Department of Architecture

Assist. Prof. Esin Hasgül, an academician from the Department of Architecture at Istanbul Kültür University, held an interview titled "Material Trends Podcast Series #5 & Flexibility in Space Designs" as part of the Building Catalog events on October 15, 2021. In the event; Issues such as the importance of flexibility in space designs, the concept of open plan that flexibility is associated with, and the role of the architect in flexible design were discussed in detail.

The first guest of the 2021-2022 Fall Term Architecture Talks organized by the Department of Architecture of Istanbul Kultur University was Abdurrahman Çekim from Baraka Architecture. Çekim met with the students and academicians of the Department of Architecture at the Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall on Monday, October 11, with her presentation on "Searching, Understanding, Collecting". Students and academics showed great interest in the conference, which was held face-to-face after the pandemic.

The academic staff and students of the Department of Architecture came together at the Orientation Program held online on September 14, 2021. We thank the students for their participation.

Institute of Graduate Education Architecture M.S. organized an orientation meeting via Microsoft Teams, on September 21, Tuesday between 14.00-15.30. In the meeting, in which the academics of the department and graduate program students attended, Erasmus, ORION and CATS were introduced through information regarding graduate programs.

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

The orientation for our first year students who are newly enrolled in the Architecture (English) Program will take place online on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 14:00. 

Platform: Microsoft Teams Link: https://bit.ly/3BYwm4x

Houyem Snene, a 2020 graduate of the Istanbul Kultur University (IKU) Department of Architecture, was selected among 970 applicants and accepted to the 4Cities Erasmus Mundus Joint Master program with a 100% scholarship. 4Cities Erasmus Mundus Joint Master is an urban planning master's program that continues in the first semester in Brussels and the next three semesters in Vienna, Copenhagen and Madrid. Congratulations to our graduate.

Finalists were determined in the International Mask Design Contest with the theme of "Architecture and the City" organized by the Department of Architecture of Istanbul Kultur University between March 10 and April 7, 2021. At the jury session on April 9, 2021, the qualifiers were held in two stages. 6 works selected for the final among 177 works were opened to voting.

The patent application of the invention named "Breathing Wall Apparatus Providing Natural Ventilation", developed by Ömer Saatcıoğlu, an academician of the Department of Architecture at Istanbul Kültür University, within the framework of energy efficient building design studies, has been filed.

Istanbul Kultur University Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture faculty member Dr. N.Ömer SAATCIOĞLU's invention named "A Masonry Wall System" within the framework of the Hay-Bale Building Design studies in accordance with the conditions of Turkey was registered as an international patent (PCT) on behalf of our university. This registered invention is the first international patent of our university and faculty. N.Ömer SAATCIOĞLU has five inventions, three of which are registered and two of which are in the process of acceptance.