Between January 26 and February 5, the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (IAED) hosted Karen Stone, adjunct associate professor at the Pratt Institute, and Münire Kırmacı, visiting instructor at the Pratt Institute (New York) and IAED ’01 graduate. Stone and Kırmacı held an intensive workshop with senior students within the scope of IAED 402: Three-Dimensional Design, Form …
STS – Application period: 22 January 2026 (08:30) – 22 May 2026 (17:30) Earliest internship start date: 1 June 2026 Latest internship end date: 15 September 2026 STS – Deadline for report upload: 22 February 2026 (For Enrolled Students Only) For detailed information, please review the A1-290 and A1-390 documents (Course Introduction) carefully and check …
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The lecture titled “Design Stories” will be held on Tuesday, February 03, 2026, at 12:30, in FFB-22, which will be given by Karen Stone, adjunct associate professor from Pratt Institute, and Münire Kırmacı, visiting instructor from Pratt Institute. All students and staff are welcome. Karen Stone is a former Director of Design for Knoll, Inc., responsible for the design …
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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.
Semra Horuz, assistant professor at IAED contributed to an international seminar titled “(Mutual) Exchanges: Ottoman and Islamic Architectural History and the West (1500-1923)” organized by Professor Elizabeth Merrill (UGhent) and Dilara Tuygar (UGhent) as part of a Specialist Course, funded by the Doctoral Schools Program of the University of Ghent. The seminar brings together leading …
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Gamze Arıcı, a second-year student in the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design. We extend our deepest condolences to her family, friends, and the entire Bilkent community. A digital condolence book has been created so that the Bilkent University community can send their condolences to …
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The award ceremony and moderated sessions of the 16th Natural Furniture Design Competition – Design for Export 2025, organized by Central Anatolian Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association (OMKO) and Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) was held in Ankara ATO Congresium on September 24, 2025. Our department was represented by dean Yasemin Afacan, acting chair …
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We reunited with our graduates at Alumni Homecoming Day on September 14, 2025, organized by the Career and Alumni Office. Commemorative medals given by dean Yasemin Afacan, chair Burçak Altay, and vice-chair Murat Özdamar honored the classes of 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020.
The GE 100 “Introduction to Academic Life” seminar for the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design students took place in FFB-22 on September 10, 2025. We congratulate and welcome the new students of our Department.