The ArkiPARC 2008 event organized by Arkitera Architecture Centre taking place at the Harbiye Istanbul on 15-17 October 2008 is getting ready to welcome guests who are all experts in their own field, whether in Turkey or in other parts of the world. The main sponsors of the event, which is also supported by the Istanbul 2010 European Cultural Capital Agency, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and the Independent Architectural Platform (SMP), are Siemens Home Appliances and Vitra.
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Among the guest architects coming to the event are Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, who is an important influence on architectural production in the world, Mustafa Kemal Abadan, the only Turkish partner in SOM, one of the largest architecture offices in the world, Mete Arat, architect of the Aslantepe Stadium, which has had a place on both the sports and architectural agenda for a long time, and Nigel Dancey, one of the partners of another of the world's largest architectural offices, Foster & Partners.
In addition to star architects, ArkiPARC 2008 is also getting ready to host important real estate professionals and planning experts in
