The Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design invites you to a seminar by Damla Soyer.
Title: From Body-Objects to Micro-Architectures: Rethinking Interior Architecture Beyond Enclosure
Date: June 16, 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 13:30–14:30
Venue: FF Building, FB22
Abstract
Architectural discourse has traditionally attributed spatial identity to enclosure, structure, and typology. Yet many environments that shape everyday urban life derive their identity not from walls, but from configurations of objects, bodies, activities, and cultural codes.
This seminar argues that interior architecture should be understood through this configurational layer, wherever it emerges—whether in a body-attached artifact, a working apparatus, a threshold condition, or an inhabited room. Through Configurational Threshold Analysis and case studies from Seoul and İstanbul, the presentation explores how spatial identity is produced beyond conventional architectural boundaries. The discussion extends further to emerging research integrating digital fabrication and AI-assisted design.
Short Bio
Damla Soyer is a design researcher and interior architect based in Seoul. She received her PhD in Design Studies from Hongik University, where her dissertation examined cultural experiences of design through comparative research between Korea and Türkiye.
Her current work develops the concept of Micro-Architecture as a framework for understanding how spatial identity emerges through non-structural configurations of objects, bodies, and activities. Her recent research further explores computational design and AI-augmented spatial systems.
