Graduate School of Design based on the option studio "The House: The Waken Desire" taught by Tatiana Bilbao and Iwan Baan.
2017 Yapı Magazine / Issue: 423
Architectural Design Magazine | Yapı Endüstri Merkezi (YEM)
Featured | Istanbul, Turkey
Award-winning "The Strawberry Effect | NYC W34 Hudson River High Line +" diploma project is published in "Yapı Magazine / Issue: 423".
2014 Paralaks Oda 3407
Studio Book | Yapı Endüstri Merkezi (YEM)
Graphic Designer | Istanbul, Turkey
"Lead Us Tarkovsky | Experimental Cinema in Bozcaada" project is featured in "Paralaks Oda 3407" studio book from the Fall 2012 semester at the Istanbul Technical University, School of Architecture based on the "Architectural Design Studio III" taught by Semra Aydınlı and Burçin Kürtüncü.
2014 ArchED Student Awards 2013
Competition Book | ArchED (Association of Architectural Education)
Featured | Istanbul, Turkey
Award-winning "Lead Us Tarkovsky | Experimental Cinema in Bozcaada" project is published in "MimED / ArchED 2013 Student Awards" competition book.
APPEARANCES:
05/2022 GSD: A–Z 2020 & 2021, Druker Design Gallery
Exhibition | Cambridge, MA/USA
(JETTISON: the ur-formal | The International African American Museum)
05/2019 Thing Tank: 18 Design Fictions at Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
curated by Jeffrey Schnapp
Exhibition | Cambridge, MA/USA
(San Marco Chair)
11/2018 Istanbul Experimental Film Festival
Official Selection, Screenings | Istanbul, Turkey
(CYCLE: A Short Film)
09/2018 Harbour for Cultures at Trieste Contemporanea, Studio Tommaseo
Exhibition | Trieste, Italy
(CON-TAG# | Harbour for Cultures)
05/2018 The Digital Ticket Awards + Screening Series
Official Selection, Screenings | Santa Monica, CA/USA
(CYCLE: A Short Film)
11/2017 Chellavision Short Film Festival
Finalist | Indio, CA/USA
(CYCLE: A Short Film)
04/2017 Experiments in Cinema Festival (EIC) v12.3
Official Selection, Screenings | Albuquerque, NM/USA
(CYCLE: A Short Film)
11/2016 Filmstock Film Festival
Official Selection, Screenings | Phoenix, AZ/USA
(CYCLE: A Short Film)
10/2016 3rd Istanbul Design Biennial / Theme of "Are We Human?"
curated by Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley
Official Selection, Screenings | Istanbul, Turkey
(CYCLE: A Short Film)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2018 Game Changer, Design Thinking Workshop
1st Year Architectural Design Studio | Kadir Has University, Faculty of Art and Design
Tutor | Istanbul, Turkey
2017 Topographies of Misunderstanding, VR Experiments Workshop
1st Year Architectural Design Studio | Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture
Tutor | Istanbul, Turkey
Regarding his interest in social and cultural dimensions of technological change, his design approach is constructed through a continuous state of reinvention. This way of thinking led him to bring diverse backgrounds, disciplines, and media together in his projects. He believes that embracing a site-specific design process indispensably intertwines with the spatialization of local socio-cultural practices in the contemporary architectural discourse.
His professional experience includes working as an architectural designer in London, New York City, Boston, and Istanbul. In addition to architectural practice, he was a research assistant, and associate editor of the “Neuralisms Shenzhen” research publication at Harvard University, Graduate School of Design.
AWARDS:
2018 The Fulbright Commission, Graduate Scholarship Program
Master’s Grant | Washington D.C., USA / Ankara, Turkey
2018 Trieste Contemporanea, 13th International Design Contest
Trieste Award | Trieste, Italy
2018 Trieste Contemporanea, 13th International Design Contest
BEBA Award for Youngest Participant | Trieste, Italy
2018 EBI Student Dormitory in METU Northern Cyprus Campus, Architectural Competition
1st Prize | Kalkanli, Cyprus (w/ CAA.Studio | Cirakoglu Avci Architecture Studio)
2017 METU “YP Auditorium”, Invited Architectural Competition
1st Prize | Ankara, Turkey (w/ CAA.Studio | Cirakoglu Avci Architecture Studio)
2017 METU Innovation Hub, Kalkanli Technology Valley (KALTEV) Architectural Competition
1st Prize | Kalkanli, Cyprus (w/ CAA.Studio | Cirakoglu Avci Architecture Studio)
2016 Archiprix Turkey, National Graduation Project Competition
1st Prize | Istanbul, Turkey
2016 Red Bull Basement Hatch, Urban Proposals for the Theme of “City & Technology”
2nd Prize | Istanbul, Turkey
2016 3rd Istanbul Design Biennial, Open Call for Short Films with the Theme of “Are We Human?”
