Publications.
Books, chapters, journal articles and conference papers.
Journal articleDeep learning-based aesthetic evaluation of detached housing designs using rendered imagesMurat As, I. As, “Deep learning-based aesthetic evaluation of detached housing designs using rendered images.” Megaron, 21(1):32–41, 2026. DOI: 10.14744/megaron.2026.07448Journal articleRobotic technology and artificial intelligence in the process of creating artworks from waste materials: The role of circular designMehmet O. Senem, I. As, “Robotic technology and artificial intelligence in the process of creating artworks from waste materials: The role of circular design,” A/Z ITU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, Vol.22 No.2, 2025. DOI: 10.58278/0.2025.74Conference paperRethinking Educational Spaces: How Technology and Architecture Reshape Control and Social Dynamics in SchoolsMustafa A. Aykam, I. As, “Rethinking Educational Spaces: How Technology and Architecture Reshape Control and Social Dynamics in Schools,” 8th International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism (ICCAUA-2025), Alanya, 8-9 May 2025Conference paperFrom Masdar City, Abu Dhabi to Florya, Istanbul: What can we learn from smart cities?Yasmine A. Ghani, I. As, “From Masdar City, Abu Dhabi to Florya, Istanbul: What can we learn from smart cities?” Urban Futures, AESOP Annual Congress 2025, Istanbul, July 7-11.Journal articleEvaluating the aesthetic quality in computer-generated renderings via a comparative analysisMustafa Koç, I. As, “Evaluating the aesthetic quality in computer-generated renderings via a comparative analysis.” IDA: International Design and Art Journal, 7(2), 2025, 255-267.Journal articleA Case Study of a Machine Learning Usage in Design: Conceptual Models from Graph-based GANsMustafa Koç, I. As, “A Case Study of a Machine Learning Usage in Design: Conceptual Models from Graph-based GANs.” GRID - Architecture Planning and Design Journal, 8(2), 621-639. 2025. DOI: 10.37246/grid.1591809Journal articleGenerating Landscape Layouts with GANs and Diffusion ModelsMehmet O. Senem, H. Tunçay, M. Koç, I. As, “Generating Landscape Layouts with GANs and Diffusion Models,” Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture, 9-2024, pp. 137-144Journal articleUsing Deep Learning to Generate Front and Backyards in Landscape ArchitectureMehmet O. Senem, M. Koç, H. Tunçay, I. As, “Using Deep Learning to Generate Front and Backyards in Landscape Architecture,” Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ), Vol 28 Issue 3, 2023.Book chapterA Machine Learning Approach for Locating Businesses along Main Arteries in Inner CitiesElçin Sarı, P. Basu, I. As, "A Machine Learning Approach for Locating Businesses along Main Arteries in Inner Cities," Resilient and Responsible Smart Cities, Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, 2023.BookArtificial Intelligence in Urban Planning and DesignImdat As, P. Basu, P. Talwar, Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning and Design: Technologies, Implementation, and Impacts, New York: Elsevier, May 6, 2022.Conference paperUsing Deep Learning to Generate Front and Backyards in Landscape ArchitectureMehmet O. Senem, M. Koc, I. As, “Using Deep Learning to Generate Front and Backyards in Landscape Architecture,” Hybrid Space of the Metaverse: Architecture in the Age of the Metaverse, Opportunities and Potentials, 10th ASCAAD Conference, Lebanon, 12-13 Oct 2022, pp. 2-16.Book chapterThe Image of the City through the Eyes of Machine ReasoningElçin Sarı, C. Erbas, I. As, "The Image of the City through the Eyes of Machine Reasoning," Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning and Design, Technologies, Implementation, and Impacts. Editors: Imdat As, Prithwish Basu and Pratap Talwar. Elsevier, May 2022.Book chapterNon-Periodic Patterns and Three-Dimensional Geometry in Islamic Religious ArchitectureImdat As, “Non-Periodic Patterns and Three-Dimensional Geometry in Islamic Religious Architecture,” The Religious Architecture of Islam, Editors: Hasan-Uddin Khan and Kathryn Moore, Belgium: Brepols Publishers, March 2022.Journal articleGeleceğin Dirençli Kenti: Esenler Nar İnovasyon BölgesiElçin Sarı, S. P. Öztürk, I. As, "Geleceğin Dirençli Kenti: Esenler Nar İnovasyon Bölgesi," Çevre, Şehir ve İklim Dergisi. Issue:1, Vol:2, pp. 119-146, June 2022Conference paperGamification in Urban Planning: Experiencing the Future City via VRSüedanur Özden, E. Arslantürk, M. O. Senem, I. As, “Gamification in Urban Planning: Experiencing the Future City via VR,” Hybrid Space of the Metaverse: Architecture in the Age of the Metaverse, Opportunities and Potentials, 10th ASCAAD Conference, Lebanon, 12-13 Oct 2022, pp.530-547.Book chapterEsenler the City of the Future: NAR Innovation District Zero Waste TargetMehmet O. Senem, I. As, “Esenler the City of the Future: NAR Innovation District Zero Waste Target,” in Zero Waste, Editors: Kasım Yenigün, Abdulmenaf Turan, Tugrul Çamaş, Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, 2022. pp. 153-176.Book chapterA Referential Interpretation of the Unbuilt State Mosque of TurkeyImdat As, "A Referential Interpretation of the Unbuilt State Mosque of Turkey," The Religious Architecture of Islam, Editors: Hasan-Uddin Khan and Kathryn Moore, Belgium: Brepols Publishers, March 2022.BookThe Routledge Companion to Artificial Intelligence in ArchitectureImdat As, P. Basu, Routledge