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Frequently Asked Questions

Department of Architecture aims to widen the scope of the Master of Architecture program (M.Arch.) through introducing new alternative routes to graduate students with varying interests or professional perspectives. In line with many reputable architectural schools abroad, Department of Architecture offers a new professional degree opportunity, namely the Master of Architecture (M.Arch). The program is tailored to accommodate individual interests and methodologies to improve the professional skills of students (architects) on the basis of advanced architectural design projects. The Master of Architecture is a one year professional degree program without thesis for those who wish to deepen their design abilities and expand their knowledge of contemporary theory, technology, and environmental systems, as well as professional issues in the discipline of architecture.

Admission Requirements

Candidates for admission to the M.Arch. Program should have a B.Arch. degree in architecture. The graduates of the program obtain the title of a registered / practicing architect.

Documents needed to apply to the programs offered by the Department of Architecture

In addition to the documents specified in the application form, the Department of Architecture also requires:

  • A Portfolio [Content of the portfolio includes all research and architectural projects produced in the undergraduate and/or postgraduate courses and other professional skills and performances (in A4, A3 hardcopy or CD format)]
  • A curriculum vitae (CV),
  • Reference Letter(s),
  • A Copy of the last Diploma,
  • Transcripts of previous degrees,
  • A letter of Intention / proposal (in which the field and reasons of study of the candidates are clearly stated.)
  • Master thesis abstract (only for PhD applicants)
  • Scientific publications (if any)(only for PhD applicants)

Research Interests

Architectural design, Architectural design theory, Architectural history, Architectural education, Architecture, Identity and N.Cyprus, Vernacular architecture, Tourism architecture, Housing design, Housing policies, Housing education, Architecture and the city, Urban representation, Urban culture, Architecture and politics, Cultural heritage, Restoration, Building and urban conservation, Urban design (theory & education), Urban regeneration & revitalization, Sustainability, Environmental conservation, Open building design, Green architecture, Intelligent building design, Construction, Structure and architecture, Earthquake, Materials and architecture, Construction management, Risk management, Environmental control, Environmental issues, Integration of building systems, Interior design, Furniture design, Lighting and colour theory in design, Acoustics, Environmental control in interior design, Renovation, Human behaviour in interior space, Design for disabled.

Contact

Tel: +90 392 630 1049
Fax: +90 392 630 2365
E-mail: arch@emu.edu.tr
Web: http://arch.emu.edu.tr


Please contact to department and/or faculty for detailed information about courses.

Course Title Credit Lec. Tut.
MARC591 Architectural Design - I

This studio builds upon the experience of the previous design studios at Bachelor Degree level, in the sense that increasingly complex design problems are addressed.

 7 4 -
MARC541 Integrated Systems In Architecture

A course which emphasizes the Building design and construction process as a total system problem: overall structural planning and sequence of assembly, review of design for constructability; structural systems and their components

 3 2 -
MARC551 Architecture and Building Economy

Financial planning, including cash flow analysis and return on equity models; comparison of alternatives; architecture and economy; the development cycle of a building and cost phases, conceptual design in architecture and building cost decision; factors effecting cost of the building: including building size, building shape, plan geometry, height, climate; Quality consideration; aesthetic consideration; structural consideration; life cycle costing and energy consideration; quantity take-off methods.

 3 3 -
MARC561 Architectural Theory and Criticism

This course explores how architects and theorists have attempted to conceptualize the essence of architecture and deals with researches into architectural thought and philosophies which have implications for design disciplines.

 3 3 -
MARC581 Computer Applications in Architecture

The responsibilities of architects through the building production process, computer aided architectural design and rendering, computer aided modeling, computer applications for architectural database, and documentation

 3 2 -
MARC592 Architectural Design - II

This is the design studio aiming to develop first phase of the architectural design project which would be completed in Final Term Project.

 7 4 -
MARC542 Building Technology and Structural Design

The primary mission of architects is sustainability in architecture, which considers environmental criteria. Introduction of the theory and concepts related to sustainability in building technology; to examine them at the scales of building material, element and overall building; definition of performance requirements and their relationship with the available technologies; to apply the theoretical knowledge of construction design to practice through case studies and assignments, definition of sub-systems and their integration and so on.

