ekin erar

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01. it may be architecture
rice architecture, 2018
pratt soa, 2019
︎︎︎new york, texas

02. paperspace
cornell aap, 2022
link
︎︎︎new york

03. a recursive history of urban simulations
cornell aap, 2023
link

︎︎︎new york

14. translations
cornell aap, 2024
link

︎︎︎new york

17. polylith
bethel, NY, 2025
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︎︎︎new york

04. frida/taut
2017
 ︎︎︎ textile

05. exquisite quilts
2024
 ︎︎︎ textile

06. flat-stand
2018
︎︎︎ polypropylene

07. tiptap
2017
︎︎︎ polypropylene ︎︎︎ PLA ︎︎︎ fiberglass

14. rafs:  raf 01, raf 02, raf 03
2024 - ongoing
︎︎︎furniture  ︎︎︎wood  ︎︎︎2by

08. fabric-space
fabricspace.space
︎︎︎ seminar 
cornell aap, 2023

09. IPL, informal parking lots of istanbul 
︎︎︎exhibition
sao paulo architecture biennale, 2019

10. tiptap
︎︎︎ urban furniture
2018, lawndale art gallery, houston tx

11. plat 6.0
︎︎︎publication

12. vardiya
︎︎︎exhibition
venice architecture biennale, 2017

13. twelve doors
︎︎︎competition
concentrico 08

15. soft stand
︎︎︎competition entry 
2025

16. 10⁶
︎︎︎proposal
2025

02. paperspace
an installation at Cornell AAP
sibley hall, 2022
construction process

for info: link

04. translations
cornell aap, 2024
bibliowicz family gallery
w/imani day

for more info: link

04. translations
cornell aap, 2024
bibliowicz family gallery
w/imani day

for more info: link

14. raf 02
2024 - ongoing
︎︎︎furniture ︎︎︎wood ︎︎︎2by

01. it may be architecture/
image-space
rice architecture master thesis, 2018
also exhibited at pratt soa, 2019

for info: link

01. it may be architecture, living room
rice architecture master thesis, 2018
also exhibited at pratt soa, 2019

14. soft stand
︎︎︎competition entry
2025

04. translations
cornell aap, 2024
bibliowicz family gallery
w/imani day

02. paperspace
an installation at Cornell AAP
sibley hall, 2022
construction process

for info: link

02. paperspace
an installation at cornell aap
sibley hall, 2022
Axonometric view

for info: link

04. translations
cornell aap, 2024
bibliowicz family gallery
w/imani day

Ekin Erar is a Turkish architect and educator whose work integrates material research, digital fabrication, and craft-based construction. She teaches design studios and seminars that emphasize hands-on engagement with materials, investigating their sustainability, recyclability, and the labor conditions embedded in their use. Ekin has worked in architecture offices in the United States and Turkey, contributing to projects across Europe and the Americas. Her work has been featured in the Venice Architecture Biennale, the São Paulo Architecture Biennale, and in exhibitions at Rice University, Cornell AAP, and Pratt Institute. She served as the 2022–2023 Design Teaching Fellow at Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning and currently teaches at Syracuse University School of Architecture. 

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