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Emerging Communities Forum — Urban Change and Everyday Access
İskilip Science and Culture Center
Academic service2026Service
Reviewer for the Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 2026
Modular Summer Housing
Journal article2026Publications
Deep learning-based aesthetic evaluation of detached housing designs using rendered images
ModulQ — Home of the Future
Panel moderation2025Talks
AI-Based Efficiency in the Construction Industry — BIMDAYS
The Evolution of Mosque Architecture through the Ages
Panel2025Talks
Architectural Episodes: Innovation, Technology, Digital Transformation and the Future of the Construction Industry
Volkan Çağan (2025): TRT 1, Yurda Dönüş
Academic service2025Service
Served at the doctoral student selection committee at İTÜ Faculty of Architecture, Jan 2025
STEM Workshop Spaces
Journal article2025Publications
Robotic technology and artificial intelligence in the process of creating artworks from waste materials: The role of circular design
Conference paper2025Publications
Rethinking Educational Spaces: How Technology and Architecture Reshape Control and Social Dynamics in Schools
Conference paper2025Publications
From Masdar City, Abu Dhabi to Florya, Istanbul: What can we learn from smart cities?
Journal article2025Publications
Evaluating the aesthetic quality in computer-generated renderings via a comparative analysis
Journal article2025Publications
A Case Study of a Machine Learning Usage in Design: Conceptual Models from Graph-based GANs
The Practice of Mosque Design
Şehir Ekranı (2024): Esenler YouTube Channel
Academic service2024Service
Reviewer for the Gazi University Science Journal, 2024
Journal article2024Publications
Generating Landscape Layouts with GANs and Diffusion Models
Esenler Teknopark North
Esenler Children's Center for STEM Education
Doğan Akdoğan (2024): TRT Belgesel, Hedef Sıfır Atık
Course2024Teaching
Architectural Design V – MIM351E, Istanbul Technical University, 2024
Course2024Teaching
AI in Architecture, Planning and Design – MYZ 306E, Istanbul Technical University, 2024
Lecture / presentation2023Talks
Akıllı Şehir Teknolojileri ve Fiziki Mekansal Kurgular
Sisson Patrick (2023): Interview, "Bloomberg" Newspaper
Journal article2023Publications
Using Deep Learning to Generate Front and Backyards in Landscape Architecture
NAR Innovation District
Course2023Teaching
Graduation Project – MIM 4902E, Istanbul Technical University, 2023-current
Course2023Teaching
Foundation Studios – TES112E, TES121E, TES122E, Istanbul Technical University, 2023
Teaching appointment2023Teaching
Faculty Member, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, 2023- current
Baykar Industrial Zone Istanbul
Book chapter2023Publications
A Machine Learning Approach for Locating Businesses along Main Arteries in Inner Cities
WasteWorks
AI and the City
Lecture / presentation2022Talks
Urban Transformation and Smart Cities
Panel2022Talks
Smart Cities Panel — Teknofest Karadeniz
Tamlin Magee (2022): Interview, "The Times" Newspaper
Green Development, Green Energy Panel
Lecture / presentation2022Talks
Esenler Gelecegin Sehri: Yasayan Bir Laboratuvar
Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning and Design
Kahraman Poyrazoglu (2022): TV24, Gundem Disi, Panel Discussion
Lecture / presentation2022Talks
Ulasimin Gelecegini Sekillendiriyoruz
Conference paper2022Publications
Using Deep Learning to Generate Front and Backyards in Landscape Architecture
UAS Research & Manufacturing Center of Excellence
Book chapter2022Publications
The Image of the City through the Eyes of Machine Reasoning
Non-Periodic Patterns and Three-Dimensional Geometry in Islamic Religious Architecture
Lecture / presentation2022Talks
NAR Innovation District at Esenler Future City
Journal article2022Publications
Geleceğin Dirençli Kenti: Esenler Nar İnovasyon Bölgesi
Conference paper2022Publications
Gamification in Urban Planning: Experiencing the Future City via VR
Book chapter2022Publications
Esenler the City of the Future: NAR Innovation District Zero Waste Target
Deniz Sağdıç House and Gallery
A Referential Interpretation of the Unbuilt State Mosque of Turkey
Lecture / presentation2021Talks
Gelecegin Sehirleri Gelecegin Mimarisi
Fatih Altayli (2021): Haberturk TV, Teketek Science, Primetime TV Show
Lecture / presentation2021Talks
Akıllı Şehirler Kapasite Geliştirme ve Rehberlik Projesi Referans Akıllı Şehir Mimari Model 1.Odak Grup Toplantısı, T.C. Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanliği, ZOOM, Ju…
The Future City Summit
The Routledge Companion to Artificial Intelligence in Architecture
Conference paper2021Publications
Using AI to turn graph representations into conceptual massing models
Industrial Park Kiev
Book chapter2021Publications
Generating new architectural designs using topological AI
Esenler Smart City Data Monitoring Center
Cihan Dinar (2021): Interview, "Sehir ve Dusunce" Magazine
Central Mosque, Esenler Teknopark
Avia Ventures Kiev Office Remodeling
Conference paper2021Publications
An Evolutionary Approach for Topology Finding in Flexible and Modular Housing
Academic service2021Service
Academic service — ULUSAL RİSK KALKANI - Akilli Sehirler Kapasite Gelistirme ve Rehberlik Projesi Referans Akilli Sehir Mimari Modelleri
Book chapter2021Publications
AI in crowdsourced design: Sourcing collective design intelligence
Conference paper2021Publications
A Machine Reasoning Approach to Identify Design Patterns from City Layouts
Conference paper2021Publications
A Machine Learning Approach for Locating Businesses along Main Arteries in Inner Cities
Interview2020Media
Dunya’ya Ornek Olacak!