 3 2 -
MARC562 People-Environment Studies

Introduction to the range of research into man- environment relationships which have implications for design disciplines; theories, models, approaches and important concepts in man-environment studies in regards to anthropological, ecological, sociological, cultural issues.

 3 3 -
MARC594 Legal and Managerial Aspects in Architecture

This course introduces the fundamentals of planning, and Environment of Management, project Planning including organizational planning and goal setting, strategy formulation and implementation, managerial decision making.

 3 3 -
REQ1 Elective Course 3 3 -
MARC599 Term Project - - -
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Department of Architecture Fu​​​​ll Time Instructors Research Interests

​NoFu​​​​ll time InstructorsResearch Area
1

Prof. Dr. Resmiye Alpar Atun (Chair)

  • Contested Settings, Policies and Strategies
  • Architecture and Urbanism
  • Sustainable Development/Regeneration
  • Resilient Cities and Architecture
  • Big Data and Urban Informatics
2

Prof. Dr. Şebnem Önal Hoşkara

 

 

  • Urban Design Theory and Education
  • Urban Conservation and Revitalization
  • Urban Morphology
  • Cultural Heritage/Industrial Heritage
  • Sustainable Urbanism

3

Prof. Dr. Naciye Doratlı

 

 

  •  Culture of Cities
  • Urban Conservation
  •  Cultural Heritage
  •  Strategic Planning
  • Revitalization of Historic Urban Quarter​

4

Prof. Dr. Yonca Hürol

 

 

  • Structure
  • Tectonics
  • Architecture in Philosophy
  • Research Methods
  • Ethics in Architecture

5

Prof. Dr. Mukaddes Polay (Vice Dean)

  • City Identity
  • Urban Public Spaces
  • Residential Exterior Spaces
  • Waterfronts
  • Landscape Design​
6

Prof. Dr. Özgür Dinçyürek

 

 

  • Cultural Heritage
  • Sustainability / Sustainable Design / Ecologic Design
  • Rural Settlements / Vernacular-Traditional Settlements and Architecture
  • Housing Studies
  • Architecture/Design Education

7

Prof. Dr. Kokan Grchev

 

 

  • Architecture Design and Theory
  • Cultural Heritage Studies /  Philosophy and Theory of Conservation
  • Art Theory and History
  • Architectural Drawing and Presentation
  • Visual Thinking and Research 

8

Prof. Dr. Hıfsiye Pulhan

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  • ​Architectural Design and History
  • Culture and Space
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Modern Architecture
  • Housing

9

Prof. Dr. Beser Oktay Vehbi

  • Urban Design Theories - Urban Space Design
  • Historic City Centers
  • Sustainable Urban Conservation
  • Architectural Conservation / Adaptive Reuse / Industrial Heritage
  • Tourism and Impacts on Cities
10

Prof. Dr. Sadiye Müjdem Vural

 

 

 

  • Building Biology (Building and Human Health)
  • Indoor Air Quality
  • Building Certificate Programs, LEED, BREEAM, etc.
  • Building Elements and Materials
  • Sustainability 

11

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Türkan Ulusu Uraz

 

 

  •  Architecture and Design theories
  • Design Education
  •  Housing  
  • Space and Gender 
  • Modernism​

12

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ege Uluca Tümer

 

 

  • Architectural Conservation
  • Urban Conservation
  •  Urban History
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Cultural Heritage Site Management
13

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Halil Zafer Alibaba

  • Thermal Comfort-Energy Efficiency of Buildings
  • Dynamic Simulation of Building-CFD
  • Environmental Control
  • Indoor Air Quality-Daylighting Control for Buildings
  • Building Elements and Building Construction
  • Zero Energy Building Design
  • Solar and Passive Architectural Design (Bioclimatic Architectural Design)
  • Room Acoustics
  • LEED, BREEAM
  • Expert Systems in Architecture
14

