EBRAHIM AGAHZADEH; BS, MS
Received BS from Mahabad Azad University, Ä°ran and MS from Ä°stanbul Technical University.

MURAT BALAMÄ°R; B. Arch, MCP, PhD.
Has degrees in Architecture (METU; AA, London), Town Planning (UC, University of London), and Political Science and Public Administration (Ankara University). Has been the former Editor of METU JFA, and has acted as Vice Dean to the Faculty of Architecture at METU for 12 years. Elected (Sept. 2011-) as the coordinator of the ‘Disasters and Social Crises Research Network’ of the European Sociological Association (DSCRN, ESA). His publications relate to the topics of housing, planning, disasters and risk management and mitigation planning. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

BURAK BEYHAN, B.CP., M.RP., Ph.D.
Received his degrees in the Department of City and Regional Planning at METU; currently assistant professor at Mersin University. Main research interests are in regional planning and economic development, innovation and geographic information systems, urban and planning history. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

BURAK BELGE; B.CRP, M.CP, Ph.D.
Received B.CRP (2002), M.CP (2005) and Ph.D. (2012) degrees at METU. Worked in various urban planning and research projects at METU-TAÇDAM (Centre for Research and Assessment of Historic Environment) and METU-MATPUM (Research and Implementation Centre for Built Environment and Design). Currently a member of the Department of City and Regional Planning at Mersin University. 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

SUAT ÇABUK; B.CP, M.Sc., PhD.
Assistant Prof. at Karabuk University Safranbolu Fethi Toker Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Department of Architecture. His interest covers urban planning, urban design and urban morphology issues. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

SIDIKA ÇETÄ°N; BArch, MArch, Ph.D.
Graduated from Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Architecture (1994); completed MArch in Selçuk University (2000) and PhD in Architecture in Dokuz Eylül University (2004). Currently, she works as Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture within the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta; and teaches architectural design studios, interior design and building science. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

ÇAÄžLA DOÄžAN, B.ID., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Received her B.ID. and M.Sc. in Industrial Design degrees from METU and her Ph.D. from the Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Canada. Her design-based research has a particular focus on product design, design education and generative research for sustainability. Currently employed as Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial Design, METU. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

BAHAREH HOSSEINI, B.Arch.
Graduated from Shahid Beheshti University (2012), currently works as an architect in Memaran Consulting Engineers in Tehran (2010-2012), has few articles related to Iranian vernacular architecture, research interests include islamic architecture and urbanism, architecture and urban history and middle eastern studies, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

RUHÄ° KAFESÇÄ°OÄžLU; Professor Emeritus
Is Emeritus Professor from Ä°stanbul Technical University, Faculty of Arhitecture, where he earned Associate Professor degree in 1954 and Professorhsip in 1965. Established the Building Materials Laboratory at the same institution. Has numerous publications, particularly on earth construction buildings and earth as building material.

MEHMET KARACA; B.Sc., M.CP.
Received his B.Sc. degree at the Department of Landscape Architecture, Ankara University and his M.CP degree at Gazi University. He is a landscape architect in the private sector.  His areas of interest are landscape architecture and urban design.

KEMAL REHA KAVAS; B.Arch., M.Arch., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at Architecture at Akdeniz University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Antalya. His research focuses on domestic space and environmental aesthetics. Received B.Arch (2002), M.Arch (2005) and Ph.D. (2009, History of Architecture) degrees from the Department of Architecture at METU. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

BOŠTJAN KERBLER; PhD.
Has PhD in social geography. Is a researcher at the Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia. His research deals with spatial planning and housing for people with disabilities and older people. Is the editor of the international scholarly journal Urbani Izziv (“Urban Challenge”). This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

FÄ°LÄ°Z BAL KOÇYİĞİT; B.Arch., M.Arch., PhD.
Received her degrees at Department of Architecture, METU, Department of Civil Engineering, Ä°TÜ, Department of Architecture, Gazi Univ., Department of Interior Design, HU. Has been employed at Atılım University since 2010. 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

F. NURÅžEN KUL; B. Arch., M. Sc., Ph.D.
Received her bachelor’s from Karadeniz Technical University (1998) and her master’s and doctoral degrees from the METU (2003, 2010). Currently works at the Department of Architectural Restoration at Ä°zmir Institute of Technology. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

