Academic Staff

Aktan Acar, Assoc. Prof.

Aktan Acar, Assoc. Prof.

Head of Department of Architecture

Education

Doctorate
Çankaya University Architecture
Master’s Degree
Design Education Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich / ETH-Z
Master’s Degree
Middle East Technical University Architecture
Bachelor’s Degree
Middle East Technical University Architecture

Research Fields

  1. cognitive development
  2. Visual–Spatial Skills and Perception
  3. Architectural aesthetics
  4. history of architectural theories
  5. basic design education
  6. Vitruvius and “Ten Books on Architecture”

Work Experience

  1. Çankaya University Part-time Instructor
  2. Gazi University Instructor
  3. METU Alumni Association Architectural consultant
  4. Middle East Technical University Architect

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Aslı Özbek, Lecturer

Aslı Özbek, Lecturer

Education

Doctorate
Istanbul Technical University Architectural Design Informatics
Master’s Degree
Gazi University Architecture
Bachelor’s Degree
Gazi University Architecture

Research Fields

  1. architecutral design
  2. architectural informatics
  3. computational design and production
  4. Numerical Methods in Architectural Design Education

Work Experience

  1. Yapıhane Architecture Engineering Müş.Ltd.Şti. Founding Partner
  2. Eskişehir Osmangazi University Part-time lecturer

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Elif  Mıhçıoğlu, Assoc. Prof.

Elif Mıhçıoğlu, Assoc. Prof.

Education

Doctorate
Middle East Technical University Architecture
Master’s Degree
Middle East Technical University Historic Preservation
Bachelor’s Degree
Middle East Technical University Architecture

Research Fields

  1. Historic Preservation
  2. Adaptive Reuse
  3. Industrial Heritage
  4. Urban Morphology
  5. Urban Design

Work Experience

  1. TOBB ETÜ Part-time Lecturer
  2. Atılım University Part-time Lecturer
  3. Perspecitve Construction, NY, USA Architect, Site Supervisor
  4. Columbia University, GSAPP, NY, USA Visiting Scholar, PostDoc
  5. Istanbul Kültür University Assistant Professor
Işıl Ruhi Sipahioğlu, Asst. Prof.

Işıl Ruhi Sipahioğlu, Asst. Prof.

Education

Doctorate
Politecnico di Milano (Italy) Structural Science and Technologies
Master’s Degree
Middle East Technical University Architecture
Bachelor’s Degree
Gazi University Architecture

Research Fields

  1. Organic approaches in architectural design process
  2. Informatics technologies in architecture
  3. Sustainable architecture

Work Experience

  1. Ferdi Project Senior architect
  2. Teknotes A.Ş. Architect
  3. PEB Architecture Ltd. Şti. Architect
  4. IC İçtaş Construction Architect
  5. Yakup Hazan Architecture Ltd. Şti. Architect

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Murat Sönmez, Asst. Prof.

Murat Sönmez, Asst. Prof.

Vice Dean

Education

Master’s Degree
Gazi University Architecture
Master’s Degree
Gazi University Architecture
Bachelor’s Degree
Eskişehir Osmangazi University Architecture

Research Fields

  1. Architectural design
  2. Contemporary Design Theories: Surface Architecture
  3. Design Education: Building Courses at the Intersection of Construction and Design

Work Experience

  1. Gazi University Research Assistant
  2. Eskişehir Osmangazi University Research Assistant

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Nihat  Eyce, Lecturer

Nihat Eyce, Lecturer

Education

Doctorate
Yıldız Technical University Architecture in the Digital Environment
Master’s Degree
Gazi University Architecture
Bachelor’s Degree
Gazi University Architecture

Research Fields

  1. architectural design
  2. urban design
  3. informatics in architecture
  4. Architectural Design and Artificial Intelligence in the Design Environment

Work Experience

  1. Yapıhane Architecture Engineering Müş.Ltd.Şti. Founding Partner

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Pelin Gürol Öngören, Asst. Prof.

Pelin Gürol Öngören, Asst. Prof.

Deputy Head of Department

Education

Doctorate
Middle East Technical University Architectural History
Master’s Degree
Middle East Technical University Architectural History
Bachelor’s Degree
Bilkent University Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

Research Fields

  1. Late Ottoman and Early Republican Period Architecture
  2. Representation/Presentation and Exhibition of Cultural Heritage
  3. Museum Management and Cultural heritage
  4. Climate-Resilient Heritage Studies in Architectural Education
  5. Architecture and Gender Studies
  6. Industrial Heritage

Work Experience

  1. Turkish-American Scientific Research Association Researcher-Assistant
  2. American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) Researcher-Assistant

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Selda Bancı, Asst. Prof.

Selda Bancı, Asst. Prof.

Education

Doctorate
Middle East Technical University Architectural History
Master’s Degree
Middle East Technical University Architectural History
Bachelor’s Degree
Gazi University Architecture

Research Fields

  1. Representation / Presentation / Narration / Visualization / Exhibition of Architecture
  2. Architectural books
  3. Architectural history writing
  4. Modern Architecture
  5. 20th century Architecture in Türkiye
  6. Architectural history and theory
  7. Architecture and Media

Work Experience

  1. TMMOB Chamber of Architects Program executive and Researcher (part-time)
  2. Bilkent University Part-time Instructor
  3. Güzey Architecture Architect & Media Coordinator (part-time)
  4. Bartlett School of Architecture Post-doc Researcher
  5. University College London (UK) Post-doc Researcher

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Sibel Acar, Asst. Prof.

Sibel Acar, Asst. Prof.

Education

Doctorate
Middle East Technical University Architecture
Master’s Degree
Middle East Technical University Architecture
Bachelor’s Degree
Middle East Technical University Civil Engineering

Research Fields

  1. Architectural photography
  2. Architectural history
  3. Visuality Studies in Architecture

Work Experience

  1. Hasel Construction Ltd. Şti. Civil Engineer

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Tayyibe Nur Çağlar, Prof.

Tayyibe Nur Çağlar, Prof.

Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Design

Education

Doctorate
Ankara University Landscape architecture
Master’s Degree
Ankara University Landscape architecture
Bachelor’s Degree
Ankara State Academy of Engineering and Architecture Architecture

Research Fields

  1. Urban landscape design and theory
  2. urban design
  3. architectural design education

Work Experience

  1. Gazi University Lecturer
  2. Teksis Ltd. Şti. Architect
  3. Postma Ltd. Co. (Netherlands) Architect

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Zelal Çınar, Asst. Prof.

Zelal Çınar, Asst. Prof.

Education

Doctorate
Middle East Technical University Architecture
Master’s Degree
University of Westminster (London) Architecture
Bachelor’s Degree
Gazi University Architecture

Research Fields

  1. Biomimetic design
  2. Computational design
  3. Architectural design and system theory

Work Experience

  1. Abant İzzet Baysal University Research Assistant
  2. Aalto Universitesi (Finland) Post-doc Researcher

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Researchers

Burak Dönmez, Research Assistant

Burak Dönmez, Research Assistant

Education

Doctorate
Middle East Technical University Structural Sciences
Master’s Degree
Middle East Technical University Structural Sciences
Bachelor’s Degree
Middle East Technical University Architecture

Research Fields

  1. Building Performance Simulation
  2. Passive design principles
  3. Sustainable architecture
  4. Thermal comfort

Work Experience

  1. Tera Construction Architect
  2. Motto Architecture Architect
  3. BuG Architecture Founding Partner

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