Pinar Ongun Speaks at Turkeybuild Istanbul 2025

In April 2025, within the vibrant halls of the 47th Yapı – Turkeybuild Istanbul at the TÜYAP Fair and Congress Center, Pinar Ongun, co‑founder of Synthetic Architecture, took to the stage for a thought‑provoking intervention titled “Digital Repair: Resilient Cities, Healing Technologies.” This session unfolded on April 17 under the broader thematic canopy of “Mimarlığın Yeni Matrisi” (“The New Matrix of Architecture”), which explored the disruptive convergence of AI, computational design, digital twins, and 3D printing in shaping our built environments

Yapı – Turkeybuild Istanbul is the longest‑running and most influential architecture, construction materials, and technology exhibition in Turkey and a key nexus for regional and international professionals. In 2025, the fair attracted over 43,000 visitors, more than 400 exhibitors, and brought together global practitioners from the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa, and beyond.

Amid this dynamic forum, Pinar’s presentation resonated as an invitation to reimagine architecture not just as new construction but as active restoration—where digital strategies serve as tools for urban healing and resilience. The “Digital Repair” discourse recognized architecture's capacity to respond adaptively to environmental, social, and material vulnerabilities by leveraging emerging technologies to mend fragmented urban systems and restore collective wellbeing.