Graduate Student Works


  • IAED Researchers to Present at CII 2026 Symposium

    MFA and PhD researchers from Bilkent IAED will present two papers at the Current Issues in Interiors (CII) 2026 Symposium, to be held on 15–17 April 2026 at Yaşar University, İzmir. The symposium addresses interdisciplinary perspectives on interior architecture through three thematic tracks: Adaptive Reuse for Interiors; Design, Culture, Environment and Behavior, and Environmental Systems…

  • Conference Presentation: “Sustainable Design and Technologies in Lighting” in the 14th ATMK National Lighting Congress

    Parla Özkul and Ekin Atasoy, graduate students of IAED with Nilgün Olguntürk, associate professor at IAED attended to Turkish National Committee of Lighting (ATMK), 14th National Lighting Congress, with the paper titled “Age-Sensitive Lighting: An Investigation of Intergenerational Light Color Temperature Preferences”. The event took place in İstanbul Technical University, Taşkışla Campus, Nezih Eldem (109)…

  • IAED 590-690 Fall 2025 Presentations

    The presentations for IAED590: Seminar in Research Topics and IAED690: Seminar in Advanced Research Topics will be made in FFB05 on November 25, 2025, Tuesday.

  • Conference Presentation: “Sustainability in Energy and Buildings” in Sicily, Italy

    We are pleased to share that PhD candidate Beyza Yazıcı, together with her advisor Prof. Dr. Yasemin Afacan, presented the paper “Parametric Optimization of Façade Design and Thermal Setpoints for Carbon Reduction and Thermal Comfort in Residential Buildings in Türkiye” at the 17th International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (SEB-25), held in Catania,…

  • Conference Presentation: “XX Colour” in Naples, Italy

    We are delighted to share that PhD candidate Ekin Atasoy and PhD candidate Parla Özkul represented our department at the XX Colour Conference, organized by Gruppo del Colore – Associazione Italiana Colore, held on 4–5 September 2025 in Naples, Italy. Together with their advisor Assoc. Prof. Nilgün Olguntürk, they presented their collaborative research “The Impact…