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Netice Yıldız

  • Theories and History of Art and Architecture
  • Cultural Heritage Studies
  • Eastern Art & Architecture
  • History of Cyprus Civilization
  • Cultural Interactions
15

Prof. Dr. Rafooneh Mokhtar Shahi Sani

 

 

 

  • Architecture Design theory
  • Semiotics
  • Space and Place
  • Identity
  • Iranian/Islamic Architecture
16

Assist. Prof. Dr. Badiossadat Hassanpour

 

 

  • Design Theory
  • Evaluation and Assessment in Arch. Studios
  • Innovative and Collaborative Pedagogical Tactics
  • Educational Technologies in Spatial Design Education
  • Sustainable Development and Architecture

17

Assist. Prof. Dr. Ceren Boğaç

 

 

  • Environmental Psychology
  • Place Attachment and Sense of Place
  • Meaning in Architecture
  • Eco-city and Eco-Architecture
  • Urban Peacebuilding

18

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ercan Hoşkara

 

 

  • Sustainable Building and Construction / Sustainable Materials
  • Strategy and Policy Development for Sustainable Construction
  • Construction Systems and Technologies
  • Measurement of Sustainability and Certification Systems
  • Energy Efficient Buildings
19

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Harun Sevinç

 

 

  • Solar Settlements and Architecture
  • Climate Protection Settlements and Architecture
  • Sustainable Building Services and Renewable Energy Use
  • Building Ecology
  • Energy Efficiency of Buildings

20

Assist. Prof. Dr. Müge Rıza

 

 

  • City Branding
  • New Buildings in Historic Environmen
  • Creative Cities
  • Iconic Buildings
  • Urban Sprawl
21

Assist. Prof. Dr. Nazife Özay

 

 

  • Architectural Styles / Interior Styles and Design
  • Modernism in Architecture
  • Traditional Settlements and Architecture
  • Housing Studies
  • Cultural Issues in Architecture
22

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nevter Zafer Cömert (Vice Chair)

 

 

  • Urban Morphology
  • Urban Typology
  • Urban Design Strategies
  • Urban Public Spaces
  • Urban Landscape

23

Assist. Prof. Dr. Öznem Şahali Kovancı

 

 

  • Architectural Design, Theory and History;
  • Theory of Tectonics
  • Archi-Tectonic Design
  • Theory of Architecture
  • Structure Systems and Technologies

24

Assist. Prof. Dr. Pınar Uluçay

 

 

  • Urban Politics
  • Modernity, Architecture and Urbanism
  • Climate Change – Sustainable Urban Development
  • Public Health and Urban Design/Planning
  • Design Education 

25

Assist. Prof. Dr. Polat Hançer

 

 

  • Energy Efficient Building Design
  • Thermal Insulation in Buildings
  • Thermal Analysis of Buildings
  • Renewable Energy Use in Buildings

