The first Open Door Festival, organized by Arkitera Architecture Center and supported by BUILdIST Construction Materials Fair within the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture programme was held on May 22-30th, 2010 in Istanbul. With the festival, the citizens will have the chance to feel the cultural and architectural texture of the city they live in.
During the Open Door Festival, public will have access to buildings and spaces of historical and architectural importance which ordinarily cannot be visited at all or without special permissions. The Festival has the same goal as the Open House Festival of London, which every year, one weekend long gives the public the opportunity to enter interesting buildings that normally are not accessible. The event aims to raise public’s interest in buildings and architectural values in the city.
University student will actively take part in the Open Door festival, during which the buildings will be visited with company of guides. Visits will only be made via registration at acikkapi.arkitera.com, in small groups of registrated visitors and on scheduled time.