Accepted for a residency to do a field study on the Byzantineness of the Venitian architectural tradition and the Ottoman miniatures preserved at the Biblioteca Marciana.
Seoul, South Korea
Hanyang University
Dec 2021 - Jan 2022
Research Partnership
Granted a scholarship by the University of Paris-Est to do a field study in partnership with Hanyang University in Seoul. The research was one the Korean architectural ornaments with supernatural functions dating from the Goryeo Period.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
French Institute of Central Asian Studies
Oct 2021
Short-term Scholar
Granted a scholarship by the French Institute of Central Asian Studies (IFEAC) to do a field study on Timurid mosaics and miniatures.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo University of Science
June - July 2021
Research Partnership
Field study on Japanese folding-screens paintings from the Tosa School with a grant from the University of Paris-Est (canceled due to the pandemic).
Rome, Italy
Villa Medici
Feb 2020
Daniel Arasse Prize
Granted a joint scholarship by the French Academy and the French School of Rome for the study of Byzantine miniature paintings preserved at the Vatican Apostolic Library.
Istanbul, Turkey
Palace of France
Nov 2019
Short-term Scholar
Granted a scholarship by the French Institute of Anatolian Studies for the study of Ottoman miniatures preserved at the archives of the Topkapi Palace.
Carthage, Tunisia
UNESCO Club Volubilis
July, 2019
From Mosaics to Pixels
Participated in a Franco-Tunisian workshop to develop an augmented reality app for the mediation of the Roman mosaics of Carthage.
Fondazione Giorgio Cini
Venice, Italy
Short-term Scholar
May 2022
Accepted for a residency to do a field study on the Byzantineness of the Venitian architectural tradition and the Ottoman miniatures preserved at the Biblioteca Marciana.
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Research Partnership
Dec 2021 - Jan 2022
Granted a scholarship by the University of Paris-Est to do a field study in partnership with Hanyang University in Seoul. The research was one the Korean architectural ornaments with supernatural functions dating from the Goryeo Period.
French Institute of Central Asian Studies
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Short-term Scholar
Oct 2021
Granted a scholarship by the French Institute of Central Asian Studies (IFEAC) to do a field study on Timurid mosaics and miniatures.
Tokyo University of Science
Tokyo, Japan
Research Partnership
June - July 2021
Field study on Japanese folding-screens paintings from the Tosa School with a grant from the University of Paris-Est (canceled due to the pandemic).
Villa Medici
Rome, Italy
Daniel Arasse Prize
Feb 2020
Granted a joint scholarship by the French Academy and the French School of Rome for the study of Byzantine miniature paintings preserved at the Vatican Apostolic Library.
Palace of France
Istanbul, Turkey
Short-term Scholar
Nov 2019
Granted a scholarship by the French Institute of Anatolian Studies for the study of Ottoman miniatures preserved at the archives of the Topkapi Palace.
UNESCO Club Volubilis
Carthage, Tunisia
From Mosaics to Pixels
July, 2019
Participated in a Franco-Tunisian workshop to develop an augmented reality app for the mediation of the Roman mosaics of Carthage.
Awards
Paris, France
SNI 2022
May 2022
Ministry of Culture
Project leader of Spolia botanique, the winner of the 2022 Innovative Digital Services competition.
London, UK
Robert W G Hunt Award
Dec 2020
Colour Group
Granted for my research on the use of light and colors in the miniatures and contemporary Japanese architecture.
SNI 2022
Paris, France
Ministry of Culture
May 2022
Project leader of Spolia botanique, the winner of the 2022 Innovative Digital Services competition.
Robert W G Hunt Award
London, UK
Colour Group
Dec 2020
Granted for my research on the use of light and colors in the miniatures and contemporary Japanese architecture.
Teaching
Paris, France
Paris-Belleville School of Architecture
Oct 2018 - June 2021
Master’s Seminar
Organizing weekly lectures for the Master’s research seminar Mirrored Metropolises with the Italian architect and urban designer Professor Cristiana Mazzoni.
Paris, France
Paris-Belleville School of Architecture
Oct 2021 - June 2023
Undergraduate Seminar
Organizing a weekly undergraduate seminar.