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​​​​Graduate Students

 Student No. Name Surname
​20520756
​IDIL FATUMA​
​AHMED
19500522
KHAIRAT ABIOLAOLATEJU
19500401AHMADALI
19500348SALIMAT YEWANDEBAKARE
19500340MAIMUNA MOHAMMEDYERIMA
18500802JAAFARAHMAD IBRAHIM
18500799BAZLASHAHID
18500773MBADINGA MDEAN JOHANCEL
18500768AHMAD TIJJANIMAINASARA
18500750AWWAB ABDULRASHIDBUHARI
18500704ABDULKADIR A.MARAFA
18500703YUNUSA IBRAHIMHASSAN
18500696ABDUL RAHIMHAMZE
18500680SEMAYT AMAHAGEBREAMLAK
18500667LARRY LANZEMADANGANA
18500664ALIYU ZAHRADDEENIMAM
18500663ABDULMAJIDMOHAMMED
18500601DANA KHALIL BADAWIAMRO
18500590KHADIDJAMOUSSA ABAKAR
18500569FARBODFATHI YOUNESI
18500417MUHAMMAD KABIRDANTATA
18500409YAZEED ABUBAKARIBRAHIM
18500376ABDOUL NASSERZAKOU DJIBO
18500374FAISAL SALEHMINANGI
18500259MANSUR YAHAYAABDUSSALAM
18500254STEPHANIE OKAAPOCHI
17500831BUKAR ALIKIME
17500805HAMZAABDULSALAM
17500728PAUL WAKAWAYAKUBU
17500727MUSAMOHAMMED
17500720USMAN ZAKARIABDULLAHI
17500695FRANCIS CHUKWUEMEKAAKANKALI
17500693CHIEMERIE CHIKELUUME
17500692SOLOMON AZEEZMOMOH
17500572MODUPEODEMAKIN
17500508OLUWASAYO BENJAMINADEKALU
17500484EMMANUELLA NKECHINYEREMADU
17500435MUHAMMAD AUWALAHMAD
17500408AISHA KABIRMARAFA
17500353SIMEON OLALEKANOWOLABI
17500341MWILA ISABELNKANDU
17500284TOLUWALOGO D.BABARINDE
17500279AISHA MAHMUDUMAR
17500147IBRAHIM A. A. A.SALYANI
16500782AMAL GAMBOMUAZU
16500765KENNEDY ONYEKACHINWEOKWU
16500762USMAN BUKARNUHU
16500761UMAR MOHAMMEDALIYU
16500633MAHA YUSRI ALAMINMANOFALI
16500629ABDULRAZAQ HILAL SALIMAMIR
16500623MUJTABA SALIHUISHAQ
16500620KHADIJAH INNAMOHAMMED
16500511MUSTAPHA ADAMUKAITA
16500480GERALD MPHOMANDEVHANA
16500386MOHAMMED KABIRUMAISHANU
16500384MUKTAR SALISUINUSA
16500368NASRA NASIRALI
16500230ABDULHALEEM KHELEF ABDULRAHMANEL-BUSAIDY
15500850GAMECE BARKAMADZIGA
15500790IBIBIA AJUBOJAMABO
15500777ABDULRAHMAN SADAZAKARI
15500644AZZAM KHALID SWALEHTAMIMI
15500584MUHAMMAD KABIRSULAIMAN
15500558HALIMAHSHUAIBU
15500548VAWA YAMTEJOSHUA
15500537NAJIB SABIUYOLA
15500520MUHAMMADSULEIMAN
15500514RUFAIAHMED
15500513SANUSI AHMEDSHEHU
15500483MEHRNAZBEYRAMI
15500468SALEH ZAKARIMOHAMMED
15500465SHEHUSANI SANI
15500400MUHAMMAD SHAMSUDDEENABDULLAHI
15500386FJOLLAMULLIQI
15500289SANUSI ABBAABUBAKAR
15500234TINASHEHONDE
145852MOHAMMEDABDULRAHAMAN
145709BILYAMINU TIJJANIMUSA
145696ABDULRAHIM UMARDARMA
145581NAFISA MOHAMMEDDEWU
145505MALAK FADEL ABED ALFATTAHALBATRAN
145498MESHACH MOYINFASANMI
145448BARKA JOSEPHKWAJI
145254EBIUMENE ITONEIEZETU
135921PATRICK CHUKWUEMEKE HENRYUWAJEH
135580ADEDOTUN DAMILAREIBIRONKE
135557IFECHI ITANGNWACHUKU
135528BERNARD NNAMDIOSEKE
135072MEHMETSİNAN
135033EBENGEOBONG EDDIEEYIBO
125763MODU HASSANLIGALI
125469TOCHUKWU CHUKWUMAOBINWAJIAKU
125465CHUKWUBUEZEIHEMADU
125455ITOPA SA`ADATUONOTA
125451ISAH YAHAYASAMIRU
125448HAFIZ IBRAHIMSULEIMAN
125403AATIMADCHERIF JARFAOUI
125390BUĞRAPEKDOĞAN
125388DENİZ ÖZGÜNERTUGAY
125242ENÇ ZİVERBODAMYALIZADE
115857ALIYUABDULLAHI
115827HAYATUDEEN MUHAMMADOHIZE
115804JOHN EMMANUELOGBEBA
115510CHUNDUSU JONATHANSIMON
115454NGUHER MERRYANYAM
115445RAYMOND OSIGWEIGENEGBAI
115434BERTY STEPHANEDAVASAGUANUD
115250MURATBARBAROS
105483GIDEON OJOCHOGWUAGBO
105375OLUWAFEMI DESMONDAIYEDOGBON
105204UGOCHUKWU KENECHIELINWA
105047YUSUFTIJJANI​​




