Research.
Books.
Chapters in Books.
“Esenler Geleceğin Şehri: Nar İnovasyon Bölgesi Sıfır Atık Hedefi,” (with Mehmet O. Senem), Sıfır Atık ve Akıllı Şehir Uygulamaları, Editör: Kasım Yenigün, ÇŞB Yayınları, pp. 153-176
"The Image of the City through the Eyes of Machine Reasoning," (with Elcin Sari and Cengiz Erbas), Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning and Design, Technologies, Implementation, and Impacts. Editors: Imdat As, Prithwish Basu and Pratap Talwar. Elsevier, May 2022.
“Non-Periodic Patterns and Three-Dimensional Geometry in Islamic Religious Architecture,” The Religious Architecture of Islam: Volume 1 Asia and Australia, Editors: Hasan-Uddin Khan and Kathryn Moore, Belgium: Brepols Publishers, March 2022.
"A Referential Interpretation of the Unbuilt State Mosque of Turkey," The Religious Architecture of Islam: Volume 1 Asia and Australia, Editors: Hasan-Uddin Khan and Kathryn Moore, Belgium: Brepols Publishers, March 2022.
"AI in crowdsourced design," (with Prithwish Basu, Burukin S.), The Routledge Companion to Artificial Intelligence in Architecture. Chapter 19. Editors: Imdat As, Prithwish Basu. New York: Routledge, 2021.
"Generating new architectural designs using topological AI," (with Prithwish Basu, Munch E.), The Routledge Companion to Artificial Intelligence in Architecture. Chapter 9. Editors: Imdat As, Prithwish Basu. New York: Routledge, 2021.
Journal Articles.
“Gelecegin Direncli Kenti: Esenler NAR Inovasyon Bolgesi,” (with Sari, E., Ozturk, S. P.) Çevre Şehir ve İklim Dergisi, Vol 1 Issue 2 (2022): 119-146.
“Artificial intelligence in architecture: Generating conceptual design via deep learning,” (with Prithwish Basu and Siddarth Pal), International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC), Vol. 16, Issue 4, 2018: 306-327.
“Architecture for the crowd by the crowd: A New Model for Design Acquisition,” (with Takehiko Nagakura) International Journal of Architecture and Urban Studies, Vol.1, No.2, Istanbul, 2016: 68-76.
“The Digital Mosque – A new mosque paradigm.” Journal of Architectural Education (JAE), Vol. 60 Issue 1 (2006): 54-66.
Conference Proceedings.
“Gamification in Urban Planning: Experiencing the Future City via VR,” (with Süedanur Özden, E. Arslantürk, M. O. Senem) Hybrid Space of the Metaverse: Architecture in the Age of the Metaverse, Opportunities and Potentials, 10th ASCAAD Conference, Debbieh, Lebanon, 12-13 Oct 2022.
“Using Deep Learning to Generate Front and Backyards in Landscape Architecture,” (with Mehmet O. Senem, M. Koc, H. Tuncay) Hybrid Space of the Metaverse: Architecture in the Age of the Metaverse, Opportunities and Potentials, 10th ASCAAD Conference, Debbieh, Lebanon, 12-13 Oct 2022.
"A Machine Learning Approach for Locating Businesses along Main Arteries in Inner Cities," (with Sari, E., Basu, P.) IEREK Conference, Future Smart Cities, Dec 2021.
"A Machine Reasoning Approach to Identify Design Patterns from City Layouts," (with Sari, E., Sacin H., Yigitarslan, S., Erbas, C.), IEREK Conference, Future Smart Cities, Dec 2021.
"Using AI to turn graph representations into conceptual massing models," (with Karabagli, K., Koc, Basu, P.), SIGraDI2021 Designing Possibilities Conference, Aug 2021, pp. 191-202.
"An Evolutionary Approach for Topology Finding in Flexible and Modular Housing," (with Cavus, O., Uyduran, G., Razzaghmanesh, D.), CAADRIA Conference, 2020
“Composing Frankensteins: Data-driven design assemblies through graph-based deep neural networks,” (with Prithwish Basu and Siddarth Pal) Computer Composition: Design after Machine Learning, 107th ACSA Conference, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, March 28-30, 2019.
