ERDEM DEMÄ°R; B.Sc., M.Sc.
Currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Industrial Design Department of the Technical University of Delft, the Netherlands. His research focuses on users’ emotional responses in interaction with products and the cognitive processes underlying these emotions. Is a former graduate of METU Department of Industrial Engineering, and also holds an M.Sc. degree in Industrial Design from the same university. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

FATMA Ä°PEK EK; B.Arch., M.Sc.
Has graduated in 2003 from the Department of Architecture at the Ä°zmir Institute of Technology; still continues doctoral studies as research assistant in the same Department. Is currently working on a book with theme ‘Piranesi as the inventor of modern architectural archaeology’ and preparing a critique of architectural studies of orientalism today. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

HARUN KAYGAN; B.I.D., M.S.
Currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Industrial Design at METU, where he gained his B.I.D. and M.S. degrees in 2003 and 2006 respectively. He is also employed as a research assistant in the same Department. His major areas of interest include design discourse, design criticism, and national identity in design. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

AREN KURTGÖZÜ; B.I.D., M.S., Ph.D.
Currently a member of the department of Communication and Design at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. His research interests involve design history and criticism, advertising analysis and visual rhetoric. Currently studies childhood cultures and collects toys. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

GÖKHAN MURA; B.I.D., M.A.
Currently a Ph.D. candidate of Industrial Design at Ä°stanbul Technical University. Received his B.I.D. degree from Department of Industrial Design at Middle East Technical University, and M.A. degree from Ä°stanbul Bilgi University. He has previously worked as a research associate in Loughborough University, UK in EU funded ENGAGE Project on Designing for Emotions. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

LALE ÖZGENEL; B. Arch., M.A., Ph.D.
Received her B.Arch, M.A. in History of Architecture and Ph.D. in Architecture from METU. Has done post-graduate studies on ancient domestic architecture and daily life in the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Oxford University, and American Academy at Rome. Her research interests also include history and development of domestic architecture and daily life in pre-20th century and thematic research on gender, privacy, and space in historical domestic contexts. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

ASHRAF M. SALAMA; B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Professor of Architecture currently teaching at Qatar University; previously taught at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals-KFUPM, KSA; a practicing architect in Egypt trained at Al Azhar University and North Carolina State University. Was the Director of Research and Consulting at Adams Group Consultants in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (2001-04); the former Chairman of the Department of Architecture, Misr International University in Cairo (1996-01); and member of the scientific boards of several international journals. Widely published and has written numerous articles and papers in international conferences, archival journals and magazines; authored and co-edited the books Architectural Education: Designing the Design Studio, Human Factors in Environmental Design, and recently co-authored Architectural Education Today in Switzerland, and Architecture as Language of Peace in Italy, and Design Studio Pedagogy: Horizons for the Future. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

ÖZLEM SAVAÅž; B.Sc., M.Sc.
Currently a PhD candidate in Design History and Theory, and working on her dissertation titled “Taste Diaspora: Material Construction of Belongings”at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria. Her research interests include material culture, visual culture, consumption and design theory. She is a former graduate of METU Department of Industrial Engineering, and also holds an M.S. degree in Industrial Design from the same university. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

NERÄ°MAN ÅžAHÄ°N GÜÇHAN; B.Arch., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Received B.Arch.(1983), M.S.in Restoration (1986), Ph.D.in Restoration (1995) at METU Faculty of Architecture; where she is currently an Associate Professor. Areas of interest and research topics are preservation and rehabilitation of historic sites, conservation / rehabilitation of timber-framed historic houses, material decay, conservation education, Ankara, Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP) and Old Greek settlements in Anatolia. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

BAHAR ÅžENER; B.I.D., M.A., Ph.D.
Currently employed as Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Industrial Design at Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. Her research and teaching interests centre on product interactions and affective design, both for consumer goods and digital design tools intended to enhance industrial design practice.  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

DENÄ°Z ÅžENGEL; B.A., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture, Ä°zmir Institute of Technology. Received her academic degrees in English and Comparative Literature from BoÄŸaziçi University and New York University, respectively. Her research field comprises the continuity of the classical tradition in art, architecture and literature. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

FÄ°KRET ZORLU; B.CP., M. UD., Ph.D.
Graduated from METU Faculty of Architecture, Department of City and Regional Planning (1996), where he completed his graduate studies (M.UD., 1999; Ph.D., 2006). Works as Assistant Professor at Mersin Üniversitesi, Department of City and Regional Planning.