Herkes İçin Mimarlık

What Herkes İçin Mimarlık does

Herkes İçin Mimarlık (Architecture for All) is a non-profit architecture association (dernek) founded in 2011 and headquartered in Kadıköy, Istanbul. The organization operates as a volunteer-driven platform that mobilizes architecture students and professionals to address social problems through participatory design, with active program series spanning urban workshops (Kent Artığı / Urban Residue), housing and settlement (Yerleşke / Settlement), crisis and disaster preparedness (BC AD / Before Crisis After Disaster), rural school renovation (Atıl Köy Okulları), and post-disaster reconstruction following the February 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes. The core "technology" is a participatory architecture and design methodology, codified through documented workshops, implementation guidebooks, and a YouTube-based podcast (HiM Podcast) launched in 2026.

The association's products and services are non-commercial: workshops, design-implementation guides (Sümer and Kılılı Community Centers Design Guide; Çekmece Community Center booklet), the SuperAdobe Children Library, the Mimkent Social Space, and other community-center builds under the Post-Disaster Reconstruction Plan. Distribution occurs through direct workshop delivery, university partnerships (notably Kadir Has University and Eskişehir Osmangazi University), civil society collaborations (TÇYÖV, Studio-X Istanbul, Arkitera, Hatay Chamber of Architects), and international exchanges (Tandem Turkey, Kitev, Netzwerk Immigra, Arup London).

Revenue is generated entirely through donations and membership contributions, processed via the Fonzip donation and gift-card platform. The organization is recognized as an institutional stakeholder in Turkish architecture, having received the 2022 National Architecture Exhibition Special Jury Prize, and has appeared at the Venice Biennale (2018), Chicago Architecture Biennial (2018), and SXSW Place by Design (2020 finalist). It serves architecture students, academic institutions, civil society organizations, and rural and disaster-affected communities across Turkey, with 19 staff and 49+ workshops completed since founding.

Name

Herkes İçin Mimarlık

Legal name

Herkes İçin Mimarlık Derneği

Website

https://herkesicinmimarlik.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Herkes İçin Mimarlık (Architecture for All) is a volunteer-driven, Istanbul-based non-profit association founded in 2011 that delivers participatory architecture workshops, community design projects, and post-disaster reconstruction for students, universities, NGOs, and rural communities across Turkey.

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Product category

Participatory Architecture and Community Design Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK), Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO)

Keywords

• Participatory architecture
• Design workshops
• Community architecture
• Post-disaster reconstruction
• Architectural education

Headquarters

HQ city

İstanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Membership: As a non-profit association, the organization operates primarily through donations and membership contributions. The website features donation options including recurring donations and gift cards.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Herkes İçin Mimarlık is a non-profit architecture association that runs participatory design workshops, community-centered design projects, and post-disaster reconstruction initiatives. It brings together volunteer architecture students and professionals to address social problems in urban and rural Turkish communities through collaborative workshops, design-implementation guides, and educational content. Its deliverables include workshop programs, published reconstruction guidebooks, podcast content, and physical built projects such as community centers and libraries.

Product overview

Herkes İçin Mimarlık (Architecture for All) is a non-profit architecture association that functions as a platform for volunteer students and professionals to address social problems through architecture and design. The organization operates primarily through educational workshops (including the Kent Artığı urban workshop series, Yerleşke/Settlement workshop, and BC AD crisis workshop), publications (post-disaster reconstruction guidebooks), content production (HiM Podcast on YouTube), and collaborative projects (such as Boğada). The portfolio consists of participatory workshops, design-implementation guides for post-disaster reconstruction, video podcast content, and community-centered design projects rather than a commercial software product.

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Products and services

• HiM Podcast A video podcast series published on YouTube where the association discusses topics related to architecture, design, and social issues with members and guests. Aimed at the broader public and architecture community interested in social design topics.
• Post-Disaster Reconstruction Project Booklets (Afet Sonrası Yeniden İnşa Projeleri Kitapçıkları) Design-implementation guidebooks documenting post-disaster reconstruction projects, including the Sümer and Kılılı Community Centers Design Guide and the Çekmece Community Center booklet. Targeted at communities, NGOs, and practitioners involved in disaster recovery and reconstruction.
• Yerleşke (Settlement) Workshop A workshop series examining housing issues under three themes: urgency, need, and arbitrary placement. Uses digital tools including online maps and social media to investigate place, settlement, and dwelling. Delivered to university students and community participants.
• BC, AD | Before Crisis After Disaster Workshop A workshop exploring how architecture can propose solutions to unexpected scenarios involving social traumas, disasters, and crises through collective action and architectural representation tools. Delivered to architecture students and community participants.
• Kent Artığı (Urban Residue) Workshop Series A workshop series examining unused, leftover, and unreachable urban fragments through documentation and ideation. Conducted across multiple Turkish cities including Adana, Istanbul, Mardin, Samsun, and Kayseri. Aimed at architecture students, professionals, and urban communities.
• Pano (The Board) Project A single-day workshop with children from the Youth Re-autonomy Foundation of Turkey designing a multi-purpose 3D bulletin board that became a portable exhibition space. Targeted at youth in the justice system and partner NGOs.
• Boğada Project A collaborative urban project developed with Tasarım Atölyesi Kadıköy and Hablar En Arte under the Tandem Turkey program, selected as a finalist in the 2020 SXSW Place by Design program. Aimed at urban communities and international design audiences.
• Geleceğe Dönüş (Return to Future) Workshops A series of workshops conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic exploring architecture, cities, and collective making through online tools, examining present and future scenarios. Targeted at students, professionals, and the general public.
• Atıl Köy Okulları (Abandoned Rural Schools) Project A project series of rural school renovation and participatory design workshops across Turkey, including sites in Ovakent (İzmir Ödemiş), Çaka (Ordu), Datça Mesudiye, and other villages. Targeted at rural communities and village schools.
• Çekmece Community Centre A post-disaster reconstruction community centre project in the Kahramanmaraş earthquake-affected region, designed and implemented using participatory methods. Targeted at disaster-affected communities.

