Melis Ugurlu

Melis Ugurlu https://melisugurlu.com Melis Ugurlu Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:35:54 +0000 https://melisugurlu.com en Home https://melisugurlu.com/Home Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:35:54 +0000 Melis Ugurlu https://melisugurlu.com/Home Hi, I’m Melis Uğurlu. I’m an editor, writer, and designer based in London. I work across cultural, curatorial, academic, and design projects. I collaborate with journals, institutions, design practices, and authors to develop conceptually and critically rigorous publications. Alongside my freelance practice, I’m a contributing editor at the Avery Review. Previously, I was editor-in-chief of PLAT Journal, editor of Brooklyn-based publication CLOG, and curator of the Pavilion of Turkey at the 2021 Venice Biennale. I’ve written and edited for other outlets including TBA21–Academy, Ocean Archive, NEMESTUDIO, XXI Architecture and Design Magazine, NYRA, and SALT Gallery.    My most recent essay “Hydropower Relations” is a geologic and geopolitical history of the Tigris River, moving against the political and environmental violences of energy infrastructures. I also write reviews of culture and design, from the Elephant Gallery in London and Storefront’s “Sex and the so-called City” exhbition in New York to Stefan Kaasa-Jovanovic’s solo performance “When the Clarion Came to Call,” Brooklyn’s RSVP-only underground techno scene, and Bowery’s London premiere.  Visit the About page for more information or the Services page for freelance editing and consultation inquiries. You can also get in touch via email. Last but not least, subscribe to my newsletter for weekly essays, reviews, roundups, and an advice column on culture, design, and editorial resources.  SELECTED EDITORIAL WORK: <img width="5616" height="3744" width_o="5616" height_o="3744" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1caeb5d9b0848bb9f07a8e5f9a8cae731e0d4f0438e8fe4bfad5dfa6f4659fbe/21PavTurkey_21_RMphotostudo.jpg" data-mid="246453662" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1caeb5d9b0848bb9f07a8e5f9a8cae731e0d4f0438e8fe4bfad5dfa6f4659fbe/21PavTurkey_21_RMphotostudo.jpg" />Website publication, Architecture as Measure for Pavilion of Turkey at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale (2021 - 2022)︎︎︎ Read more  <img width="1667" height="1250" width_o="1667" height_o="1250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36acc230732624dca6b94ec299bd65528351bcd2cca4ab08caf89d74c19d52b1/Images-doc2.jpg" data-mid="246454010" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/36acc230732624dca6b94ec299bd65528351bcd2cca4ab08caf89d74c19d52b1/Images-doc2.jpg" />Contributing Editor, The Avery Review (2022 - Present)  ︎︎︎ Read more <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/96c771c3819300bebfc94cf4ed42bad3c35dfc2d944cc61372ae3f939e70a161/CLOG-AI-Cover-2.jpg" data-mid="215847210" border="0" alt="Editor, CLOG x Artificial Intelligence " data-caption="Editor, CLOG x Artificial Intelligence " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/96c771c3819300bebfc94cf4ed42bad3c35dfc2d944cc61372ae3f939e70a161/CLOG-AI-Cover-2.jpg" /> Editor, CLOG x Artificial Intelligence (2016)  ︎︎︎ Read more <img width="3765" height="2156" width_o="3765" height_o="2156" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e647daca2604cfdded26f0da63c14c5a00b9cd66cf46ea1a135a48da896e071/Layer-9.jpg" data-mid="174924833" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e647daca2604cfdded26f0da63c14c5a00b9cd66cf46ea1a135a48da896e071/Layer-9.jpg" /> Editor-in-Chief, PLAT Journal: Issue 6.0 Absence (2015)   ︎︎︎ Read more <img width="1667" height="1250" width_o="1667" height_o="1250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d8745110fc8fa64ac5df9596b028fad2564bb078d1fb065872acb6852d687795/cov.jpg" data-mid="246497168" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d8745110fc8fa64ac5df9596b028fad2564bb078d1fb065872acb6852d687795/cov.jpg" />Editor-in-Chief, PLAT Journal: Issue 5:5 Re: License (2015)   ︎︎︎ Read more