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Course CodeCourse TitleCourse Title in Turkish
MARC591Architectural Design - I Mimari Tasarım Stüdyosu - I
Catalog Description
This studio builds upon the experience of the previous design studios at Bachelor Degree level, in the sense that increasingly complex design problems are addressed.
Catalog Description in Turkish
Bu stüdyo giderek karmaşık tasarım problemlerini ele alarak, lisans düzeyinde bir önceki tasarım stüdyoları tecrübesi üzerine inşa edilmiştir.
Keywords
Mixed use, Sustainable settlement, Sustainable housing.
Keywords in Turkish
Karmakulanım, Sürdürülebilir yerleşme, Sürdürülebilir konut.

 

Course CodeCourse TitleCourse Title in Turkish
MARC541Integrated Systems In Architecture Mimarlıkta Entegre Sistemler
Catalog Description
A course which emphasizes the Building design and construction process as a total system problem: overall structural planning and sequence of assembly, review of design for constructability; structural systems and their components.
Catalog Description in Turkish
Yapı sistemleri ve bileşenleri, mimari yapısal düşünce ve yapı sistemleri; yapısal malzeme tipi seçimi ve genel yapısal planlama ve sıra montaj, tasarım süreci için tasarım incelemesi.
Keywords
Positive design, Energy efficient building, Thermal comfort.
Keywords in Turkish
Pozitif tasarım, Energize efficient building, Termal rahatlık.

 

Course CodeCourse TitleCourse Title in Turkish
MARC551Architecture and Building EconomyMimarlıkta Entegre Sistemler
Catalog Description
Financial planning, including cash flow analysis and return on equity models; comparison of alternatives; architecture and economy; the development cycle of a building and cost phases, conceptual design in architecture and building cost decision; factors effecting cost of the building: including building size, building shape, plan geometry, height, climate; Quality consideration; aesthetic consideration; structural consideration; life cycle costing and energy consideration; quantity take-off methods.
Catalog Description in Turkish
Bu derste mimarlıkta finansal planlamaya dair bilgiler anlatılmaktadır. Tasarım alternatifleri ve bunlara bağlı olası finansal karşılıkları tartışılmaktadır.Ders kapsamında kalite, estetik, strüktür, sürdürülebilirlik ve enerji konuları özellikle ele alınmaktadır. Finansal boyutlar tasarım sürecinden uygulama aşamasının tamamlanmasına kadar incelenmektedir.
Keywords
Life cycle, Coast analysis, Feasibility analysis
Keywords in Turkish
Yaşam çevrimi, Kıyı analizi, Fizibilite analizi

 

Course CodeCourse TitleCourse Title in Turkish
MARC561Architectural Theory and Criticism Mimarlık Teorisi ve Kritiği
Catalog Description
This course explores how architects and theorists have attempted to conceptualize the essence of architecture and deals with researches into architectural thought and philosophies which have implications for design disciplines.
Catalog Description in Turkish
Bu ders, mimarlar ve teorisyenlerin nasıl mimarinin özünü çalıştıkları ve araştırmacıların tasarım disiplinlerinde etkileri olan mimari düşünce ve felsefeleri içine alan araştırmalarla ilgilenir.
Keywords
Architectural Theory, Architectural Criticism, Philosophies on Design Disciplines, Architecture, Criticism.
Keywords in Turkish
Mimari teori, Mimari eleştiri, Tasarım disiplinleri üzerine felsefe, Mimarlık, Eleştiri.

