The ARC-H-TEC team's project titled "Energy Efficient Living Unit in the Case of Disasters ", which was granted the chance to receive monetary aid under the TÜBİTAK 2209-A University Students Research Projects Support Program in 2022, passed the preliminary evaluation and project evaluation stages of the TEKNOFEST Technology for Humanity Competition in the "Disaster Management" category, “University or Above Level” and became a finalist.

ARC-H-TEC Team Members Are;

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.