Vision
Aks envisions a future where the energy and creativity of young people shape vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable cities. By empowering the next generation of designers, artists, and change-makers, Aks aims to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, inspire innovative urban solutions, and create a platform for collective growth. Rooted in the cultural fabric of other cities touched by Aks, the vision is to build connected and dynamic communities that thrive through imagination and action. With the projects it brings to life, it makes an effective contribution to the creative industry and aims to be one of the major players in the global arena.
Story
Founded in Ankara in 2019, with dreaming of uniting student societies across universities in the fields of design, architecture, culture, art, and planning. What began as a small collective of passionate young individuals has since evolved into a strategic design studio dedicated to reshaping how cities are perceived, planned, and experienced.
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Aks emerged with a mission: to open a 'new space' for young designers and professionals fostering a sustainable, innovative, and inclusive approach. With its avant-garde role, Aks creates a team that shapes their own utopia in the construction of the future by bringing design disciplines together on a common ground.
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Over the years, it has established itself as a multidisciplinary collective, uniting architects, planners, designers, and creative thinkers to tackle complex urban challenges. Its portfolio spans collaborative pavilions, digital exhibitions, and placemaking projects—all rooted in community-centered design, sustainability, and celebrating local culture.
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Today, Aks stands as a strategic design studio—a catalyst for change, a platform for creativity, and a visionary force shaping the future of cities. Its diverse portfolio includes collaborative pavilions, digital exhibitions, and placemaking initiatives, all reflecting a dedication to community-based design, sustainability, and the celebration of local culture. Aks creates solutions that improve the space by defending the right to the city with projects based on the principle of polyphony and cooperation developed by the creative team. With the solutions it produces, it develops practices that are inclusive, compatible with nature and against standardization.
Memory
2024
Turkiye,
Belgium,
Sweden,
Denmark,
Italy,
Netherlands,
United Kingdom
Aks has designed a pavilion to be exhibited at the New European Festival in Brussels, Belgium, and attended the festival to showcase their work. Aks has attended the annual meeting of the European Creative Hubs Network (ECHN) in Malmö, Sweden to establish connections in the field of NEB. As a result of international collaborations, has hosted meetings in Rome, Italy, Manchester, UK, and Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2023
Turkiye,
Romania,
Italy,
Germany
Aks has attended the Venice Architectural Biennale in Venice, Italy. Before finalizing a place-making project in collaboration with the municipality of Augsburg, Germany, Aks became a part of the European Creative Hubs Network (ECHN) and attended the annual meeting in TimiÅŸoara, Romania.
2022
Turkiye,
France,
Belgium
After being invited to the Mediterranean Worlds Forum in Marseilles, France to share their ideas about NEB, Aks has attended the New European Bauhaus Festival in Brussels, Belgium to meet fellow design studios.
2021
Turkiye
Aks started to create an understanding of New European Bauhaus with the second edition of IDEA and the "Young Spirit of Renewal" was established.
2020
Turkiye
Aks continued working with students to start the "Young Spirit of Capital." The new working group "IDEA" was established with its first edition under Aks.
2019
Turkiye
Aks was founded by a group of students in Ankara to connect student associations in the field of design, architecture and art.
Inspired by Cardo and Documanus, its new identity story is based on the unity of these intersections. Ankara Aks, which started in Ankara with traces of the past and produces works first in Türkiye and then on a global scale with a young spirit and excitement, believes in the value of intersections. The identity inspired by the richness of verticals, and horizontals, Atatürk Boulevard and Ziya Gökalp Street also points to the plus value produced when they come together.
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The identity of Aks was designed by Furkan Türk in 2024.