Overview

Profile summary

I am a Turkish architect and academic with a diverse career spanning design, management, research, and teaching. After transitioning from hands-on design to academia, my focus has been on integrating theoretical knowledge with practical applications. My academic interests have expanded to include digital tools and innovative teaching methods, enhancing design thinking and problem-solving. Currently, I am involved in both academic and professional practice, often consulting on research and industry projects. I spent eight years teaching undergraduate architecture students with a focus on technology in design, mostly in design studios, skill-based courses, and cognitive studies.

Professional memberships

  • Research Team Member, YU Digital Humanities Research Group
  • Organizing Committee, Annual Architecture, Technology, Innovation Conference
  • Research Team Member, IZTECH Design Cognition Research Group
  • Professional Architect Member, TMMOB Chamber of Architects
  • Professional Member, Turkish Chamber of Commerce
  • Designer and Developer, VR Research and Development Team (Finished)
  • Organizing Committee Lead, Tasarım Köyü İzmir (İzmir Village of Design) (Finished)
  • Workshop Instructor, Semi-Annual National Architecture Students Meeting (Finished)
  • Organizing Committee, Design and Design History Society (Finished)

Teaching interests

I previously taught in the Undergraduate Architectural Design program at Yaşar University, Turkey, with a focus on creative thinking, problem-solving, design studios, serious gaming, and technology-based courses. I worked closely with digital fabrication, virtual reality, and workshop labs. In my previous roles, I developed course syllabi, held managerial positions, and guided students in professional architectural design competitions.

Courses I developed include Introduction to Computational Design, Advanced Computational Design, Introduction to 3D Modelling, Advanced 3D Modelling, Cognition in Design, and Virtual Environments in Architecture. I also taught Basic Design, Integral Architectural Design Studios (2nd and 3rd year), Advanced Computational Design, Project Management and Construction, and Building Technologies.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Academic qualifications

13 Architecture, building and planning, Doctorate, PhD in Architecture (Design Learning Through a Novel Cognition Research Method and Automatization with Digital Tools), Izmir Institute of Technology

1 Jan 201914 Dec 2024

Award Date: 14 Dec 2024

25 Design, and creative and performing arts, Other, PhD Student in Game Theory, Istanbul Technical University

1 Jan 20201 Jan 2021

Award Date: 1 Jan 2021

13 Architecture, building and planning, Other higher degree (e.g. Masters degree), MSc (Hons) in Architecture (The Role of Virtual Environments in Architectural Design Education, Perception, and Collaboration), Yasar University

1 Sept 20161 Jan 2019

Award Date: 1 Jun 2019

13 Architecture, building and planning, Other qualifications at first degree level (e.g. Degree Apprenticeship, Level 6 NVQ), BSc (Hons) in Architecture, Yasar University

1 Sept 20121 Jun 2016

Award Date: 1 Jun 2012

External positions

Research Principal Investigator, Nottingham Trent University

1 Aug 20231 Aug 2024

Marie-Curie Research Fellow, National and Technical University of Athens

1 Jun 20181 Jan 2020

Co-Founder, Directing Manager, KeplerVR

1 Jun 20171 Sept 2019

Research Assistant, Yasar University

2 Jan 2017 → …

Research Project Scholar, Yasar University

1 Sept 20161 Sept 2017

3D Team Lead, Avis Graphics

1 Jun 20161 Sept 2018

Founder, Principal Architect, DoBureau Design and Construction

1 Jun 2016 → …

Laboratory Coordinator, YUTAM Design and Research Center

1 Jun 20161 Sept 2020

Co-Founder, BIM Manager, Zor Group Project

1 Jun 20141 Jan 2017

3D Visualization Artist, Avis Graphics

1 Apr 20141 Sept 2014

Research Interests

  • Digital Technology
  • Architecture
  • Design
  • Cognition
  • 3D Fabrication
  • Research Practice
  • Game Studies

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