Panel2020Talks
Artificial Intelligence, the Designer’s Perspective
Aykut Balci (2020): The Future of Future Cities (Radio - Turkish)
Lecture / presentation2020Talks
Yapay Zeka ve Akilli Sehirler
Workshop2020Talks
Türkiye’s Smart Cities Workshop — Esenler
Aykut Balci (2020): Arcbazar, A Marketplace for Architects (Radio - Turkish)
Lecture / presentation2020Talks
Crowdsourcing, AI, and the Future City
Teaching appointment2020Teaching
TÜBİTAK Fellow at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, 2020-2023
Professional experience2020Practice
Practicing Architect – Turkey, 2020-present
Kalyon PV (2020): Juri Member for SCADA Architectural Project Competition
Esenler Teknopark South - Özdemir Bayraktar Campus
Ayasofya Sohbetleri (2020): Açılış Süreci ve Mimarisi
Course2020Teaching
Architectural Design Futures – MBL 537E, Istanbul Technical University, 2020-present
Academic service2020Service
Academic service — Distributed Proximities
Award / grant2020Awards
$500k TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific Research Council) research grant to work on the future city, 2020
Istanbul Future City
Conference paper2019Publications
Composing Frankensteins: Data-driven design assemblies through graph- based deep neural networks
Lecture / presentation2019Talks
Composing Frankensteins: Data-driven design assemblies through graph- based deep neural networks
Conference paper2019Publications
Competitions in a networked society: crowdsourcing collective design intelligence
Lecture / presentation2019Talks
Competitions in a networked society: crowdsourcing collective design intelligence
Workshop2019Talks
24 hours Berlin City West
Academic service2019Service
Volunteering in consulting Glastonbury High School to develop a 20,000 sqf
Academic service2019Service
Supervised graduate students at Northeastern University’s XN Program, to work on data visualizations for Arcbazar as part of their Data Analysis capstone projects,…
Academic service2019Service
Reviewer for the 108th Annual ACSA Conference (Association of Collegiate School of Architecture), 2019
Academic service2019Service
Reviewer for TAD (Technology, Architecture + Design) Journal of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), Taylor & Francis, 2019
Mimi Kirk (2019): Will the Advent of Artificial Intelligence Affect Small Firms
The Future is History: Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Villa at Mount Hasandagi
Academic service2018Service
Supervised graduate students at Northeastern University’s XN Program, to work on an artificial intelligence driven price recommendation system for competition awards…
Academic service2018Service
Presented building information modeling and fabrication applications in architecture as part of the CETA open houses for prospective students, West Hartford, CT, 2018
Michael Crosbie (2018): Doom or Bloom: What will Artificial Intelligence Mean for Architecture
Coverage2018Media
Innovative architectural design development: the Arcbazar creative crowdsourcing contests perspective
Conference paper2018Publications
Generating Designs: From Crowdsourcing to Deep Learning
Elizabeth Keslacy (2018): Arcbazar and the Ethics of Crowdsourcing Architecture
Journal article2018Publications
Artificial intelligence in architecture: Generating conceptual design via deep learning
Lecture / presentation2018Talks
Arcbazar: From Crowdsourcing to Artificial Intelligence in Design
Academic service2018Service
Academic service — Recalibration: on imprecision and infidelity
Artificial Intelligence in Architecture
Academic service2017Service
Supervised graduate students on thesis projects, University of Hartford, 2017
Academic service2017Service
Served on the Core Learning Outcomes Committee, University of Hartford, 2015-2017
Derya G. Ozer (2017): Mimarlık Yarısmalarında Yeni Bir Dijital Ortam (Turkish)
Conference paper2017Publications
Crowdsourcing the Obama Presidential Center: An Alternative Design Delivery Model – Democratizing Architectural Design
Lecture / presentation2017Talks
Crowdsourcing the Obama Presidential Center
Arturo Tedeschi (2017): The Design Game
Academic service2017Service
Advised 18 undergraduate students, 2011-2017
Academic service2017Service
Academic service — Disciplines and Disruption Conference
