Burak Pekoğlu

ABOUT 

Burak Pekoğlu studied architecture in USA and had worked in Denmark, Turkey and USA. Burak is a graduate of Harvard University, Graduate School of Design (GSD) with a MArch degree (2011). He received a BS degree, Cum Laude, in Architecture (2008) at SUNY Buffalo, where he also attended an exchange program at Aarhus School of Architecture in Denmark. The architecture and research studio BINAA (Building Innovation Arts Architecture), founded by Burak Pekoglu in 2012, with the idea of bringing together innovative and artistic ideas within a collaborative platform.

AWARDS

• Europe 40 Under 40 in 2020/ Young Architects Selection, GEMSS 2019/ Architizer A+ Award in 2017

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFICE

BINAA (Building, Innovation, Arts, and Architecture) is an interdisciplinary architecture studio founded by Burak Pekoglu in 2012, with a core focus on research and design. Rather than viewing architecture solely through its outcomes, the studio foregrounds process -making visible the often- unseen transitions between research, design, and execution. While each project is shaped by varying constraints of time, budget, geography, and technology, BINAA embraces these conditions as creative catalysts, using experimentation to turn limits into opportunities. The resulting works aim not only to shape the built environment but to expand the intellectual scope of design. As a forward-thinking platform, BINAA brings together innovative ideas and diverse talents, continuously redefining the possibilities of architectural practice.

AWARDS OF THE STUDIO

Architizer A+ Award /2017