Gökhan Karakuş

Gökhan Karakuş is an Istanbul-based designer, curator, business strategist, historian, architecture critic and theorist who focuses on the indigenous in modern architecture and design. He studied architectural history and theory at Columbia University and Vassar College in New York, and he is the founder and director of Emedya Design, an interactive and environmental design studio that produces design projects, exhibitions, publications and research in the areas of environmental graphic design, architecture, computational design, craft and design history. As a curator of public space he has realized architecture projects for Piyalepaşa Gayrimenkul, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Parks and Gardens, Polat Holding, Divan Hotels, Memorial Health Group, D.Hotelier/Macakızı Otel, Istanbul74 ve GAD As a critic, he is a regular contributor to leading global publications on architecture, such as The Architect’s Journal, Architectural Record, Dwell, and Wallpaper; from 2011-2015, he was the Editorial Director of Natura, Stone Architecture, and Interiors. He is a co-founding curator of the Danish based collectible design online site, Adorno.design.