LEYLA ALPAGUT; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in Arts
Received her Bachelor’s (1994), Master’s (1999), and Ph.D. degrees (2005) in Art History from Hacettepe University. Currently employed as Assistant Professor at the Department of Architecture, Abant Ä°zzet Baysal University. Research interests include Early Republican Architecture in Turkey and educational buildings, foreign architects at Early Republican Period of Turkey and modern architecture. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

RODRIGO GARCIA ALVARADO; BArch, MS, PhD.
Architect (Catholic University of Chile, 1989), Master’s in Information Technologies (Polytechnic University of Madrid, 1994) and Ph.D. in Architectural Representation (Polytechnic University of Catalunya, 2005). Currently is Associate Professor and Head of PhD Programme in Architecture, at University of Bio-Bio, Concepcion, Chile.

BÄ°LGE ARMATLI KÖROÄžLU; BCP, MRP, PhD.
Received her B.CP. (1995) from City and Regional Planning, Ä°stanbul Technical University; her M.RP (1999) at the Regional Planning Program and her Ph.D. (2004) in the City and Regional Planning Program of METU. Works as assistant professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Gazi University. Research interests are local economic development, production networks, clusters and innovation. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

OSMAN BALABAN; B.CP., M.Sc. in Urban Policy Planning, Ph.D.
Graduated from the Department of City and Regional Planning at METU (1996); received his MSc from Urban Policy Planning and Local Governments Program at METU (2000); earned his Ph.D. Degree from the Department of CRP at METU (2008). Currently works as a postdoctoral research fellow at United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies in Japan. Research interests include urban planning, urban politics, local governments and climate change mitigation and adaptation. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

SOOFIA TAHIRA ELIAS ÖZKAN; B.Arch., M.S. and Ph.D.
Has her degrees in Building Science. Practised architecture for 17 years, in Pakistan and Turkey, before joining the Department of Architecture at METU. Her research is focused on recovery, reuse and recycling of building material; sustainability, bioclimatic and green architecture, energy-efficiency and building simulations. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

MUALLA ERKILIÇ; B. Arch., M.Arch., Ph.D.
Received B. Arch. and M. Arch. degrees from METU Department of Architecture, Ankara, Turkey and Ph.D. Degree from University of Edinburgh, Department of Architecture, UK (1994). Currently teaching on architectural design and universal design at METU, Department of Architecture. Fields of interest are architectural theory and criticism, architectural education, architectural practice, and universal design.

NEVRA ERTÜRK; BA, MA, PhD.
Received B.A. in Classical Archaeology, M.A. in Museum Studies, Ph.D. in Architectural History and Theory. Is Assistant Professor in the Department of Conservation and Restoration of Art Works and teaching in the Museum Studies Graduate Program of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Is Member of ICOM Disaster Relief Task Force.

GÜLAY HASDOÄžAN; B.ID, MS in BS, Ph.D.
Received her Bachelor of Industrial Design and MSc in Building Science degrees from Middle East Technical University (METU), and her Ph.D. from Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design, London. Served as President of the Industrial Designers Society of Turkey. Currently Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Industrial Design at METU. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Ä°PEK GÜRSEL DÄ°NO; BArch., MSc., PhD.
Received MSc. in Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, USA) with an interest on computational design, and Ph.D. in Architecture from the Design Informatics chair of Delft University of Technology (Delft, the Netherlands). Has led and participated in research projects on computational support for building performance assessment. Research interests include information and knowledge modeling, generative design systems, algorithmic design, performance assessment of buildings in use.

DENÄ°Z HASIRCI; B.Arch., M.Arch., Ph.D.
Is the Head of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Ä°zmir University of Economics. A Fulbright scholar, she has published in the journals Creative Behavior, Creativity Research Journal, Arkitekt, DüÅŸe-Yazma, Patika and Koridor.

ARZU KALIN, BLA LArch., MLA LArch., Ph. D.
Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at Karadeniz Technical University. Received her BLA LArch,. MLA LArch. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Landscape Architecture at Karadeniz Technical University in 1994, 1997 and 2004. Areas of interest are environmental behavior research mainly focused on landscape perception, symbolic meanings of environment, symbolic landscapes, semiology (semantics) (sign theory), visual-aesthetic quality of environment, environmental preference and evaluation methodologies-applications. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

TUÄžÇE KAZANASMAZ; B.Arch., M.Arch., Ph.D.
Holds a Ph.D. in Building Science from Middle East Technical University (METU), where she received her Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Architecture. Practiced as an architect both in Ankara and Ä°zmir for three years. Her research fields are design efficiency of healthcare buildings; architectural lighting; building performance, and energy efficient design. Currently instructor in the Department of Architecture in Ä°zmir Institute of Technology. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

JAIME JOFRE MUÑOZ; BArch, Ph.D.
Has BArch (University of Bio-Bio, 1987) and Ph.D. in Architectural Design degrees (Polytechnic University of Catalunya, 2008), and works as practicing architect. Currently is Assistant Professor and Post-doctoral Researcher in University of Bio-Bio, Concepcion, Chile.

