Department of Architecture

Within the scope of the "ARC0802 Workshop II" course conducted by Prof. Dr. Esin Kasapoğlu and Assoc. Prof. Gamze Alptekin from the Department of Architecture (English Program), a trip was organized to the "Avenue Bakırköy" construction site in Bakırköy, whose employer is Kiptaş, and whose contractors are Nuhoğlu Group and the Trend-Onur Alkan Partnership, through the mediation of Assist. Prof. Selen Yazıcı.

Within the scope of the “Workshop II” course conducted by Prof. Dr. Esin Kasapoğlu and Assoc. Prof. Gamze Alptekin from the Department of Architecture, a seminar titled “Waterproofing” was given by Civil Engineer Jozef Bonfil, who is a consultant in the field of waterproofing and thermal insulation at Vesline Chemicals on Tuesday, March 4.

Istanbul Kültür University Department of Architecture 2024-2025 Spring Semester Course Programs have been announced.

In scope of the course “Architectural Design I” conducted by Assoc. Prof. Selin Yıldız and Research Assistant Berkay Oskay, first-year students of Istanbul Kültür University, Department of Architecture, prepared projects under the title of “Urban Readings on Istanbul” which went on display on Thursday, October 24. 2024. Visitors interested in seeing these 3D works of students, which reflect Istanbul from various perspectives, can visit the gallery on the second floor of the Ataköy building.

As part of the “Architectural Design I” instructed by Assoc. Prof. Selin Yıldız and Research Assistant Berkay Oskay, 1st-year students from the Department of Architecture went on a technical visit to Istanbul Modern and Arter on Thursday, October 17.

During their studies in the Fall Semester of 2024-2025, students will analyse Istanbul Modern and Arter in terms of mass, shell, and surrounding context, architectural program, exhibition content, and the interactions between art and space.

Alumni of the Istanbul Kültür University Department of Architecture gathered with the faculty members of the department in the Architectural Design 6 studio before the “IKU Alumni Day” program held on Sunday, October 20, to refresh their memories and evaluate the architectural professional environment they were in. Our alumni, who shared their professional experiences in the meeting where graduates from different years were present, had the opportunity to discuss the professional environment and get to know other graduates studying in different years.

Within the scope of the ‘Building Science II’ course conducted by Prof. Dr. Esin Kasapoğlu, one of our academicians from the Department of Architecture, a wall application training was given by Ytong company on Wednesday, October 16. As part of the training held in the backyard of the Ataköy building in the Bakırköy campus, company representatives made a sample wall structure using Ytong wall blocks.

Within the scope of the “Architectural Design 3 (ARC0003)” course conducted by Assoc. Prof. Asiye Akgün Gültekin, Assist. Prof. Z. Ayşe Gökşin, and Assist. Prof. Altuğ Sarıyar from the Department of Architecture, a technical trip was organized to Koşuyolu, the project area, on Monday, October 8, 2024.

Within the scope of the “MIM0080 Diploma Project” and “ARC0080 Graduation Project” courses, conducted by Prof. Dr. Neslihan Dostoğlu, Assoc. Prof. Gamze Alptekin, Lecturer Dr. Suzan Sanlı Esin and Res. Assist. Merve Aksoy Oral in the Department of Architecture, a project trip to the “Delmece Plateau Nature Park” in Yalova was organized on Wednesday, September 25.

Within the scope of the “MIM0080 Diploma Project” and “ARC0080 Graduation Project” courses conducted jointly in the Department of Architecture, guest speakers (Defne Akşin Akyol, Res. Assist. İdil Akkuzu and Murat Bayram) made presentations on the project topic titled “A Destination for Ecotourism in Delmece Plateau Nature Park” in Yalova on Wednesday, September 18.