(2017) Interview with Imdat As of Arcbazar in Allston
Award / grant2017Awards
$700k DARPA grant (Defense Advanced Research Project Agency), (with Raytheon), Disruptioneering Program: Artificial Intelligence in Design, 2017
Leadership and Entrepreneurship: Transforming the Real Estate Realm
Journal article2016Publications
Sacred Precincts- The Religious Architecture of Non-Muslim Communities across the Islamic World
Rob McManamy (2016): And Our Obama Center Design Winner is…
Lecture / presentation2016Talks
Crowdsourcing Design and Sustainability for Urban Design Projects
Journal article2016Publications
Architecture for the crowd by the crowd: A New Model for Design Acquisition
Lecture / presentation2016Talks
Arcbazar x Project VR
Interview2016Media
Arcbazar brings Architecture to the People
Academic service2015Service
Served on thesis committee of Yi Hou, MIT M.Arch
Product & graphic design2015Practice
Product & graphic design — Trends in Cancer
Bevery Brandt (2015): Crowdsourcing your Dream (Or your worst Nightmare)
Academic service2015Service
Academic service — Analogical Drawing
Interview2015Media
A Drone’s Eye View of Florence
Top 100 Most Brilliant Companies - Arcbazar became one of the top hundred companies in the US, Entrepreneur Magazine, 2014
Rot Munching Architects
Michael Crosbie (2014): Crowdsourcing Design: The End of Architecture, or a New Beginning?
Kyle Steinfeld (2014): The data made me do it, direct, deferred and dissolved authorship and the architecture of the crowd (pp 74-76)
Karl Ulrich (2014): Interview with Imdat As
Panel2014Talks
Is Design Still a Differentiator?
Architects miffed at website that offers low-cost bids
Academic service2014Service
Academic service — ICONARP International Journal of Architecture and Planning
Academic service2014Service
Academic service — Gray Center Architectural Lab Renovations
AIA 2014 Foresight Report (pp. 26-27)
Lecture / presentation2014Talks
A Referential Interpretation of the Kocatepe Mosque
Award / grant2013Awards
Travel award, FuturM Shark Tank, 5-day research excursion for two, London, UK, 2013
The New World of Building Design
Teaching appointment2013Teaching
Teaching appointment — Design Tools of the Future: Immersive & Interactive
Crowd-Sourced Design
Lecture / presentation2013Talks
Boston Shark Tank
Academic service2013Service
Academic service — Sharpen your pencils! The Art of Thematic Sketching: a Field Manual
Lecture / presentation2012Talks
The Kocatepe Mosque in Ankara
Academic service2012Service
Supervised MIT Sloan School of Management students – members of the MIT Consulting Group - during IAP period, 2012
Interview2012Media
Hoping to Become the Amazon of Architecture, Arcbazar Starts Crowdsourcing Architectural Design
Course2012Teaching
Digital Media and Portfolio Development – AET 473, University of Hartford, 2012-2017
Designer, Clients Forge Ties on Web
Lecture / presentation2012Talks
Crowdsourcing architecture: A disruptive model in architectural practice
Panel2012Talks
Crowdsourcing architecture and the disruption of the traditional praxis
Conference paper2012Publications
Crowdsourcing Architecture: A Disruptive Model in Architectural Practice
Collective Intelligence and Poverty
Lecture / presentation2012Talks
Arcbazar Start-up Story
Lecture / presentation2012Talks
Arcbazar Poster Presentation
Academic service2012Service
Academic service — Drawing as a Thinking Tool
MIT VMS (2012) DEMO DAY
Crowdsourcing Architecture
Course2011Teaching
Urban Design Studio II – ARC 521, University of Hartford, 2011-2017
Lecture / presentation2011Talks
The Future of Architectural Practice: Crowdsourcing Architecture
Academic service2011Service
Supervised MIT undergraduate and graduate students from the MIT Ventureships Program for the fall semester to work on Arcbazar, 2011
Academic service2011Service
Set up fabrication laboratory at the department of architecture, University of Hartford, 2011
Course2011Teaching
Seminar on Advanced Architectural Topics – ARC 585, University of Hartford, 2011-2015
Professional experience2011Practice
Founder, Arcbazar.com – Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2011-present
Teaching appointment2011Teaching
Faculty Member, University of Hartford – West Hartford, CT, 2011-2019
Lecture / presentation2011Talks
