ESRA AKCAN, B.Arch, M.Arch, M. Phil., Ph.D.
Received her B.Arch. and M.Arch. from METU, her M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Columbia University, New York. Works as a postdoctoral lecturer at Columbia University. Received awards and fellowships from Columbia University, Graham Foundation- Carter Manny Award of Special Recognition, Mellon Foundation, DAAD, Kinne, KRESS / ARIT. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

MÜGE AKKAR, B.CP., M.Sc. in Urban Policy Planning, Ph.D. in CP.
Studied at METU, and University of Newcastle. Works as assistant professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at METU. Has published articles and presented papers on the privatisation of public lands and local government finance in Turkey, and public spaces in Britain. Her current interests are in public space, urban regeneration and urban design. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

CÂNÂ BÄ°LSEL, B.Arch., M.Arch., Ph.D.
Graduated from the Department of Architecture at METU (B.Arch. 1987, M.Arch. 1989), she received her Ph.D. degree at the Université de Paris X – Nanterre (1996). Recently collaborated in the book, Smyrne 1830-1930 : De la fortune à l’oubli, edited by Marie-Carmen Smyrnelis, to be published by the Editions Autrement (Paris) in January 2006. Is currently directing a research project on the Henri Prost’s planning work in Ä°stanbul (1936-1951). She has been teaching architectural and urban design at the Department of Architecture of METU since 1996. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

ÇAÄžRI Ä°MAMOÄžLU, B.Arch., M.Arch., Ph.D.
Received his B.Arch and M.Arch degrees from METU in 1992 and 1995; his Ph.D. in Architecture in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA in 2002. Currently employed in the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Bilkent University. His research areas include environmental cognition and evaluation, environments for older adults, and architectural education. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

VACÄ°T Ä°MAMOÄžLU, B.Arch., M.Arch., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Studied architecture at METU and Pratt Institute, and architectural psychology at University of Strathclyde. He is currently teaching architectural design, research methods and universal design at METU. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

ANTHONY D. KING
Bartle Professor of Art History and of Sociology, State University of New York at Binghamton (Emeritus from 2006). Has been Visiting Professor in Architecture, University of California Berkeley and  for five years, Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology. His most recent book is Spaces of Global Cultures: Architecture Urbanism and Identity (2004). With Thomas A.Markus, he is Co-Editor of the Routledge Architext series on architecture and social/cultural theory. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

MUSTAFA KORUMAZ, B.Arch., M.Arch.
Received his B.Arch. and M.Arch. degrees from Selcuk University in 1999 and 2003. Currently he is a research assistant, and a Ph.D. student in the same university. His research interests include vernacular architecture and conservation of historical buildings. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

SELEN B. MORKOÇ, B.Arch., M.A.
Received her B.Arch. and M.A. in History of Architecture from METU. Since 2002, she is working as a research member of CAMEA (Centre for Asian and Middle Eastern Architecture) at University of Adelaide. Soon, she will be submitting her PhD on receptions of architecture in the Ottoman context. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

NEELUM NAZ; B. Arch., Ph. D.
Professor at the Department of Architecture, University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, Pakistan; Postdoc Scholar in the Department of Architecture, METU from May 2005 to January 2006. B.Arch. from UET, Lahore (1980) and Ph. D. from University of Sheffield, England (1997). Teaches architectural design, theory of design, history of European architecture, graphics and model making at undergraduate level and business communication at postgradaute level. Areas of interest are interaction of social and built environment, biograghies of renowned architects, and theory of architecture. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

ALÄ° UZAY PEKER, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Studied Art History at Ä°stanbul and Bosphorus Universities, received Ph.D. from Ä°stanbul Technical University (1996). Worked at Canadian Centre for Architecture, Study Centre as a visiting scholar (2000). Currently teaching history of architecture at METU, Department of Architecture. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

UMUT TOKER, B.Arch., M.CP. in UD., Ph.D.
Holds his B.Arch and M.CP. from METU, and Ph.D. from North Carolina State University College of Design. Having conducted post-doctoral research at Imperial College London, he currently teaches urban design studios, visual communication and participatory planning/design at California Polytechnic State University. His areas of interest cover participatory design/planning, computer applications and environment-behavior relationships. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it