ALI NAMAZIAN, B.Arch, M.Arch, Ph.D.
Graduated from the Houston University, Texas, received his M.Sc. from construction department at Houston University, earned his Ph.D. Degree in Environmental Design in A&M University, Texas, currently works as a lecturer in Shahid Beheshti University, Department of Construction, research interests include history of architecture, solar energy applications, architectural psychology. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

BEKÄ°R YILMAZ PEKMEZCÄ°; BCE, MS, PhD.
Assistant Professor of civil engineering at Ä°stanbul Technical University, where he graduated and received his PhD and MS degrees. His research interests include processing of cement-based materials, fiber-reinforced cement-based materials, materials for masonry structures. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

PIET H. PELLENBARG;
Professor of economic geography, University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Dean,1994-1998, and 2008-2011.Co-author of continuous series of maps-articles ‘The Netherlands in Maps’ in the Journal of Economic and Social Geography since 1987. Co-author International Business Geography’ (Abingdon/New York, Routledge-2008). Co-editor of the international Journal for European Spatial Research and Policy.

ASHRAF M. SALAMA; BArch., M.Arch, PhD.
Chair Professor of Architecture and Founding Head of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at Qatar University. Is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy-FHEA and the Royal Society of the Arts-FRSA; has held permanent, tenured, and visiting positions in Egypt, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom; is the chief editor of Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, collaborating editor of Open House International. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

G. PELÄ°N SARIOÄžLU-ERDOÄžDU, B.CP, M.CP., PhD.
Studied City and Regional Planning at METU (B. CP. 2000; M.CP. 2003) and University of Groningen, in the Netherlands (PhD. 2010). Works in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Mersin University. Has participated in Scientific Research Project “Residential Mobility” since 2002 and then in “‘Computational Recoding of Residential Mobility Data” since 2006. Interest topics are housing tenure studies, housing finance and basic design. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

OYA ÅžENYURT, B.Arch., M.AH, Ph.D.
Graduated from Yıldız Technical University, Department of Architecture in 1991 and wrote her postgraduate thesis on the topic of “Greek Architects Operating in Ä°stanbul between the years 1800-1950” at the Architecture History and Theory Department of the same university. Employed at the Kocaeli University Faculty of Architecture and Design as Associate Professor since March 2012.

PIETER R.A. TERPSTRA;
Graduated in social sciences; worked as a consultant for a private advisory company. His PhD was about local employment policies. Worked as associate professor in the Faculty of Spatial Sciences of Groningen University until his retirement in April 2012. Research areas are real estate development and spatial planning.

ALAIN THIERSTEIN, BAdm., M. Econ., Ph.D.
Is full professor for spatial and territorial development at the Munich University of Technology, Department of Architecture; and senior consultant and partner with Ernst Basler Partners Ltd., Zurich, a private engineering and planning consultancy. Current research interests include impact of the knowledge economy on urban and mega-city regions development, sustainable regional development, innovation and regional policy as well as policy evaluation.

SELÇUK UÄžUZ, B.Sc.
Received his bachelor degree in the Department of Economics at METU, in Ankara; currently working for an international construction firm in Ä°stanbul.

TOLGA ÜNLÜ; B.CP, M.CP, Ph.D.
Received his degrees at Department of City and Regional Planning, METU. Has research about physical development and planning history of Turkish cities, and especially of Mersin and their morphological transformation. Main fields of  interest are urban design, design control, urban morphology and planning and urban history. 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

ÇÄ°ÄžDEM VAROL; B.CP, M.RP, Ph.D.
Received her B.CP degree at Gazi University, her M.RP and PhD at METU. Currently working as an Assoc. Prof. at the Department of City and Regional Planning, Gazi University. Her areas of interest are urban and regional planning, local/regional economic development, sustainable 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 , This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

FLORIAN WIEDMANN; BArch., M.Arch, PhD.
Post-doctoral fellow at Qatar University. Graduated from the Technical University of Dresden (2003) and the University of Stuttgart (2006) with a Master’s degree in Architecture and Urban Planning. After completing his Master’s dissertation on the urban development of Dubai, continued his research on urbanism in the Gulf region with a PhD thesis at the University of Stuttgart (2007- 2010).