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Kadir Has University - Interior Architecture and Environmental Design DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing workshop collaboration with university students for design workshops. Conducted BC AD workshop in April 2022 for first-year students focusing on crisis and disaster scenarios.
• Eskişehir Osmangazi University - Bademlik Design FestivalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on 'Settlement' workshop in July 2021 exploring housing issues under three main headings: urgency, need and pleasure.
• Youth Re-autonomy Foundation of Turkey (Türkiye Çocuklara Yeniden Özgürlük Vakfı)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration since 2013 with workshops for children in the justice system. Conducted 'The Board' workshop and facility visits for youth center programs.
• Tandem Turkey Program (Tasarım Atölyesi Kadıköy + Hablar En Arte)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership under Tandem Turkey program that led to Boğada project, which achieved finalist status at SXSW 2020 Place by Design.
• Kultur im Turm (Kitev)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman civil society organization based in Oberhausen, Germany. Partner in Civil Society Exchange Program (CSE) - Istanhausen project. Co-organized refugee-related studies including Riace visit.
• Netzwerk ImmigramajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman organization supporting migrant women in Germany. Partner in Civil Society Exchange Program (CSE) focused on organizational capacity building.
• Arkitera Mimarlık MerkeziminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurkish architecture center that selected Yırca Sabunevi project for 2018 Turkey Architecture Yearbook among 68 projects.
• Studio-X IstanbulcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted multiple events including 'Görünmez' (Invisible) 5th anniversary series and Kent Artığı workshops in Istanbul.
• AGÜ Design Week 17 / Tasarım HaftasıminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted Kent Artığı #5 workshop in Kayseri as part of AGÜ Design Week 17.
• Mavi Pusula Derneği (Mapuder)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Ayşe Temizel Middle School Library project in Soma, Manisa.
• Arup LondonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-exhibited Boğada project at Arup London's 'Conflicts of an Urban Age' exhibition.
• Today at Apple + ATÖLYEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 'Perspektif İstanbul' event as part of Today at Apple series, October-December 2021.
• Hatay Chamber of ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized 'Antakya's Living Heritage Forum' in November with ASF-UK in November.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MASS Design Group: US-based non-profit architecture firm focused on social impact projects including community centers, schools, and post-disaster reconstruction. Operates a similar model combining volunteer engagement, university partnerships, and participatory design methodology.
• Hester Street Collaborative: US-based non-profit that partners with neighborhood residents on participatory design and planning of public spaces. Closely aligned in its participatory design methodology, community engagement focus, and reliance on workshop-based delivery.
• Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI): Non-profit community development and design organization that uses participatory design to build projects in underserved communities. Shares Herkes İçin Mimarlık's focus on participatory design methodology and community engagement as core practice.
• Article 25: UK-registered charity that uses architecture to improve global health, education, and disaster response outcomes. Operates a comparable non-profit model delivering design services to underserved communities internationally.
• Architects Without Borders (multiple chapters): International network of volunteer architects delivering design services for humanitarian and development projects. Highly comparable volunteer-driven, non-profit architecture model with similar mission around architecture for social impact and disaster response.
• Architecture Sans Frontières UK: Network of built-environment professionals delivering pro-bono architectural services to communities in need. Highly comparable volunteer-driven, participatory model with a focus on social and post-disaster contexts, and explicit prior collaboration with Herkes İçin Mimarlık on the Antakya Living Heritage Forum.

Regional players

• ATÖLYE: Istanbul-based creative and innovation platform that convenes interdisciplinary practitioners on social and civic projects. Comparable in its Istanbul base, volunteer/professional network model, and explicit prior collaboration with Herkes İçin Mimarlık through the 'Perspektif İstanbul' Today at Apple program.
• Açık Açık: Turkish civic platform that supports civil society organizations with transparency, capacity building, and donor mobilization. Comparable as a Turkish non-profit ecosystem player addressing civil society sustainability, though focused on cross-cutting civic infrastructure rather than architecture.
• Habitat for Humanity Turkey: Turkish non-profit focused on housing access and community development. Comparable in operating geography and mission of addressing housing through civil society action, with a different (housing finance/build) operating model.

Emerging players

• Center for Urban Pedagogy: US-based non-profit that uses design and art to increase meaningful civic engagement, particularly in underserved communities. Comparable in combining design practice with educational programming and community engagement methodology.

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Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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