Melike Altynyshik: "If you understand the system of nature, you will learn to design comprehensively"

Mathematics is a kind of source of everything, but it is closely related to nature. When you discover the whole logic of the natural system, you will be able to work on interdisciplinary platforms, says Melike Altınışık, head of the Turkish architectural bureau Melike Altınışık Architects.

The author of the projects of the Museum of Robotics in Seoul and the television tower in Istanbul told WACommunity in an interview that inspires her team to new work. 

"We believe that we need to deeply understand the systems behind the entire natural organization – we can learn a lot here. And our projects are of completely different scales. We are currently completing a 360-meter television tower, at the same time we are designing a Robot Museum in Seoul, we are also working on master plans, cultural buildings, research projects, and furniture design. But all these projects are connected to each other, because there is a certain design system behind them that helps us. And this logic also helps us to work in different countries, in different economic, political and social conditions."

According to Melika Altynyshik, an architect should become a kind of maestro, because he needs to find a balance and manage all this information. This applies not only to how the space is defined, but also to bring together the city, the client's vision, etc. And it is nature that helps us understand how to do this.

"But we are learning not only from nature. We learn from each other – from people from different fields of activity, just from their daily lives, interests, hobbies, and draw inspiration from each other. After all, we design buildings for people, so we really try to understand their interests and what inspires them."

Melike Altynyshik was the speaker of the TechnoBuild 100+ Forum in 2019. In 2021, the forum and exhibition will be held from October 5 to 7 at the Yekaterinburg-EXPO IEC.