“Competitions in a networked society: crowdsourcing collective design intelligence,” Competitions, 107th ACSA Conference, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, March 28-30, 2019.
“Generating Designs: From Crowdsourcing to Deep Learning,” 12th Pattaya International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology, Thailand, May 31-June 2, 2018: 6-13.
“Crowdsourcing the Obama Presidential Center: An Alternative Design Delivery Model – Democratizing Architectural Design,” (with Takehiko Nagakura) Disciplines & Disruption, ACADIA Conference Proceedings, Cambridge, 2017: 118-127.
“Crowdsourcing Architecture: A Disruptive Model in Architectural Practice,” (with Maria Angelico) Synthetic Digital Ecologies, ACADIA Proceedings, San Francisco, 2012: 439-443.
“Inquiry into architectural heritage with motion graphics and hyper-media.” The 7th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage VAST, Ed. M. Iannides, D. Arnold, F. Niccolucci, K. Mania, Eurographics Proceedings (2006): 23-28. Nicosia, Cyprus, 30 Oct. - 4 Nov. 2006.
Reviews/Booklets.
“Sacred Precincts- The Religious Architecture of Non-Muslim Communities across the Islamic World,” a review of book by Mohammad Gharipour, Faith & Form, 49:1, 2016.
Participatory Virtual Preservation: A Dissertation Synopsis. Harvard Design & Technology Report Series 2005-02, Harvard Design School, 2005.
Re:Visions – Recording Architecture. (with Daniel Schodek) Harvard Design & Technology Report Series 2004-01, Harvard Design School, 2003.
Presentations/Panels & Lectures.
DigitalFUTURES Doctoral Consortium, Books: AI and the City, Neil Leach, Zoom, 27 Nov 2022.
Kentsel Dönüşüm Sempozyumu (Urban Transformation Symposium), Kentsel Dönüşüm ve Akıllı Şehirler, Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Davutpaşa Kongre Merkezi, Esenler, Istanbul, 8 Nov, 2022.
Teknofest Karadeniz, Çevre Şehircilik ve İklim Değisikliği Bakanlığı - Akıllı Şehirler Paneli, Samsun Havalimanı, Samsun, 2 Sep, 2022.
May 18, 2022
> 4.Verimlilik ve Teknoloji Fuari -
Yesil Kalkinma Yesil Teknoloji Paneli
NAR Inovasyon Bolgesi: Dogustan Akilli Sehir
ATO Congresium Fuar ve Kongre Merkezi, Ankara
Aksaray Universitesi, “Esenler Gelecegin Sehri: Yasayan Bir Laboratuvar,” IBBF Conference Hall, May 10, 2022.
Smart City Expo, “NAR Innovation District at Esenler Future City,” Booth at the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Msheireb Downtown, Doha, Qatar, 29-30th March, 2022.
SUMMITS Uluslararası AUS Zirvesi’22, “Ulaşımın Geleceğini Şekillendiriyoruz,” Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Ankara, March 10, 2022.
G10 Strateji Platformu Buluşmaları, “Geleceğin Şehirleri Geleceğin Mimarisi,” G10 Konuşmaları, ZOOM, Nov 25, 2021
Akıllı Şehirler Kapasite Geliştirme ve Rehberlik Projesi Referans Akıllı Şehir Mimari Model 1.Odak Grup Toplantısı, T.C. Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanliği, ZOOM, June 2, 2021.
May 20-21st 2021
> BIM4TURKEY & CIDDI FUTURE CITY LAB
The Future City Summit
Istanbul Technical University
İyi Tasarım/Good Design İzmir_5, "Tasarimci Bakisiyla Yapay Zeka," Webcast, Dec 2020.
Turkiye’nin Akilli Sehirleri e-Calistayi “Esenler,” TUBITAK Bilisim Vadisi, ZOOM, May 12-16, 2020.
