The Manisa Liberation Museum, designed by Yalın Mimarlık for Manisa Metropolitan Municipality, was deemed worthy of the “Building Category Award” in the National Architecture Exhibition and Awards program, organized biennially by the Chamber of Architects of TMMOB.
This award, received by Architect Ömer Selçuk Baz and Yalın Mimarlık for the Manisa Liberation Museum, became the office’s fourth “Building Category Award” to date within the scope of the National Architecture Exhibition and Awards, following the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye Bursa Branch Building, the Troy Museum, and the Zonguldak Caves Visitor Center.
This year, a total of 57 works were evaluated in the Building, Project, and Idea Presentation categories as part of the 20th National Architecture Exhibition and Awards program of the Chamber of Architects of TMMOB. A total of 18 works were selected as award nominees, including 10 in the Building Category, 6 in the Project Category, and 2 in the Idea Presentation Category. Yalın Mimarlık, which was deemed worthy of the “Building Category Award” with the Manisa Liberation Museum project, received its award at the ceremony held on Friday, April 10, 2026, at the Zübeyde Hanım Social Facility in Ankara.
This award, received by Architect Ömer Selçuk Baz and Yalın Mimarlık for the Manisa Liberation Museum, became the office’s fourth “Building Category Award” to date within the scope of the National Architecture Exhibition and Awards, following the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye Bursa Branch Building in 2012, the Troy Museum in 2020, and the Zonguldak Caves Visitor Center in 2022.
Speaking at the award ceremony, Yalın Mimarlık founding partner and architect Ömer Selçuk Baz said:
“We live in a very difficult geography and in quite a difficult time. Amid all this, I sincerely believe that architecture can create a small or large good in people’s lives. And I see and love what I do not merely as a job, but as a way of life. This award may appear to have been given to me personally, but more than 500 people worked, thought, drew, and built in order to produce this structure; designers, engineers, workers, craftsmen… Even to build a very small structure, hundreds of people need to bring together their labor and ideas. On this occasion, I would like to extend my thanks to everyone who contributed. May this award bring small and great acts of goodness into our lives…”
