B.IÅžIK  AKSULU , B.Arch., M.Arch., Ph.D.
Studied architecture in Ankara State Academy of Architecture and Engineering (1973), Associate Professor of Restoration at Gazi University Faculty of Architecture and Engineering Architecture, Department of Restoration. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

DAVID SEAMON, Ph.D.
Professor of Architecture at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, USA. Trained in environment-behavior research, is interested in a phenomenological approach to place, architecture, environmental experience, and environmental design as place making. His books include A Geography of the Lifeworld (1979) and Dwelling, Seeing, and Designing (1993). He is also editor of the Environmental and Architectural Phenomenology Newsletter. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

HENRY SANOFF, AIA.
Professor Emeritus, College of Design, North Carolina State University. Widely published and known for his many books - including, 53 Research Papers in Social Architecture: 1963-2005; Programming and Participation in Architectural Design; Three Decades of Design and Community; Community Participation in Design and Planning, Creating Environments for Young Children, School Design, Integrating Programming Evaluation and Participation in Design, and Visual Research Methods in Design. Is the USA editor of the Journal of Design Studies, and the founder of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA). Has research concentrated in the areas of social housing, children's environments, community arts, aging populations and community participation. Has been a visiting lecturer at more than 85 institutions in the USA and abroad.

KORAY ÖZCAN, B.CP., M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor currently teaching at the Department of City and Regional Planning, Selçuk University, Konya. Received his Bachelor in City and Regional Planning at YTU in 1995, MS in Landscape Architecture at Ankara University in 2000, and his doctorate at the Selçuk University in 2005, with his Ph.D. thesis titled Urban Network and Urban Models in Anatolia during Seljuk Period. Fields of interest are urban history and urban landscape in Turkish culture from Central Asia and Iran to Anatolia. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

MEHMET ADNAN BARLAS, B.CP., M.CP.,Ph.D.
Assistant Professor currently teaching at the Department of City and Regional Planning, METU. Received his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1994. Has a number of articles and published a book titled “Urban Streets and Urban Rituals” in 2006. Fields of interest are symbolism, psychology, basic design and urban design. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

MEHTAP SAÄžOCAK, B. Arch., M. Arch., Ph.D
Received her degrees from Ä°stanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture. Assistant Professor at UludaÄŸ University Vocational School of Technical Sciences, at Bursa, Görükle. Research focuses on interpretation of architecture in  philosophical, social and historical contexts. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

NEBEEL HAMDI, B.Arch., M.Arch., Ph.D.
Professor of Housing and Urban Development at Oxford Brookes University. Qualified as an architect at the Architectural Association in London (1968); worked for the GLC (1969-1978), where his award-winning housing projects established his reputation in participatory design and planning; was Associate Professor of Housing at the MIT (1981-1990). Consulted on participatory action planning and upgrading of slums in cities to all major international development agencies, and to charities and NGOs worldwide. Is the author of Small Change (2004), Housing Without Houses (1995), and co-author of Making Micro Plans (1988) and Action Planning for Cities (1997), and editor of the collected volumes Educating for Real (1996) and Urban Futures (2005). This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

NESLÄ°HAN ASUTAY-EFFENBERGER, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Habil.
Studied Art History at the Ä°stanbul University, received her doctorate from the University of Bonn. Currently works at the Free University of Berlin, where she received her venia legendi for Byzantine Art and Archaeology with a Habilitationsschrift, entitled “Die Landmauer von Konstantinopel. Untersuchungen zu Topographie, Architektur, Mauerwerk und Baumaterial“. Her research interests include Byzantine Architecture, culture transfer between Byzantium and its Islamic neighbours and the historical topography of Constantinople/Ä°stanbul. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

OLGU ÇALIÅžKAN, BS.CRP., M.S.CP.
Research assistant at METU Faculty of Architecture. Received his Bachelor in City and Regional Planning (2001) and M.CP in Urban Design (2004) at METU. Currently a Ph.D. candidate and studying on his dissertation on urban compositions to be submitted to TU Delft School of Design. Major areas of interest are urban physical planning, design theory and urban morphology. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

OYA ATALAY FRANCK, B.Arch., M.Arch., Ph.D. (Dr. sc. techn.)
Architect and architectural historian. Has received her Bachelor’s in Architecture at METU and her Master’s at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Holds a Ph.D. from ETH Zurich with her research on Ernst Egli. Her main areas of research are concepts of space in modern art and architecture, the interrelations of politics and architecture, and early modernism in Europe and in the Near East. Publishes regularly for architectural periodicals on contemporary issues in architecture and education. Currently in charge of international relations and research coordination at the Department of Architecture ETH Zurich. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

TOLGA ÜNLÜ, B.CP., M.CP.in UD., Ph.D.
Received his degrees in 1996, 1999, and in 2005 in the Department of City and Regional Planning at METU. Has been an instructor in Mersin University since 2006. Main interest areas are urban design, urban morphology and design control in urban planning. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

UMUT TOKER, B.Arch., M.CP. in Urban Design, 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 ; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Z. GEDÄ°Z URAK, B.Arch., M.Arch., Ph.D.
Studied architecture in Ankara State Academy of Architecture and Engineering (1975), Associate Professor of Restoration at Gazi University Faculty of Architecture and Engineering Architecture, Department of Restoration. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

ZEYNEP TOKER, B.C.P., M.C.P in Urban Design, Ph.D.
Holds B.C.P. and M.C.P. from METU, and Ph.D. from North Carolina State University College of Design. Having conducted post-doctoral research at University of Cambridge, Department of Architecture, she currently teaches community based urban design and research methods in urban planning at California State University Northridge, Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Within the general field of environment-behavior studies, her research is focused on housing, gender and community design. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it