EDUCATION
ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
PhD in Architectural Design
September 2019 - Present
BARTLETT SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, UCL
MA in Architectural History
2015 - 2016 (Merit)
Dissertation: “Designing For Everybody”: A Study of
George Finch’s Cotton Gardens Estate, 1966-8
Supervisor: Dr. David Roberts
Completed Modules: Critical Methodologies, Research and
Dissemination of Architectural History,
Architecture of 19th and 20th Century
Britain, Representation of Cities.
ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Architecture
2009 - 2013 (GPA: 3.63)
High Honours List: 10-11 Spring/11-12 Fall
Honours List: 11-12 Spring
Completed Additional Modules in:
• Urban and Regional Planning
2008 - 2009 (Honours List: Fall)
• Mining Engineering
2005 - 2007
ÜSKÜDAR AMERICAN ACADEMY
High School Diploma
2002 - 2005
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH ASSISTANT - Istanbul Bilgi University January 2022 - Present
Contact: Prof. Dr. Şebnem Yalınay Çinici (sebnem.yalinay@bilgi.edu.tr)
Dr. Banu Tomruk (banu.tomruk@bilgi.edu.tr)
Faculty of Architecture, Dept. of Architecture.
Attending to fourth year Architectural Design Studio modules.
(Previously attended to first year Computation-Based Basic Design modules).
Departmental administrative duties,
Administrative assistant for the Architectural Design and
History and Theory of Architecture Master's Programmes.
FREELANCE WRITER/RESEARCHER December 2017 - Present
Writing articles on architecture, architectural theory, design and visual media.
My articles have been featured in various printed and online publications,
such as Betonart, The Building Centre Blog, Housing the Human Journal,
IKSV Design Biennial Blog etc.
MANIFOLD.PRESS - Contributor December 2017 - Present
Contact: Esen Karol (esen@manifold.press)
An Istanbul based online multimedia publication with international contributors,
publishing articles focusing on design, technology, art, architecture and daily life,
also organising related seminars, talks, panels, exhibitions, workshops.
ARKETON PUBLISHING - Freelance Editor January-October 2021
Contact: Pınar Gökbayrak (Publication Coordinator, pinar.gokbayrak@arketon.com.tr)
Publishing house that releases translations of influential architectural theory books in Turkish.
TORUNLAR GYO / MALL OF ISTANBUL CONSTRUCTION SITE - Intern June-July 2012
One of Istanbul’s largest shopping malls, built on a 123.000 sqm area, including
residential and office buildings.
POP DESIGN ARCHITECTURE OFFICE - Intern August 2011
Acıbadem Healthcare Group’s hospital design for Ankara, an 11 storey building.
MIMARLAR TASARIM / HAN TÜMERTEKİN ARCHITECTURE OFFICE - Intern June-July 2011
A summer house development project in Bodrum, a consulate building in
Strasbourg, the TEB Kavacık Building were some ongoing projects.
SKILLS
Autodesk Autocad - Advanced
Microsoft Office - Advanced
Adobe Photoshop - Advanced
Adobe Illustrator - Advanced
SketchUp - Advanced
Vray for SketchUp - Intermediate
Adobe InDesign - Intermediate
Autodesk Revit - Beginner
LANGUAGES
TURKISH - Native Proficiency
ENGLISH - Full Professional Proficiency
GERMAN - Elementary Proficiency
FRENCH - Elementary Proficiency
PUBLICATIONS
Askin, S. (2016). “Designing For Everybody”: A Study of George Finch’s Cotton Gardens Estate,
1966-8. In H. Al-Obaydi, C. Anderson, F. Aravena, S. Askin, W. Blain & L. Brausem et al.,
Disputed Architectures. London: The Bartlett the School of Architecture, UCL. pp. 19-21.
ISBN: 978-0-9954819-3-0.
manifold.press. Articles (in Turkish).
Askin, S. (2018, November 20). Sharing Is Caring: Future Ways of Dwelling. Housing the Human.
Askin, S. (2019, January 22). Modernist Spaces of Black Mirror’s Bandersnatch. The Building Centre.
Askin, S. (2019, March). Beyti Et Lokantası. Betonart. no: 60. pp. 38-45.
Askin, S. (2019, July 30). New Old Liqueur Factory. IKSV Design Biennial Blog.