Dalian, China
International Academy of Arts
Sep 2021 - Aug 2022
Mixed Seminar
Organizing weekly undergraduate and graduate seminars.
Paris-Belleville School of Architecture
Paris, France
Master’s Seminar
Oct 2018 - June 2021
Organizing weekly lectures for the Master’s research seminar Mirrored Metropolises with the Italian architect and urban designer Professor Cristiana Mazzoni.
Paris-Belleville School of Architecture
Paris, France
Undergraduate Seminar
Oct 2021 - June 2023
Organizing a weekly undergraduate seminar.
International Academy of Arts
Dalian, China
Mixed Seminar
Sep 2021 - Aug 2022
Organizing weekly undergraduate and graduate seminars.
Conferences
Paris, France
ENSA Paris-Belleville
11 May 2022
Round table on the subject of the architectural image with the moderator Emmanuel Caille, chief editor of the magazine d’A.
Istanbul, Turkey
MEF University
11 March 2022
The Supernatural Understanding of Architectural Space in Ottoman miniatures. Online conference as part of Ozan Avci’s architectural course.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
University of Oriental Studies
21 October 2022
Using Photogrammetry and AR for the digital mediation of the Timurid Mosaics. Intervention as part of the Turcologist Oysara Madalieva’s lecture.
Avignon, France
AIC 2020
27 November 2020
Time-Travelling Colors: Artisanal Dreams and Digital Fabrication, Online presentation at the annual meeting of International Color Association. https://youtu.be/AGff_mk4yc0
Istanbul, Turkey
Pera Museum
16 September 2020
Fragmentary Architectural Space in the Ottoman Miniatures. Invited to give a conference as part of the Museum’s exhibition “Miniature 2.0”. https://youtu.be/3zooDvGuWNw.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
French Institute of Anatolian Studies
16 December 2019
Two Composite Visions of Space: 16th-Century Ottoman Miniature and Contemporary Augmented Reality. Invited to give an international conference on my recent research work.
ENSA Paris-Belleville
Paris, France
11 May 2022
Round table on the subject of the architectural image with the moderator Emmanuel Caille, chief editor of the magazine d’A.
MEF University
Istanbul, Turkey
11 March 2022
The Supernatural Understanding of Architectural Space in Ottoman miniatures. Online conference as part of Ozan Avci’s architectural course.
University of Oriental Studies
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
21 October 2022
Using Photogrammetry and AR for the digital mediation of the Timurid Mosaics. Intervention as part of the Turcologist Oysara Madalieva’s lecture.
AIC 2020
Avignon, France
27 November 2020
Time-Travelling Colors: Artisanal Dreams and Digital Fabrication, Online presentation at the annual meeting of International Color Association. https://youtu.be/AGff_mk4yc0
Pera Museum
Istanbul, Turkey
16 September 2020
Fragmentary Architectural Space in the Ottoman Miniatures. Invited to give a conference as part of the Museum’s exhibition “Miniature 2.0”. https://youtu.be/3zooDvGuWNw.
French Institute of Anatolian Studies
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16 December 2019
Two Composite Visions of Space: 16th-Century Ottoman Miniature and Contemporary Augmented Reality. Invited to give an international conference on my recent research work.
Publications
Constantinople apocalyptique (image). Plan libre, PL198, Maison de l’architecture Occitanie-Pyrénées, Novembre 2022.
“Espaces magiques : miniatures apocalyptiques et l’image numérique.” Annuel 2019-2021: Images, ENSA Paris-Belleville, Paris, 2022, pp. 409-427.
“Time-Travelling Colors: Artisanal Dreams and Digital Fabrication.” Color Research and Application, Wiley Periodicals, 2021, pp.1-8.
“A Transtemporal Research in Architecture: Ottoman Miniature and Augmented Reality.” Culture et recherche, published by the French Ministry of Culture, Spring 2020, No: 141, pp. 66-67.
“Architecture in the Ottoman Miniatures.” Interview by Bahar Türkay, Vitra Vbenzeri, 4 Oct. 2020.https://www.vbenzeri.com/mimari/osmanli-minyaturunde-mimari.
