OPENACT is a multiple design practice that operates within the fields of architecture and urbanism. Conceived as part-laboratory and part-workshop, OPENACT employs research as a performative act in architecture and envisions the design of open-ended systems as the basis for adaptable, flexible and organic infrastructures, across a multitude of scales that support and promote contemporary urban life. Recent work and research focus on strong design relationships between public realm, infrastructure, and the environment.

Founded by Zuhal Kol, Carlos Zarco Sanz, OPENACT has received several international and national awards in multiple architecture and design competitions. The studio’s work has been exhibited in numerous venues across Spain and Turkey, as well as the United States, Croatia, Poland, Portugal, Italy, Argentina, and China. Their academic research and works have been published in several books and journals including: Water Index, Praznine, Cornell AAP Association, Mimarist, The Petropolis of Tomorrow, Yapi, Scenario Journal and UEM Reia.