Venue

Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture, “Taşkışla”, Hall no. 102 [Taşkışla Boulevard, Taksim/Şişli]

Taşkışla is the home of ITU Faculty of Architecture. It hosts the departments of Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Industrial Product Design, Landscape Architecture and Interior Architecture. It was designed as a medical school by M. Smith the UK Royal architect by 1847, and supervised by Ottoman builder İstefan. It was used for military purposes by 1849; damaged at 1894 earthquake and repaired by Italian architect R. D’Aranco. In 1944, it was designed as a school of architecture by German architect P.Bonatz and Turkish architect Emin Onat. Taksim Gezi Park is within the territories of Taşkışla.

 

Use the stairs for Cafeteria, 3rd floor

Workshop Venue Hall 102

 

Istanbul Technical University

With a history stretching to 1773, ITU is strongly identified with architectural and engineering education and research in Turkey within a modern educational environment and strong academic staff. Since its inception and foundation under Ottoman rule, ITU has constantly lead the way in reform movements, and in the later era of the Republic of Turkey, and assumed pivotal roles in the reconstruction, modernisation, and administration of the country.

Brief history of ITU

1773      The Royal School of Naval Engineering

1795      The Royal School of Military Engineering

1847      Education in the field of Architecture was established

1883      Royal School of Civil Engineering Academy

1928      Gained university status

1944      Named as Istanbul Technical University

1969      A four year education system was introduced (BSc), + 2 years for M.Sc.

Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Established in 1982, ITU Urban and Regional Planning Department has a long tradition of planning education going back to the 1940s, when the Chair of Urban Planning was established within the Faculty of Architecture. The Department has consistently been one of the top programmes in the field of planning and is recognized nationally for its educational excellence. The mission of the Department is to provide future urban and regional planning practitioners and scholars the ability to comprehend community and space, to combine knowledge with creative and intellectual expertise, and to disseminate the accumulated scientific knowledge in the fields of research and practice to the community for the public good.