M.Arch II / Salon Founder / ITU-UCLA / International AIA
Alper is an architect and academic seeking communal relationships between environment and spatial elements through scientific strategies. His projects vary from cultural institutions, including the upcoming Istanbul City Museum, to architectural installations or the masterplans. His work, focusing on the critique of the severance between man made things and nature, recognized as “inventive” (Young Visioners, 2016). Derinboğaz leads one of “the best young architecture practices” Salon as listed by ArchDaily besides his ongoing graduate studio at the Pratt Institute, Nyc.​

He is a Fulbright Scholar and winner of the UCLA graduate award besides European “40 under 40”. His research has been exhibited in biennales and museums including the Koolhaas curated Venice Architecture Biennale in 2014 with his “Modalities of the Spontaneous”, an in-depth study of the urban developments in relationship with geography. His projects won awards at the international architecture competitions from Songdo Library in Korea to Kaunas Science Island in Lithuania. His work has been featured in renowned media including Time, CNN, Dezeen and Frame. He was listed as one of the “Top 40 European Architects” by “Platform”. His collection of projects was recently published in the book “Geospaces” of Actar Publishers.​