TANYEL ÖZELÇÄ° ECERAL; BCP, MRP, PhD.
Graduated from the METU Department of City and Regional Planning (1990); worked for the Ministry of Culture and Southeastern Anatolia Project Regional Development Administration (GAP). Recently joined Gazi University Department of City and Regional Planning. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

FATMA GÜL ÖZTÜRK; Dipl. Ing. Arch.; Ph.D.
Graduated from Universität Stuttgart, Department of Architecture (2000); received a Ph.D. in Architectural History Program from METU (2010). Worked as practicing architect in Germany and Turkey from 2000 to 2006; and as a Research Assistant at BaÅŸkent University, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design from 2006–2009. Currently employed as an instructor at Çankaya University, Department of Interior Architecture. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

ESRA SAKINÇ; B.Arch., M. Arch., Ph.D.
Received her Bachelor and Master’s degrees at Yıldız Technical University, where she worked as research assistant until 2011. Her doctoral study is on the integration of solar active systems in architecture, and she makes research on the utilization of solar energy in buildings, sustainable buildings and energy efficient design at Maltepe University, where she currently teaches. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

DÄ°NÇER SEZGÄ°N; B.CP, M.CP.
Received his B.CP and M.CP degrees at Gazi University; worked as an urban planner at İller Bankası from 1998 to 2011, currently works at the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization. His main areas of interest are urban development and planning issues. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

B. ECE ÅžAHÄ°N; B.Arch, M.Arch., Ph.D.
Graduated from UludaÄŸ University (B.Arch. 1999, M.Arch. 2006, Ph.D. 2011), where she has been working as research assistant since 2005. Her research interest areas are urban spaces, design for children and kindergarten design. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

ESRA ÅžAHÄ°N BURAT; BArch, MArch, MS, PhD.
Received her BArch from METU, MArch from Virginia Tech, MS and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Is a recipient of the SOM Foundation’s Traveling Fellowship and the ACSA Steel Design Award for for Excellence among other awards. Currently teaches and practices at Mersin University, Faculty of Architecture, Turkey. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

MÜJGAN ÅžEREFHANOÄžLU SÖZEN; B.Arch., M. Arch., Ph.D.
Worked at Yıldız Technical University from 1972 to 2010, where she played a major role in the foundation of the Building Physics Department, and Lighting Laboratory. Has accomplished many scientific researches, has published papers and attended national-international meetings. Is still giving lectures in the same institution.

GÖKMEN TAYFUR; B.Arch., M.S.CE, M.S., Ph.D.
He holds a Ph.D. and MS from University of California, Davis (US); and a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree of Civil Engineering in Ä°stanbul Technical University (Turkey). His research fields are overland flows; channel flows; rainfall-runoff induced erosion/sediment transport; chemical transport in saturated and unsaturated zone; chemical transport by surface flows; GIS applications for hydrological watershed management; snowmelt; application of fuzzy logic. Currently professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Ä°zmir Institute of Technology. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

ÖMER Ä°SKENDER TULUK; B.Arch, M.Arch, Ph.D.
Completed his bachelor’s (1991) and master’s (1994) degrees and earned his Ph.D. (1999) at the Karadeniz Technical University, KTU, Trabzon. Was appointed as lecturer in the Faculty of Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture in 2001 and is currently employed as associate professor in the Department of Architecture (2011), where he is the head of the Architectural History Option. Runs detailed research and fieldwork on the local architectural history.

NESLÄ°HAN TÜRKÜN DOSTOÄžLU, B.Arch, M.Arch., Ph.D.
Graduated from METU (B.Arch. 1978, M.Arch. 1981), and University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D. 1986), and served as the Chair of the Department of Architecture at UludaÄŸ University for nine years. Presently, is Professor of Architecture at Ä°stanbul Kültür University. Her areas of interest are architectural design, environment and behavior, and architectural education. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

FULYA ÜSTÜN DEMÄ°RKAYA; B.Arch., M.Arch.
Graduated from the Department of Architecture Karadeniz Technical University (KTU) Trabzon in 2005. Completed her master’s degree in 2008, at the same Department (2008) where she is a Ph.D. student and research assistant.

ÇÄ°ÄžDEM VAROL; BCP, MRP, PhD.
Received her B.CP at Gazi University, M.RP and Ph.D. degrees at METU. Currently works as Associate Professor at the Department of City and Regional Planning, Gazi University. Main areas of interest are regional planning, local/regional economic development, urban economics, socio-economic geography, entrepreneurship and network analysis. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

DEMET YILMAZ, B.Arch., M.Arch,. Ph. D.
Assistant Professor of Architecture at Karadeniz Technical University. Received her B.Arch., M.Arch and Ph. D. degrees from the department of Architecture at Karadeniz Technical University in 2003, 2006 and 2011. Areas of interest are architectural design and urban design. She has been employed by the Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture since 2005. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

BELMA YÜKSEL, B. Design,
Received her bachelor degree from the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design in Ä°zmir University of Economics, and is currently a research assisstant at YaÅŸar University, Department of Interior Architecture. Research interest is in earthquake resistant spatial design and design programming regarding spaces for children.