"Gümüşlük Festival Area Design Workshop" was organized by Istanbul Kültür University Department of Architecture between 19-21 April 2024 at the Design Factory in the Ataköy building of the Bakırköy campus.

In the workshop conducted by our Dean of the Faculty of Architecture Prof. Dr. Neslihan Dostoğlu and Department of Architecture academicians Assist. Prof. Mehmet Emre Arslan, Dr. Suzan Sanlı Esin, lecturer Kerem Ganiç and Res. Assist. İdil Akkuzu, 21 students, who formed four groups under the leadership of four mentors from our Department of Architecture graduates, developed suggestions for the festival area.

As a result of discussions with Art Director Eren Levendoglu, who has been organizing events for many years in Gümüşlük Festival Area, which has historical value as an ancient quarry 4 suggestions produced in the workshop held as a social responsibility project were submitted by the jury members (Defne Akşin Akyol, Şeyda Arguner, Eren Artu, Begüm Yılmaz Bilgin, Caner Bilgin, Ali Çalışkan, Gonca Arık Çalışkan, Yüksel Demir, Eren Levendoğlu, Cem Sorguç, Nejat Yavaşoğulları, Ayhan Usta, Erguvan Özgür Ünal) were submitted for evaluation.