The archive of architect and designer Şevki Pekin (1946-2020) is now available at archives.saltresearch.org. Digitized and cataloged as part of the Salt Research Architecture and Design Archive, which is supported by Kalebodur, the collection contains more than 2,000 documents relating to Pekin’s fifty-year professional practice. It includes drawings, sketches, and photographs relating to architectural projects and concept designs Pekin completed in Turkey and abroad, as well as project drawings he produced while studying architecture at Vienna University of Technology and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Sketchbooks reflecting his architectural work, concept designs, and personal thoughts round out the collection.
The archive can be explored at https://archives.saltresearch.org/handle/123456789/212404.
Image: Kordsa İzmit Social Facility, 1987
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