The Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design at Bilkent University reopened the Distinguished Works 2025–2026 Fall exhibition on May 11, 2026, with the presence of our Rector, Kürşat Aydoğan. The exhibition is hosted by İhsan and Ayser Doğramacı Science, Culture and Arts Center. Since 2011, the department’s annual spring exhibition has showcased the creativity, …
The department exhibition of works made in the 2025-2026 Fall semester design studios (IAED401, IAED301, IAED201, FA101), “Distinguished Works,” will reopen on Monday, May 11, 2026, at 17:30 in İhsan ve Ayser Doğramacı Bilim, Kültür ve Sanat Merkezi. Students and staff of IAED and all Bilkenters are welcome! Since 2011, each Spring, students, faculty, and staff …
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 …
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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) …
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.
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, …
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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 …
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We are proud to share that PhD candidate Büşra Altıntepe represented our department at the 18th International Conference on the Inclusive Museum (15–17 September, Universidad San Jorge, Zaragoza, Spain). Together with Assist. Prof. of Practice Burçak Altay and Prof. Dr. Halime Demirkan, she presented “Designing for Participation: Spatial Preferences of 8–11-Year-Olds in Museums”, highlighting children’s …
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