A facade of shimmering steel panels envelops this control centre that Istanbul studio Bilgin Architects has created in the plains of Karapinar, Turkey, for one of Europe's largest solar farms. Named Central Control Building, it is designed by Bilgin Architects to act as a centralised location from which to monitor and control the expansive field of 3.2 million solar panels. The control centre sits in a field of 3.2 million solar panels The solar power station is located in a region of Turkey with a desert-like climate, rendering it unsuitable for agriculture. Instead, it is being utilised as ..read more

A stone and glass fountain, totem pole-like columns and gilded arches characterise the Kaimakk bar and dining space by local studio Sanayi313 inside Istanbul Airport. The 600-square-metre space was created by Sanayi313 as a place of refuge from the bustle of the airport. "The challenge of this project was to create a place where people would feel secluded and relaxed in the hectic environment of one of Europe's busiest airport terminals," Sanayi313 founder Enis Karavil told Dezeen. Kaimakk is an Istanbul Airport restaurant designed by Sanayi313 Two large, L-shaped serving counters with c ..read more

The Transhumances III exhibition will see designers Andres Monnier, Morghen Studio, Elsa Foulon and Laura Pasquino present a selection of works they created in ancient cave dwellings in Cappadocia, Turkey. The works on show, from a chandelier made out of a tree to candleholders crafted from local stone, will be showcased in a series of caves where the designers undertook their residency. Organised by design gallery Philia, formerly known as Galerie Philia, the residency encouraged the designers to craft works inspired by the UNESCO World Heritage site in collaboration with local artisans ..read more

Increasingly prevalent disasters mean collaboration and humility in architecture are more important than ever says Mehmet Kalyoncu, the architect coordinating efforts to rebuild following the Turkey-Syria earthquake. "Our problems in the world are more complex than ever and we are in a time where we need teamwork," Kalyoncu told Dezeen. "The era of starchitects is finished because the problems are much harder than one single person should carry," he said. "The new approach is going to be people working together." Kalyoncu is a Turkish architect who serves as chair of the Turkey Design Council ..read more

Wildfires can be detected before they spread or even before they start using a new satellite-enabled sensor system created by a group of Turkish recent design graduates and spotlighted by Dezeen as part of our Designing for Disaster series. Like an Internet of Things for woodland, ForestGuard is a system of sensors that is fitted to trees to detect changes in the air and alert the local authorities if a fire is present. Only one sensor is required for every 16 hectares of forest — or around 16,000 trees — and the system can distinguish between different types of emissions, such as that from a ..read more

British architecture practice Foster + Partners and Danish studio BIG have been selected to help rebuild Hatay following the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake in February. The studios will help rebuild the Turkish province, which was heavily damaged by the earthquake, as part of a consortium led by Turkey Design Council, a non-governmental organisation dedicated to developing the country socially and economically through design. Turkish architecture studios DB Architects and KEYM also form part of the group, which comprises 13 companies across fields including architecture, heritage and eng ..read more

The layout and materials of traditional Turkish buildings informed the US Embassy in Ankara, designed by New York studio Ennead Architects to "balance openness and security". Located on a 3.6-hectare campus in the new central business district Sögütözü, the building comprises a chancery, security guard residence and community facilities. It takes the form of a sequence of rectilinear, stone-clad forms, broken up by three internal courtyards and surrounded by landscaped gardens that Ennead Architects has used to moderate levels of access and privacy. Ennead Architects has completed the US ..read more

Italian architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop has completed the landmark Istanbul Modern museum, which is its first project in Turkey. Over 10,000 square metres in size, Istanbul Modern is an art museum on Karaköy waterfront, a historic area in Istanbul where the Bosphorus and Golden Horn waterways meet. It has a top-heavy form made up of three stacked rectilinear volumes, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop to evoke the shape of a ship. Aluminium panels with an almost iridescent quality envelop the building and subtly reflect the colours of the changing sky and light. Renzo ..read more

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features shelters designed by architect Shigeru Ban for victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Ban has supplied victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake with modular shelters made from cardboard tubes. The Paper Partition System functions as a structure that holds up textile partitions and takes three people just five minutes to build. David Chipperfield did not deserve to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize last week, writes Aaron Betsky. This week's newslett ..read more

Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has provided his Paper Partition System, made from cardboard tubes and fabric, to evacuation centres housing victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake. The Paper Partition System (PPS) is constructed using cardboard tubes, which function as a structure that holds up textile partitions. Shigeru Ban has provided earthquake refugees with modular shelters Ban provided the shelters, which take three people just five minutes to build, to evacuation centres "in response to the Turkey-Syria earthquake". The architect is working with his ..read more