Başak Çakmak

+90 212 311 7267

Santralistanbul / E1-212

Education

Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul/Turkey - 2022/2027
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Architectural Design Computing



Middle East Technical University
Ankara/Turkey - 2019/2022
Master of Architecture - MArch
Thesis: Extending Design Cognition with
Computer Vision and Generative Deep Learning



Middle East Technical University
Ankara/Turkey - 2014/2019
Bachelor of Architecture



Gazi Anatolian High School
Ankara/Turkey - 2009/2013

Courses

GAME 106

Game Development I

GAME 201

Game Development II

GAME 301

Advanced Game Development I

GAME 302

Advanced Game Development II

GAME 202

New Platforms for Game Development

GAME 211Level Design

Areas of Interest

Architect | Developer | Digital Multimedia Artist | AI Enthousiast

Rewards and Achievements

2019 / METU / Graduation Project/ From Terrain Vague
to City Hub | Yedikule Gas Factory Complex
Chair’s Award

2018 / ITU / DESIGN TOGETHER
WITH BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING - Second prize

Other Information

PROJECTS

O1. Optimization of performance metrics in the game industry by examining them with Adaptive Fuzzy Neural
Systems in relation to design principles - ongoing
O2. Personalized Medical Graft and Graft Molding Supported by Artificial Intelligence (GraftEngine) - ongoing
03. Toolmaking for the collaborative and creative working environment in the gaming industry - ongoing
04. 3-D Deep Generative Models for Extending Design Cognition-2021/Thesis Project
05. Machine Learning Gestalt in Formal Preferences - 2020/METU/CODEREL/Computational Design Research Lab
06. MoodShine | Real Time Changes in the Wall Panels via Mobile Application - 2019/METU
07. A Game Design and Programming (in Paşalimanı Anonymous Theater Organization) - 2019/METU
08.DESIGN TOGETHER WITH BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING Competition | DESK - A/2018/ITU - Second Prize
09.Lignum | Analysis and Reinforcement of Rotten Wooden Utility Poles - 2018/METU
Design Factory (DTS-Interdisciplinary Design Studio)
Projects
10.From Terrain Vague to City Hub | Yedikule Gas Factory Complex - 2019/METU/Graduation Project -
Chair’s Award
11.A Lighting Object | Generative Design - 2019/METU
12.A Relief | Generative Design - 2019/METU
13. Mega Event Legacy | Urban Strategies for Post-Event Reuse | Antalya 2016 EXPO Site - 2018/METU
14. Anthropocentric Impact of Urban Agglomeration | Mapping as Design - 2020/METU
15. PLATO | Paşalimanı Anonymous Theater Organization - 2018/METU
16. Çuhadaroğlu Student Project Competition 2018 | City Rooms
17. Accommodation for New Higher Education Campus in Universities District - 2017/METU
18. SteelPRO 2017 | Steel Structure Design Competition
19. HABITAT - 2016/METU
20. A Locus of Cultuvation | Spatial Narrative - 2015/METU
21. LANDSPACE | A Survey of Bodily Topographies - 2015/METU
22. INTERSCAPE | Intersecting Voids in Space - 2014/METU