Aykut Karaman

Education

He received a degree in architecture from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University before moving to study and complete his Doctor of Philosophy at University of Pennsylvania, Department of Architecture where he specialised in urban design.

Career

Born in 1947 in Eşme, Turkey, Aykut Karaman is married and has a daughter. Teaching and academic positions, publications

Professor of Urbanism. Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar University: MSGSÜ (Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University), Faculty of Architecture, Department of City and Regional Planning, Istanbul.

Graduate Program: Theories and Principles of Urban Design, U.D. Studio, Urban Morphology, Behavioral Factors in Urban Design, Cases and Models of Urban Regeneration, Ecological Design.

City Planning Undergraduate Program: IV. Year Planning Studio, Sustainable Development Planning and Design. Architectural Undergraduate Program: Architecture and Urban Design Studio.

Director of Research and Implementation Center of Urbanism, Chaired City and Regional Planning Department and Urban Design Program. His publications are on theories and cases of urban design, urban regeneration, socio-cultural aspects of mass housing design, historical urban landscape ecological design and urban morphology.

Achievements

• Second Prize: Istanbul Tarlabaşı District Design Guideline Competition Second Prize: Istanbul Şişli Culture and Commercial Center International Competition. (with Sümer Gürel) First Mention: Istanbul, Üsküdar Square International Competition Second Prize: Akşehir Nasrettin Hodja Cultural Centre Competition.