Constantinople apocalyptique (image). Plan libre, PL198, Maison de l’architecture Occitanie-Pyrénées, Novembre 2022.
“Espaces magiques : miniatures apocalyptiques et l’image numérique.” Annuel 2019-2021: Images, ENSA Paris-Belleville, Paris, 2022, pp. 409-427.
“Time-Travelling Colors: Artisanal Dreams and Digital Fabrication.” Color Research and Application, Wiley Periodicals, 2021, pp.1-8.
“A Transtemporal Research in Architecture: Ottoman Miniature and Augmented Reality.” Culture et recherche, published by the French Ministry of Culture, Spring 2020, No: 141, pp. 66-67.
“Architecture in the Ottoman Miniatures.” Interview by Bahar Türkay, Vitra Vbenzeri, 4 Oct. 2020.https://www.vbenzeri.com/mimari/osmanli-minyaturunde-mimari.
Education
Paris-Shanghai
Ph.D. in architecture
2018-2023
University of Paris-Est & Tongji University
Currently preparing a thesis entitled Two Composite Visions of Space: 16th-Century Ottoman Miniature and Contemporary Augmented Reality
Paris, France
Post-master in architectural research (DPEA)
2017-2018
Paris-La Villette Architecture School
Paris, France
Architect’s License (HMONP)
2016-2017
Paris-Malaquais Architecture School
Paris, France
Master in Architecture
2014-2016
Paris-Malaquais Architecture School
Paris, France
Bachelor of Architecture
2009-2014
Paris-Malaquais Architecture School
Istanbul, Turkey
Scientific High School Diploma
2004-2009
American Robert College
Ph.D. in architecture
Paris-Shanghai
University of Paris-Est & Tongji University
2018-2023
Currently preparing a thesis entitled Two Composite Visions of Space: 16th-Century Ottoman Miniature and Contemporary Augmented Reality
Post-master in architectural research (DPEA)
Paris, France
Paris-La Villette Architecture School
2017-2018
Architect’s License (HMONP)
Paris, France
Paris-Malaquais Architecture School
2016-2017
Master in Architecture
Paris, France
Paris-Malaquais Architecture School
2014-2016
Bachelor of Architecture
Paris, France
Paris-Malaquais Architecture School
2009-2014
Scientific High School Diploma
Istanbul, Turkey
American Robert College
2004-2009
Internships
Tokyo, Japan
Kengo Kuma & Associates (KKAA)
July - Nov 2015
Garden and façade design for the Ace Hotel Kyoto project.
Modular furniture design for a fashion store in Tokyo.
Tokyo, Japan
SANAA / Kazuya Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa
May - June 2014
Study models for the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Ochoalcubo House in Chile, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Israel, Taichung Culture Center in Taiwan and the Samaritan in Paris.
Tokyo, Japan
Sinato
Apr - May 2014
Interior design of the JR Shinjuku Metro Station and the Scrapbook Store in Omotesando.
Paris, France
Atelier Frank Salama
July 2013 - Apr 2014
Interior design of the Nexity Office in Orléans and an appartment in Paris.
Istanbul, Turkey
Han Tumertekin
Aug 2012
Façade study for the Turkish Embassy in Strasbourg.
Kengo Kuma & Associates (KKAA)
Tokyo, Japan
July - Nov 2015
Garden and façade design for the Ace Hotel Kyoto project.
Modular furniture design for a fashion store in Tokyo.
SANAA / Kazuya Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa
Tokyo, Japan
May - June 2014
Study models for the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Ochoalcubo House in Chile, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Israel, Taichung Culture Center in Taiwan and the Samaritan in Paris.
Sinato
Tokyo, Japan
Apr - May 2014
Interior design of the JR Shinjuku Metro Station and the Scrapbook Store in Omotesando.
Atelier Frank Salama
Paris, France
July 2013 - Apr 2014
Interior design of the Nexity Office in Orléans and an appartment in Paris.
Han Tumertekin
Istanbul, Turkey
Aug 2012
Façade study for the Turkish Embassy in Strasbourg.