Digital Technologies applied in the Architectural Profession
Product & graphic design2011Practice
Developed Arcbazar.com’s online internet platform, product features and modules, 2011- present
Product & graphic design2011Practice
Designed UI/UX for Arcbazar.com’s website and its various interfaces, 2011-present
Course2011Teaching
Design Studio II – VI, AET 233-371, University of Hartford, 2011-2018
Lecture / presentation2011Talks
BIM in Architectural Education
Architecture Crowd-sourcing Website Criticized: Architects Have Slammed a Threatening New Crowd-sourcing Website in the US Which Promises to Reduce Clients’ Costs
Course2011Teaching
Architectural Comp
Arcbazar’s Founder Talks About Moving Architecture Online
Interview2011Media
Arcbazar: Architecture for the Crowd, by the Crowd
Award / grant2011Awards
$150k faculty/student initiative grant for fabrication laboratory, University of Hartford, 2011
Lecture / presentation2010Talks
Parametric Design and Digital Media used at ZNA
Teaching appointment2010Teaching
Invited Critic, Harvard University Master of Architecture, Graduate Studio Review, 2010
Topakkaya Town Hall
Professional experience2009Practice
Associate, ZNA Architects – Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2009-2011
Academic service2009Service
Academic service — Architectural Drawing
Workshop2008Talks
The Kocatepe Mosque: Story of a Neo-Ottoman mosque design in Ankara
Dynamic Digital Representations in Architecture: Visions in Motion
Lecture / presentation2007Talks
Digital Media Applications in Architectural Practice and Education
Award / grant2006Awards
Travel grant, charrette at the Universität Innsbruck, University of Notre Dame, 2006
Journal article2006Publications
The Digital Mosque – A new mosque paradigm
Conference paper2006Publications
Inquiry into architectural heritage with motion graphics and hyper-media
Lecture / presentation2006Talks
Inquiry into architectural heritage with motion graphics and hyper-media
Award / grant2006Awards
Award / grant — Gyeonggi Prehistory Museum
Award / grant2006Awards
$15k faculty research award, University of Notre Dame, 2006
Lecture / presentation2005Talks
Using Motion-Graphics as a medium for Recording Architecture
Teaching appointment2005Teaching
Teaching appointment — James and Louis Nolen Chair of Architectural Technology
Lecture / presentation2005Talks
Survey of Digital Technologies in Architectural Design
Booklet2005Publications
Participatory Virtual Preservation: A Dissertation Synopsis
Education2005Education
Harvard University — Doctor of Design
Award / grant2005Awards
GSD fellowship for D.Des
Lecture / presentation2005Talks
Dynamic Digital Visualizations in Architectural Heritage Preservation
Course2005Teaching
Design Studio VI – ARCH42121, University of Notre Dame, 2005-2008
Course2005Teaching
Computer Graphics V – ARCH41011, University of Notre Dame, 2005-2008
Course2005Teaching
Advanced Studies in Computers – ARCH57011, University of Notre Dame, 2005-2008
Teaching appointment2004Teaching
Teaching appointment — Recording Architecture
Course2004Teaching
Re:Visions — Recording Architecture
Teaching appointment2003Teaching
Teaching appointment — Vatican Hill Topography Project
Booklet2003Publications
Re:Visions — Recording Architecture
Professional experience2002Practice
Professional experience — Qing Yun Shan – Natural Park Development
Education2002Education
MIT — M.Sc. in Architecture
Award / grant2002Awards
Aga Khan fellowship for S.M.Arch.S
Augmented Reality for Architectural Heritage
Teaching appointment2001Teaching
Teaching appointment — Geometric Modeling
Teaching appointment2000Teaching
Research Assistant, Istanbul Technical University – Istanbul, Turkey, 2000-2005
Education2000Education
METU — B.Arch., cum laude
Unbuilt Monuments: The Kocatepe Mosque
Award / grant1999Awards
Travel award, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), 1999
Professional experience1999Practice
Professional experience — Lothar Günther Buchheim-Museum
Professional experience1998Practice
Professional experience — Helene Weigel Platz- Reorganization of an existing building
Award / grant1998Awards
Award / grant — Vakıfbank National Student Design Competition
Languages—Practice
English (fluent), German (native), Turkish (native)
Memberships—Practice