Companion to Artificial Intelligence in Architecture, London: Taylor & Francis, May 6, 2021.Conference paperUsing AI to turn graph representations into conceptual massing modelsKaan Karabağlı, M. Koc, P. Basu, I. As, "Using AI to turn graph representations into conceptual massing models," SIGraDI2021 Designing Possibilities Conference, Aug 2021, pp. 191-202.Book chapterGenerating new architectural designs using topological AIPrithwish Basu, I. As, E. Munch, "Generating new architectural designs using topological AI,” The Routledge Companion to Artificial Intelligence in Architecture. Chapter 9. Editors: Imdat As, Prithwish Basu. New York: Routledge, 2021.Conference paperAn Evolutionary Approach for Topology Finding in Flexible and Modular HousingÖzlem Cavuş, G. Uyduran, D. Razzaghmanesh, I. As, “An Evolutionary Approach for Topology Finding in Flexible and Modular Housing,” PROJECTIONS, Proceedings of the 26th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2021, Volume 1, 231-240Book chapterAI in crowdsourced design: Sourcing collective design intelligenceImdat As, P. Basu, S. Burukin, "AI in crowdsourced design: Sourcing collective design intelligence,” The Routledge Companion to Artificial Intelligence in Architecture. Chapter 19. Editors: Imdat As, Prithwish Basu. New York: Routledge, 2021.Conference paperA Machine Reasoning Approach to Identify Design Patterns from City LayoutsElçin Sarı, H. Sacın, S. Yigitarslan, C. Erbas, I. As, "A Machine Reasoning Approach to Identify Design Patterns from City Layouts," IEREK Conference, Future Smart Cities, Dec 2021Conference paperA Machine Learning Approach for Locating Businesses along Main Arteries in Inner Cities"A Machine Learning Approach for Locating Businesses along Main Arteries in Inner Cities," (with Sari, E., Basu, P.) IEREK Conference, Future Smart Cities, Dec 2021.Conference paperComposing Frankensteins: Data-driven design assemblies through graph- based deep neural networksImdat As, S. Pal, P. Basu, “Composing Frankensteins: Data-driven design assemblies through graph- based deep neural networks,” Computer Composition: Design after Machine Learning, 107th ACSA Conference, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, March 28-30, 2019.Conference paperCompetitions in a networked society: crowdsourcing collective design intelligenceImdat As, “Competitions in a networked society: crowdsourcing collective design intelligence,” Competitions, 107th ACSA Conference, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, March 28-30, 2019.Conference paperGenerating Designs: From Crowdsourcing to Deep Learning“ Generating Designs: From Crowdsourcing to Deep Learning ,” 12th Pattaya International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology, Thailand, May 31-June 2, 2018: 6-13.Journal articleArtificial intelligence in architecture: Generating conceptual design via deep learningImdat As, S. Pal, P. Basu, “Artificial intelligence in architecture: Generating conceptual design via deep learning,” International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC), Vol. 16, Issue 4, 2018: 306-327.Conference paperCrowdsourcing the Obama Presidential Center: An Alternative Design Delivery Model – Democratizing Architectural DesignImdat As, T. Nagakura, “Crowdsourcing the Obama Presidential Center: An Alternative Design Delivery Model – Democratizing Architectural Design,” Disciplines & Disruption, ACADIA Conference Proceedings, Cambridge, 2017: 118-127.Journal articleSacred Precincts- The Religious Architecture of Non-Muslim Communities across the Islamic WorldImdat As, “Sacred Precincts- The Religious Architecture of Non-Muslim Communities across the Islamic World,” a review of book by Mohammad Gharipour, Faith & Form, 49:1, 2016.Journal articleArchitecture for the crowd by the crowd: A New Model for Design AcquisitionImdat As, T. Nagakura, “Architecture for the crowd by the crowd: A New Model for Design Acquisition,” International Journal of Architecture and Urban Studies, Vol.1, No.2, Istanbul, 2016: 68-76.Conference paperCrowdsourcing Architecture: A Disruptive Model in Architectural PracticeImdat As, M. Angelico, “Crowdsourcing Architecture: A Disruptive Model in Architectural Practice,” Synthetic Digital Ecologies, ACADIA Proceedings, San Francisco, 2012: 439-443.BookDynamic Digital Representations in Architecture: Visions in MotionImdat As, D. Schodek, Dynamic Digital Representations in Architecture: Visions in Motion, London: Taylor & Francis, 2008.Journal articleThe Digital Mosque – A new mosque paradigm“The Digital Mosque – A new mosque paradigm.” Journal of Architectural Education (JAE), Vol. 60 Issue 1 (2006): 54-66.Conference paperInquiry into architectural heritage with motion graphics and hyper-mediaImdat As, “Inquiry into architectural heritage with motion graphics and hyper-media.” The 7th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage VAST, Ed. M. Iannides, D. Arnold, F. Niccolucci, K. Mania, Eurographics Proceedings (2006): 23-28. Nicosia, Cyprus, 30 Oct. - 4 Nov. 2006.BookletParticipatory Virtual Preservation: A Dissertation SynopsisImdat As, Participatory Virtual Preservation: A Dissertation Synopsis. Harvard Design & Technology Report Series 2005-02, Harvard Design School, 2005.BookletRe:Visions — Recording ArchitectureImdat As, D. Schodek, Re:Visions – Recording Architecture. Harvard Design & Technology Report Series 2004-01, Harvard Design School, 2003.