Korucuoğlu Architecture
PHILOSOPHY & VISION
OH MY GOD, slow me down.
Calm my mind and rest my heart.
Balance my hectic pace by showing me the eternity of time.
In the chaos of the day, give me the tranquility of the everlasting hills.
Wash away the tension in my nerves and muscles with the melody of the streams that live in my waist.
Help me hear the magical and healing power of sleep.
Teach the art of experiencing momentary pleasures.
Slowing down to look at a flower, stopping to pet a beautiful dog or cat,
Teach me to read a few lines from a good book, to fish, to daydream.
Remind me every day of the fable of the tortoise and the hare.
Remind me to know that the fastest runner doesn't always finish the race, and that there are much more important things in life than increasing speed.
Let me look up from the branches of the mighty oak tree.
Let me see that the reason why it is so strong and big is because it grows slowly and well.
Slow me down, God, and help me send my roots into the enduring values of the soil of life.
Help me to rise more maturely and more firmly towards the stars of my destiny.
Tümay Korucuoğlu
Founder / Office Owner
He continues his architectural career, which he began in 1986, at Korucuoğlu Architecture, which he founded in Ankara in 1998. He continues and develops his 30-year professional practice through participation in architectural project competitions and many architectural projects of varying sizes and qualities.
And most importantly…
Oh my God,
Give me the COURAGE to change the things I can change,
PATIENCE to accept the things I cannot change,
WISDOM to know the difference between the two
and give me FRIENDS who will protect me from the blindness and lies of love..."
