“PARTICIPATORY ARCHITECTURE AS AN ALTERNATIVE DESIGN TOOL” E-SEMINAR

An e-seminar titled "Participatory Architecture as an Alternative Design Tool" was held on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, within the scope of the "MIMY0420 Participatory Architecture and Planning" course in the Urban Design Master's Program of the Department of Architecture and conducted by Asst Prof. Z. Ayşe Gökşin.

"MUĞLA TRANSCRIPTS IN/ON DISASTERS: FOREST FIRES 2021 WORKSHOP EXHIBITION" HAS OPENED

The products of the workshop titled "Muğla Faces in/Over Disasters: Forest Fires 2021" organized with Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University on March 5-6, 2022 as part of the Architectural Episodes Symposium organized by the Department of Architecture, were presented at the ceremony held on Thursday, April 14, at 14.00, opened to visitors. At the opening ceremony where our Rector gave her speech, the message of our Chairperson of the Board of Trustees Dr. Bahar Akıngüç Günver was also read.

“PLAN TO BUILDING APPLICATION EXPERIENCES”

IKU Department of Architecture brought together Gökçe Dede from Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Department of Reconstruction and Urban Planning and Anıl Serican Delibay from Beylikdüzü Municipality Planning and Project Directorate with students on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.  Our guests, who gave an online seminar titled "Plan to Building Application Experiences" within the scope of "MIM8026 Reconstruction and Professional Practice" and "ARC8026 Urban Development and Professional Practice" courses conducted by Prof. Dr.

WORKSHOP: MUĞLA TRANSCRIPTS IN/ON DISASTERS: FOREST FIRES 2021

Within the scope of the symposium themed “Architectural Episodes 02: New Dialogues in Architectural Education and Practice” organized by IKU Faculty of Architecture Department of Architecture on 24-25 March 2022, a workshop titled “Muğla Transcripts in/on Disasters: Forest Fires 2021”was organized in cooperation with Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University and Istanbul Kültür University Department of Architecture students. The workshop, in which Prof. Dr. Emel Birer and Assist. Prof. Esin Hasgül from İstanbul Kültür University, Assoc. Prof.

"WORKPLACES OF ARCHITECTS"

Department of Architecture invited Master Architect & Engineer Ali Ekinci, a former member of the Central Board of the Chamber of Architects, on Thursday, March 31, to give a speech titled "Workplaces of Architects". At the conference held over Microsoft Teams, Ekinci conveyed the diversity of the work areas of the graduates of the Department of Architecture and the social importance of architecture to the students.

ESİN KÖYMEN, CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TMMOB CHAMBER OF ARCHITECTS, ISTANBUL BÜYÜKKENT BRANCH, GAVE SEMINARS TO OUR ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT STUDENTS

Esin Köymen, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of TMMOB Chamber of Architects, Istanbul Büyükkent Branch, presented a seminar in the "MIM/ARC8026 Urban Development and Professional Practice" courses- conducted by Prof. Dr. Evrim Özkan- on March 29. Our students-who are architect candidates- watched a satisfactory presentation on the principles, organization, works and activities of the  Istanbul Büyükkent Branch, starting with the establishment and organizational structure of the Chamber of Architects.

“ARCHITECTURAL EPISODES 02: NEW DIALOGUES IN ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION AND PRACTICE” INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

The international symposium organized by the IKU Faculty of Architecture Department of Architecture has started on March 24, 2022, Thursday, online. The symposium, in which the opening speeches are made by Assist. Prof. Elif Altınok Çalışkan, Rector Consultant, in the name of IKU Rector, Prof, Dr. Neslihan Dostoğlu, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Prof. Dr. Esin Kasapoğlu, Head of the Department of Architecture, Assoc. Prof. Zühre Yıldırım, Head of the Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Faculty of Architecture, focuses on the new dialogues in the architecture education and practice.

THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE “QUALITY IN THE BUILDING PRODUCTION PROCESS” COURSE İŞKUR SEMINAR

Gülay Kanoğlu and Oktay Duran, İŞKUR Bahçelievler Business- Vocational Counsellors, were the guest to the course titled “MIM0216 Quality in the Building Production Process” lectured by Assist. Prof. Gamze Alptekin, given in the Turkish Program of the Department of Architecture. Our guests who gave seminars titled “İşkur-İş Başı Education Program” and “CV from Past to Today”, explained the points they should pay attention to the job application process and the support programs İŞKUR gives on finding a job, in a detailed way to our students who will be graduated soon.

THE CHAMBER OF ARCHITECTS OF TURKEY TRAKYA REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE, VISITED THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

The Head and the members of the Board of Management of the Chamber of Architects of Turkey Trakya Regional Representative Committee, visited Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture on March 3 2022, Thursday. In the extremely productive meeting, the topics such as enabling the internship opportunities to the students of the Department of Architecture, the announcement of the events of the Department of Architecture to the local architects, the work protocol between the Chamber of Architects of Turkey and the department were discussed.

WATER PROOFING IN BUILDINGS

Within the scope of "MIM4020 Building Science III" given by Assoc Prof Erkan Avlar and "ARC4020 Buildings Science III" conducted by Assist. Prof. Gamze Alptekin in the Department of Architecture; On Wednesday, March 9, seminars on waterproofing in buildings were given by civil engineer (m.sc) Jozef Bonfil in English and Turkish.

Within the scope of the seminar, insulation material selection criteria, application principles and details were explained to the students.