Official Selection | Istanbul, Turkey (w/ Emirhan Altuner)
2016 Koctas Open Mind, Interior Design Competition
Honorable Mention Prize | Istanbul, Turkey (w/ Ezgi Mutluer)
2015 ISMD, S.O.S Istanbul, Alternative Proposals for Haydarpaşa Zone Architectural Competition
3rd Prize | Istanbul, Turkey (w/ Ezgi Mutluer, Melike Yetim)
2015 LIXIL Foundation, 5th International University Architectural Competition for ITU
3rd Prize | Istanbul, Turkey / Hokkaido, Japan (w/ Gumwörk Collective)
2013 ArchED (Association of Architectural Education), Student Awards
1st Prize | Istanbul, Turkey
2013 TEDxITU, Design Competition
Equal 1st Prize | Istanbul, Turkey (w/ Mete Cem Arabacı, Erenalp Saltık)
2013 LÖSEV, Çerkeş Therapy and Rehabilitation Center National Architectural Competition
Honorable Mention Prize | Çankırı, Turkey (w/ KPM | Kerem Piker Architecture Studio)
2013 Nurol REIT, A Weekend City for Istanbul Architectural Open Ideas Competition
1st Prize | Istanbul, Turkey (w/ Melike Yetim)
PUBLICATIONS:
2022 A–Z: Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Student Publication | Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
Featured | Cambridge, MA/USA
"JETTISON: the ur-formal | The International African American Museum" project is featured in "A–Z: Harvard University Graduate School of Design" student publication which includes drawings, renders, collages, illustrations, excerpts, abstracts, models, captions, diagrams, and vignettes representative of projects and research produced by the Class of 2020 at the Harvard GSD.
2021 Neuralisms Shenzhen
Research Report | Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
Associate Editor | Cambridge, MA/USA
Neuralisms Shenzhen: Research Report is part of a multi-year research initiative directed by Mohsen Mostafavi (Distinguished Service Professor, HarvardUniversity), sponsored by AECOM, and published by Harvard University, Graduate School of Design.
2019 The House: The Waken Desire
Studio Report | Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
Contributor | Cambridge, MA/USA
"Glitch 1987 | Mexico City" project is featured in "The House: The Waken Desire" studio report from the Fall 2018 semester at the Harvard University, Graduate School of Design based on the option studio "The House: The Waken Desire" taught by Tatiana Bilbao and Iwan Baan.
2017 Yapı Magazine / Issue: 423
Architectural Design Magazine | Yapı Endüstri Merkezi (YEM)
Featured | Istanbul, Turkey
Award-winning "The Strawberry Effect | NYC W34 Hudson River High Line +" diploma project is published in "Yapı Magazine / Issue: 423".
2014 Paralaks Oda 3407
Studio Book | Yapı Endüstri Merkezi (YEM)
Graphic Designer | Istanbul, Turkey
"Lead Us Tarkovsky | Experimental Cinema in Bozcaada" project is featured in "Paralaks Oda 3407" studio book from the Fall 2012 semester at the Istanbul Technical University, School of Architecture based on the "Architectural Design Studio III" taught by Semra Aydınlı and Burçin Kürtüncü.
2014 ArchED Student Awards 2013
Competition Book | ArchED (Association of Architectural Education)
Featured | Istanbul, Turkey
Award-winning "Lead Us Tarkovsky | Experimental Cinema in Bozcaada" project is published in "MimED / ArchED 2013 Student Awards" competition book.
APPEARANCES:
05/2022 GSD: A–Z 2020 & 2021, Druker Design Gallery
Exhibition | Cambridge, MA/USA
(JETTISON: the ur-formal | The International African American Museum)
05/2019 Thing Tank: 18 Design Fictions at Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
curated by Jeffrey Schnapp
Exhibition | Cambridge, MA/USA
(San Marco Chair)
11/2018 Istanbul Experimental Film Festival
Official Selection, Screenings | Istanbul, Turkey
(CYCLE: A Short Film)
09/2018 Harbour for Cultures at Trieste Contemporanea, Studio Tommaseo
Exhibition | Trieste, Italy
(CON-TAG# | Harbour for Cultures)
05/2018 The Digital Ticket Awards + Screening Series
Official Selection, Screenings | Santa Monica, CA/USA
(CYCLE: A Short Film)
11/2017 Chellavision Short Film Festival
Finalist | Indio, CA/USA
(CYCLE: A Short Film)
04/2017 Experiments in Cinema Festival (EIC) v12.3
Official Selection, Screenings | Albuquerque, NM/USA
(CYCLE: A Short Film)
11/2016 Filmstock Film Festival
Official Selection, Screenings | Phoenix, AZ/USA
(CYCLE: A Short Film)
10/2016 3rd Istanbul Design Biennial / Theme of "Are We Human?"
curated by Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley
Official Selection, Screenings | Istanbul, Turkey
(CYCLE: A Short Film)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2018 Game Changer, Design Thinking Workshop
1st Year Architectural Design Studio | Kadir Has University, Faculty of Art and Design
Tutor | Istanbul, Turkey
2017 Topographies of Misunderstanding, VR Experiments Workshop
1st Year Architectural Design Studio | Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture
Tutor | Istanbul, Turkey