I’m Melis Ugurlu (b.1993, Istanbul), an editor, writer, and designer of architecture based in London. I work independently and collaboratively on cultural, curatorial, and academic publication projects. I’m a contributing editor of the Avery Review and write a weekly column of essays on Minor Edits.

I hold an MA in History and Critical Thinking (HCT) from the Architectural Association and received my Bachelor of Architecture (2017) and Bachelor of Arts in Architecture (2015) degrees from Rice University. Previously, I collaborated with Territorial Agency, on the publications for How Heavy is a City? at the 2025 Lisbon Triennale, and I was assistant curator of the Pavilion of Turkey at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale, alongside editing the Pavilion’s online publication Architecture as Measure. 

My own research is situated at the intersection of environmental justice, material ethics, and feminist sensibilities. MA dissertation explored the dynamic material-histories of concrete through the frameworks of “hydropower relations” and “fluvial feminisms.” I’m also interested in the active and relational modes of writing architecture histories.

I am currently taking on new editorial and writing work. Please get in touch for collaborations, commissions, or just to say hello ︎