Department of Architecture

The Architecture Club organized an interview titled "After IKU"  for architects who graduated from IKU Department of Architecture to share their professional life experiences with our students.  The event, in which Dicle Hökenek, Celil Demirsoy, Bedirhan Koç, Yıldız Bayer, Aslı Altunkaynak, Serra Bozanoğlu, Cansu Özdil and Hamza Sabano were speakers, took place on Monday, 28 February at 15.00 at the Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center.

Architect Gökhan Avcıoğlu, who is known for his national and international award-winning projects, was the guest of the "Architecture Talks" series traditionally organized by the Department of Architecture of Istanbul Kültür University. In the events which was realized on Thursday February 24, 2022 Avcıoğlu, who told about his domestic and international projects at the conference held at Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall, also conveyed his work on GAD Academy to the students.

A technical trip to Balat was held on Monday, February 21, 2022, under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Ayhan Usta and Asst. Prof. Orkun Özüer, within the scope of the "Urban Culture Research Laboratory" subject in the Architectural Design V-VI-VII Project course given in the Department of Architecture.

Kubilay Ercelep and Serap Kaçmaz, students of the Department of Architecture at Istanbul Kültür University, and Sarp Özgen, a student of Istanbul Bilgi University, were guests of the "Open Architecture" program broadcast on Açık Radyo. In the program, how and why students got involved in Architecture for All, the working practices of the association and possible transformations for the coming years were discussed.

Department of Architecture (English Programme) Diploma Project group visited the selected project areas within the scope of cooperation with Fatih Municipality, together with our Prof. Dr. Dean Neslihan Dostoğlu and one of our academics, Assist. Prof. Emre Arslan, on Wednesday, February 16. Within the framework of the visit, a seminar was given to our students first. Afterwards, the project plots were examined in detail and the biennial in the restored Yedikule Fortress was visited.

The invention of Assist. Prof N. Ömer Saatcıoğlu from the Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture academics, titled “A Masonry Straw Bale Wall System That is Resistant to External Threats” is nationally registered on behalf of our university on 22.11.2021. The process is continuing for the patent’s international registration.

Istanbul Kultur University Department of Architecture 2021-2022 Spring Semester Curriculum have been announced.

The award ceremony of the Student Competition for the Public Open Spaces Idea Project at MODOKO, held among the students of the Faculty of Architecture, was held on Friday, January 14, 2022 at MODOKO.

Cat house designed and produced by students from the Department of Architecture Turkish Program “Basic Design” course, met its user.

The article of Prof. Dr. Emel Birer, one of the academics from the Department of Architecture, titled “Role of Public Space Design on the Perception of Historical Environment: A Pilot Study in Amasya” prepared together with Assist. Prof. Pınar Çalışır Adem, is published in Frontiers of Architectural Research Journal scanned by Arts&Humanities Citation Index.