 

Course CodeCourse TitleCourse Title in Turkish
MARC581Computer Applications in Architecture Mimarlıkta Bilgisayar Uygulamaları
Catalog Description
The responsibilities of architects through the building production process, computer aided architectural design and rendering, computer aided modeling, computer applications for architectural database, and documentation.
Catalog Description in Turkish
Yapı üretim sürecinde mimarların sorumlulukları, bilgisayar mimari tasarım ve işleme, bilgisayar destekli tasarım, mimari veritabanı için bilgisayar uygulamaları ve dokümantasyon desteği.
Keywords
Computer aided for professional, Computer application, Render and animation.
Keywords in Turkish
Profesyonel için destekli bilgisayar, Bilgisayar uygulaması, Işlemek ve animasyon.

 

Course CodeCourse TitleCourse Title in Turkish
MARC592Architectural Design - II Mimari Tasarım Stüdyosu - II
Catalog Description
This is the design studio aiming to develop first phase of the architectural design project which would be completed in Final Term Project.
Catalog Description in Turkish
Sonunda final dönem projesi tamamlanacak şekilde , bir mimari tasarım projesinin ilk aşamasından itibaren geliştirmeyi amaçlayan bir tasarım stüdyosudur.
Keywords
Mixed used, Sustainable settlement, Sustainable housing.
Keywords in Turkish
Karmakulanım, Sürdürülebilir yerleşme, Sürdürülebilir konut.

 

Course CodeCourse TitleCourse Title in Turkish
MARC542Building Technology and Structural Design Bina Teknolojisi ve Yapısal Tasarım
Catalog Description
The primary mission of architects is sustainability in architecture, which considers environmental criteria. Introduction of the theory and concepts related to sustainability in building technology; to examine them at the scales of building material, element and overall building; definition of performance requirements and their relationship with the available technologies; to apply the theoretical knowledge of construction design to practice through case studies and assignments, definition of sub-systems and their integration and so on.
Catalog Description in Turkish
Mimarların temel misyonu, çevresel kriterleri dikkate alan sürdürülebilir mimarlıktır. Bina teknolojisi sürdürülebilirlik ile ilgili kuram ve kavramların tanıtılması; yapı malzemesi, eleman ve yapı bütünü ölçeğinde irdelenmesi; performans gereksinimleri ve mevcut teknolojileri ile ilişkilerini tanımı; uygulama yapı tasarımı teorik bilgilerini uygulama vaka çalışmaları ve ödevleri, alt-sistemlerin tanımı ve onların entegrasyon vb.
Keywords
Building Technology, Sustainability, Architectural Design.
Keywords in Turkish
Bina Teknolojisi, Sürdürülebilirlik, Mimari Tasarım.

 

Course CodeCourse TitleCourse Title in Turkish
MARC562People-Environment Studies İnsan-Çevre Çalışmaları
Catalog Description
Introduction to the range of research into man- environment relationships which have implications for design disciplines; theories, models, approaches and important concepts in man-environment studies in regards to anthropological, ecological, sociological, cultural issues.
Catalog Description in Turkish
Insan-çevre ilişkilerine, tasarım disiplinleri için etkileri olan bir araştırmaya giriş, teoriler, modeller, yaklaşımlar ve antropolojik, ekolojik, sosyolojik, kültürel konular açısından insan-çevre çalışmalarında önemli kavramlar incelenecektir.
Keywords
People, Environment, Behavior
Keywords in Turkish
Insan, Cevre, Davranış

 

Course CodeCourse TitleCourse Title in Turkish
MARC594Legal and Managerial Aspects in Architecture Mimari Uygulamada Yasal ve İdari Yönler
Catalog Description
This course introduces the fundamentals of planning, and Environment of Management, project Planning including organizational planning and goal setting, strategy formulation and implementation, managerial decision making.
Catalog Description in Turkish
Bu ders; Çevre Yönetimi ,organizasyonel planlama ve hedef belirleme, strateji geliştirme ve uygulama, yönetsel karar alma dahil olmak üzere planlama esaslarıni tanitir.
Keywords
Office management, Project management, Investment consulting, Ethical codes, RIBA
Keywords in Turkish
Büro Yönetimi, Proje yönetimi, Yatırım Danışmanlığı, Etik kodlar, RIBA

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