Aksaray Universitesi, “Yapay Zeka ve Akilli Sehirler,” Sosyal Bilimler MYO, ZOOM, May 14, 2020.
Istanbul Technical University, "Crowdsourcing, AI and the Future City," Taskisla Campus, Istanbul, Turkey, March 2, 2020.
107th ACSA Conference, “Composing Frankensteins: Data-driven design assemblies through graph-based deep neural networks,” Computer Composition: Design after Machine Learning, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, March 28-30, 2019.
107th ACSA Conference, “Competitions in a networked society: crowdsourcing collective design intelligence,” Competitions, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, March 28-30, 2019.
Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Sciences, Technology, Business and Design, “24 hours Berlin City West,” International Workshop on the Future City in Berlin, Germany, March 16-24, 2019.
Forum8 Asia Seminars in Three Cities, “Arcbazar: From Crowdsourcing to Artificial Intelligence in Design,” Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; and Shanghai, China, 2018.
January 9th 2018
> BILKENT UNIVERSITY
The Future is History: Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Ankara, Turkey
ACADIA 2017 Conference, “Crowdsourcing the Obama Presidential Center,” Disciplines and Disruption - 37th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, Cambridge, MA, 2017.
Forum8 Design Conference on Real-time 3D VR Technologies, Autonomous driving, BIM/CIM and cloud computing, “Arcbazar x Project VR,” Shinagawa Intercity Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 2016.
United Nations University Seminar, “Crowdsourcing Design and Sustainability for Urban Design Projects,” Tokyo, Japan, 2016.
October 13th 2016
> HARVARD GSD
Leadership and Entrepreneurship: Transforming the Real Estate Realm
Cambridge, MA
MIT Hacking Arts Conference, “Is Design Still a Differentiator?” MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA, Fall 2014. (Invited Panelist)
Bahçesehir University Lecture Series, “A Referential Interpretation of the Kocatepe Mosque,” Istanbul, Turkey, 2014.
FutureM Conference, “Boston Shark Tank,” Microsoft NERD Center, Cambridge, MA, 2013.
ACADIA 2012 Conference, “Crowdsourcing architecture: A disruptive model in architectural practice,” Synthetic Digital Ecologies - 32nd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, San Francisco, CA, 2012.
University of Hartford Architecture Lecture Series, “The Kocatepe Mosque in Ankara,” West Hartford, CT, 2012.
MIT VMS v2i, “Arcbazar Start-up Story,” MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA, 2012.
ABX 2012 – Architecture Boston Exposition, “Crowdsourcing architecture and the disruption of the traditional praxis,” Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, MA, 2012. (Panel Organizer)
MIT Enterprise Forum, “Arcbazar Poster Presentation,” Microsoft NERD Center, Cambridge, MA, 2012.
Harvard GSD course lecture, “The Future of Architectural Practice: Crowdsourcing Architecture,” Cambridge, MA, 2011.
University of Hartford, Department of Architecture, “BIM in Architectural Education,” West Hartford, CT, 2011.
Clemson University, School of Architecture, “Digital Technologies applied in the Architectural Profession,” Clemson, SC, 2011.
Philadelphia University, College of Architecture and the Built Environment, “Parametric Design and Digital Media used at ZNA,” Philadelphia, PA, 2010.
Great Lakes Ottoman Studies Workshop, “The Kocatepe Mosque: Story of a Neo-Ottoman mosque design in Ankara,” University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, 2008.
Illinois Institute of Technology, “Digital Media Applications in Architectural Practice and Education,” School of Architecture, Chicago, IL, 2007.
VAST Conference, “Inquiry into architectural heritage with motion graphics and hyper-media,” the 7th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2006.
University of Notre Dame, School of Architecture, “Dynamic Digital Visualizations in Architectural Heritage Preservation,” South Bend, IN, 2005.
University of Cincinnati, School of Architecture, “Using Motion-Graphics as a medium for Recording Architecture,” Cincinnati, OH, 2005.
University of Oklahoma, College of Architecture, “Survey of Digital Technologies in Architectural Design,” Norman, OK, 2005.