06/10/2026
Trabzon Cultural and Arts Centre | National Architectural Design Competition, 5th Honorable Mention 🏆
Our proposal for the Trabzon Cultural and Arts Centre explores the idea of a living cultural landscape - where architecture, public life and nature come together as one continuous experience.
Located between Atapark and Zağnos Valley Park, the project embraces the existing topography, organising its programme as a series of interconnected volumes that step with the terrain and open towards the city.
Two concert halls and a Black Box performance space are connected through foyers, galleries, terraces and public spaces, transforming circulation into opportunities for encounter, exhibition and cultural exchange.
The project extends the green continuity of Zağnos Valley into its public spaces, while the western theatre and exhibition plaza creates a flexible setting for open-air performances, festivals and public events. A material palette of terracotta, natural stone and warm earth tones complements Trabzon’s dense green landscape, allowing the architecture to integrate with its surroundings rather than compete with them.
We are honoured to have received the 5th Honorable Mention in the competition.