(IN)TANGIBLE HERITAGE(S)

Dr. A. Elif YABACI – Azize Elif Yabacı was graduated from Middle East Technical University (METU) with a B.Arch degree in the Department of Architecture in 2009. She started her M.Sc studies in Graduate Program in Restoration and Preservation of Historical Monuments at Middle East Technical University (METU) the same year and; she received her master’s degree with her thesis titled ‘The Role and Approach of Local Authorities in the Field of ‘Conservation’: Case Study in Hamamönü / Ankara’ in 2012. She completed her Ph.D. studies, started in 2012, in Graduate Program in Conservation of Cultural Heritage at Middle East Technical University (METU) in 2018 with the thesis titled ‘Place – Identity – Change in Ankara University Cebeci Campus as an Issue of Modern Heritage Conservation. During graduate education, she worked in various architecture, restoration and planning offices and construction companies as an architect. Currently, she continues research studies on conservation studies in the conservation of modern heritage and modern university campuses and education buildings, built in the republican period for the cases in Turkey together with the conservation of historic city centers and cultural heritage.

Dr. Onur YÜNCÜ – Following his graduation from TED Ankara College, Onur Yüncü is graduated from the Middle East Technical University, Department of Architecture in 2000, from where he also received his M.Arch degree in 2002. In 2008 he received his Ph.D. from METU with the dissertation titled “Research by Design in Architectural Design Education.” Between 2001 and 2007 he worked in METU Department of Architecture as a research assistant. Between 2007 and 2013 he was a part-time instructor in the same institution where he was a design critic in the design studios. During this period he served as a visiting jury member in the architectural design studios of various universities. Architectural education and design-action research are among his research interests. In his architectural practice parallel to his academic research, his main focus is the relationship between practical knowledge and theoretical knowledge. Besides his publications on his research areas, he has built projects based on his research and awards that he won in various architectural competitions.

Dr., Başak UÇAR – Başak Uçar graduated from Middle East Technical University (METU) with a B.Arch degree in Architecture in 2003. She received an M.Arch degree from the same department with the thesis study titled “An Assessment of the Architectural Representation Process within the Computational Design Environment”. She worked as a research assistant in the METU, Department of Architecture from 2006 to 2011. She worked as a visiting researcher at TU Delft, Department of Architecture (Netherlands) for two semesters to conduct the research project titled “Ambient Intelligence in Architecture _Experiencing Responsive Systems” (supported by Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey_TÜBİTAK for 6 months). She received her Ph.D. degree in 2011 from METU, Department of Architecture with the thesis study titled “An Inquiry into the Ontology of Responsiveness: Assessing Embodiment and Human-Machine Interaction in Responsive Environments” supervised by Prof. Dr. Zeynep Mennan. Başak Uçar continues her research on the interaction between computational design, architectural design, and representation processes and the associations between the body, the human-machine interaction, and the condition of embodiment in responsive environments.

Dr., A. Derin İNAN – A. Derin İnan is an architect graduated from Yıldız Technical University, İstanbul, and received her MA at METU, Ankara in 2001. The same year she was accepted to the PhD programme in the Histories and Theories of Architecture in AA, Architectural Association, London where she completed her doctoral research, titled “From Cartography to Master-Planning: The Ankara Plan as Index of Urban Discourses in Turkey”, which focuses on the relations of architecture and urban planning through architectural drawings and representation techniques, in 2009. She taught 1st and 4th-year design studios between the years 2005-2006 in the department of architecture at Anadolu University, Eskişehir. Since 2006 she has been working as a part-time instructor in the 1st year design studio at METU, Ankara. Between the years 2005-2008, she worked as an editor in the publications and exhibitions department of the Chamber of Architects. She also worked as a researcher and a coordinator of the Commemoration Programme, a research project conducted by the Chamber of Architects, between 2006-2014. Her main research interests focus on architectural theory, basic design and architectural representations, and design education in 1st year.

Melis ACAR – Melis Acar received her B.Arch (2012-2016) from TED University, M.A in History of Architecture (2016-2019) from Middle East Technical University, Department of Architecture. Currently, she is a PhD. candidate in History of Architecture in Middle East Technical University, Department of Architecture, and works as a Research Assistant at TED University, Department of Architecture. Major research interests include studies on urban history and representation in the Mediterranean and early Republican architecture in modern Turkey.