Faculty Member, PhD
Banu Tomruk
+90 212 311 7489
Santralistanbul / 6 NO'LU BİNA 605
Architect and critical urban theorist working across architecture, landscape, and urbanism in Mediterranean and Global South contexts. Her work investigates how political economy, ecological systems, and spatial practice intersect in rapidly transforming territories. Integrating critical theory with design-led inquiry, she directs studios that operate from building-scale interventions to urban and territorial systems, with a focus on public architecture, civic infrastructure, and socio-ecological resilience.
Education
Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
Ph.D. in Architectural Design, 2002-2010
Dissertation Title: Urban Restructuring of Bursa between 2000-2010: Transformation Routes through Urban Discourse
Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau, Dessau, Germany
Post-graduate Study, 2006-2007
European Union Urbanism, Case Studies: Luxembourg and Romania
Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
M.Arch. in Computer-aided Architecture Program, 2000-2002
Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
BA in Architecture, 1995-2000
Courses
Graduate Courses:
Architectural Design Research Lab
Thesis Seminar
Methodology in Architecture and Design Studies
Critical Urban Representation
Undergraduate Courses:
Architectural Design III
Architectural Design IV
Mapping: Observing, Interpreting, and Representing the City
Areas of Interest
Architectural Design
Architectural Theory and Criticism
Urban Studies
Critical Representation
Ecological Restoration