MoMA Announces Young Architects Program Istanbul Partnership

The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA PS1, and the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art announce a new partnership that will further expand the international MoMA/MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program (YAP) to Turkey.

YAP Istanbul will provide opportunities for emerging architects in Turkey to create temporary exterior installations to serve as biennial architectural landscapes for summer programming at the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art. YAP Istanbul joins the annual YAP International programs at MoMA PS1 in New York, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts (MAXXI) in Rome, and the cultural organization CONSTRUCTO in Santiago, Chile.

YAP offers selected young designers and architects the opportunity to create designs that promote diverse uses such as rest, play, and relaxation as well as hosting a series of live events such as shows, music, dance, exhibitions, and performances. In addition architects are encouraged to address environmental issues, including sustainability and recycling, to create highly innovative projects that provide shade, seating, and water.