Academic Staff

Research Interests: Gardens and landscapes of the early modern Mediterranean and cross cultural interactions; history of gardens and landscapes of the Ottoman and Islamic cultures; Ottoman space culture; Ottoman imagination; vernacular landscapes; urban history and urban culture of Istanbul/Constantinople.

Design Interest: Teaching and practicing in architectural, landscape and urban design.

Research interests: Urban space production, Neoliberal urbanization dynamics of İstanbul, Architectural practice-theory cross-section, Anthropocene and Ecological design.

• Passive & HVAC Systems
• Building Energy Performance, 
• Energy Efficient Building Design
• Green Building Certification Systems, 
• Renewable Energy Systems, 
• Decarbonization, 
• Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB)
• Cost Optimality
• Sustainability

Architectural Design

Architectural Theory and Criticism

Urban Studies 

Critical Representation

Ecological Restoration

Architectural design, design theory, phenomenology and architecture, craft culture, architectural epistemology, cultural landscapes, epistemological impact of sites on design thinking.