Department of Architecture

Within the scope of the "ARC0104 Ecology and Architecture" course given by Prof. Dr. Filiz Bal Koçyiğit, the students of the Department of Architecture compared the analyses of the structures built with modern and local architectural methods in different climatic regions of the world according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classifications. Our students, who modelled the buildings they chose, analysed indoor and outdoor daylight and wind, turned their work into videos.

IKU Faculty of Architecture Dean Prof.  Dr.  Neslihan Dostoğlu, on 18 February 2023 at Kültür Radio and Television (KRT) appeared as a guest on the programme titled “Is Istanbul Earthquake Prepared?” alongside Prof.  Dr.  Ahmet Ercan, Prof.  Dr.  Ali Kahriman, Prof.  Dr. Fuat Ercan, Archaeologist Nezih Başgelen, Prof.  Dr.  Okan Tüysüz, Assoc.  Dr. Ali Tolga and Architect Tezcan Karakuş Candan.

The project titled “Energy Efficient Living Unit for Disaster Situations” created by Şimal Kalkan, 4th year student of Architecture (English) and Öykü Konya, 2nd year student of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, under the supervision of Prof. Dr.

One of the activities carried out under the subject of "Unifying Cultural Forces for the Earthquake-effected Region" after the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes shook our country, was in-house trainings.  With that, Assoc.  Dr.  Evren Burak Enginöz, gave a seminar titled "How Should We Prepare for Earthquakes and the Aftermath?" on February 20, 2023.

Assoc. Dr. Evren Burak Enginöz in his speech said;

IKU Faculty of Architecture Dean Prof. Dr.

After the workshops held between 18 July and 15 August 2022 within the scope of the internship protocol signed between Istanbul Kültür University and the Bakırköy Representative Office of the Chamber of Architects, the works produced during the program were exhibited at the TMMOB Chamber of Architects Bakırköy Representative Office until 30.09.2022.

Istanbul Kültür University Architecture Program, having been one of the two architecture departments that applied to the Architecture Accreditation Board (MIAK-MAK), first received a 3-year accreditation in 2010. Then, for the time period spanning the years 2014-2020, the “3. 6-Year Accreditation with Specialized Evaluation per Year” was granted with the decision of the board bearing the date 16.02.2018 thanks to the positive result of the specialized evaluation made on the 2017 Annual Report, granting “6-Year Accreditation”.

Istanbul Kültür University Department of Architecture 2022-2023 Spring Semester Curriculum have been announced.

Furkan Şanlı, a graduate of IKU Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture, and his team received the honour of being deemed worthy of the "Purchase" award in the "Söğüt Architectural Project Competition" organized by the Bursa Branch of the Chamber of Architects of TMMOB.  We congratulate our graduate and his team for their big success and wish them good luck.

 The Team

- Furkan ŞANLI (Team Representative)
- Ezgi OĞUR
- Aybil GÜNGÖR
- Betül TOKDEMIR 

 Contributor

The article titled "Real Estate 4.0 and Brand (Residential) Positioning" co-written by Master Architect Çiğdem Karabağ, a postgraduate of the Department of Architecture, and Assist. Prof.