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27 - 30 April 2026 • TUYAP Fair & Congress Centre

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BLUEPRINTS FOR GROWTH: As Scale Shifts

Designing with Courage: Architecture and Cities in an Age of Crisis

In Collaboration with:

Moderator

Özge Meriç

Founder of OM Arch

Speaker

Fevzi Alp Atar

General Manager of İSTON

Mustafa Bülent Aydın

Founder of Modulus Modular Structure & Architect

Dr.Sezen Tarakçı

Assist. Prof. Dr. at ITU, Department of Urban and Regional Planning

  • 27 April
  • 13:00 – 13:45
  • TUYAP Fair & Congress Centre

Behind Major Projects: The Processes that Shape the Game

In Collaboration with:

Moderator

Erhan Vural

Founder of Erhan Vural Architecture and Urban Design & M.Architect

Speaker

Gizem Demirci

Co-Founder of Arkeo Teknik Mimarlık & M.Architect

Hasan Binay

Co-Founder of Arkeo Technic Architecture and Archaeologist & Art Historian (M.A)

Pınar Kesim Aktaş

Co- Founder of Caps Office & Architect

  • 27 April
  • 14:00 - 14:45
  • TUYAP Fair & Congress Centre

Foundations of the New Economy: Value, Efficiency, Courage

In Collaboration with:

Moderator

Özge Meriç

Founder of OM Arch

Speaker

Akif Yağız Saraçlar

Founder of Monta Proje ve İnşaat & Co-Founder of Impact Hub

Çağlar Lampir

Interior Architect

Efe Atlı

Founder of YerAna

  • 27 April
  • 15:00 - 15:45
  • TUYAP Fair & Congress Centre

ARCHITECTURE OF CONNECTIONS: Design-Led Ecosystems

The Age of Interdisciplinary Production: Integrated Design and Construction Intelligence


In Collaboration with:

Moderator

Oğul Can Öztunç

Co-Founder of Piknik Works and Architect& Multidisciplinary Designer

Speaker

Aydan Volkan Sanus

Co-Founder of Creative Architecture & Arcitect

Hakan Demirel

Founder of Atelier Hakan Demirel

Heval Zeliha Yüksel

Founder of HVL Studio & M.Architect

  • 28 April
  • 13:00 – 13:45
  • TUYAP Fair & Congress Centre

From Parts to Whole: The New Rhythm of Global Supply Chains

In Collaboration with:

Moderator

Kurtul Erkmen

Chairman of the Board (2nd Term) of SMDF & M. Architect

Speaker

M. Erkan Kaçar

Vice Chairman of the Board, SMDF and Chairman of the Board at Turkish SMD

Meral Oğuz Bol

Vice Chairman of the Board, SMDF and Chairman of the Board at SMD Muğla & M.Architect

Uğur Onur

Chairman of the Board, SMDF

  • 28 April
  • 14:00 - 14:45
  • TUYAP Fair & Congress Centre

New Roles in Design: The Designer’s Ecosystem

In Collaboration with:

Moderator

Dr. Büşra Gizem Vayvay

Academic Staff, Department of Industrial Design, Istanbul Bilgi University

Speaker

Burçak Madran

Member of the Istanbul Branch of ETMK, Industrial Designer & Museologist

Ertunç Öner

Chair of the Istanbul Branch of ETMK and Industrial Designer

İpek Özmen Dönmez

Founder of Pi Design & Industrial Designer

  • 28 April
  • 15:00 - 15:45
  • TUYAP Fair & Congress Centre

Structures that Carry the System: The Global Transformation of the Scaffolding and Formwork Industry

In Collaboration with:

Moderator

Yiğit Yakar

Chairman of the Board of İKSD

Speaker

Deniz Bozkır

Founder of DEN Consultancy

Mehmet Şatır

Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Contractors Association

  • 28 April
  • 16:00 - 17:00
  • TUYAP Fair & Congress Centre

ARCHITECTURE OF TRANSFORMATION: Don’t Demolish! Transform!

Keynote / Frame Setter – Urban Mining: Real Transformation or Storytelling?

In Collaboration with:

Speaker

Dr. Sertaç Doğanay

Technology and Sustainability Communicator

  • 29 April
  • 13:00 – 13:45
  • TUYAP Fair & Congress Centre

Resilient Futures at the Scale of Buildings and Cities

In Collaboration with:

Moderator

Yiğit Yakar

Chairman of the Board of İKSD

Speaker

Ahmet Onur Özergene

Chair of the Board, Ankara Branch of the Chamber of Civil Engineers

Nazmi Şahin

President of the Association for Building Inspection and Earthquake Engineering & Civil Engineer

Tevfik Paçacı

OHS Consultant at Kolin Construction & Retired Chief Labor Inspector (MoLSS)

  • 29 April
  • 14:00 - 14:45
  • TUYAP Fair & Congress Centre

Designing Environmental Impact: A New Aesthetic

In Collaboration with:

Moderator

Mert Güller

Founder of ESG Project Management

Speaker

Ayça Akan

Head of Investment, Construction, Planning and Sustainability at ETSTUR / VOYAGE–MAXX Hotels (LEED BD+C, LEED Homes AP)

Özlem Algül

Founder of Tutadojora Architecture & Interior Architect

Y. Burak Dolu

Founder of KOOP Architects & M.Architect

  • 29 April
  • 15:00 - 15:45
  • TUYAP Fair & Congress Centre

Golden Magnet Stand Design Awards

In Collaboration with:

  • 29 April
  • 16:00-16:30
  • TUYAP Fair & Congress Centre

SILENT ARCHITECT OF CITIES: Artificial Intelligence

WORKSHOP: Hybrid Design:
Between Code and Intuition

In Collaboration with:

Speaker

Ozan Ertuğ

Co- Founder of Synthetic Architecture

  • 30 April
  • 11:00 - 12:00
  • TUYAP Fair & Congress Centre

Designing with Code: Architecture in the Algorithmic Age

In Collaboration with:

Moderator

Hamid Hassanzadeh

Founder of Parametric Architecture

Speaker

Kesra Mansuri

Co-Founder of Solidified Design & Architect

Mustafa Kemal Kayış

M. Architect & Real Estate Developer

Olaf Olden

Sustainability Technology Specialist at UNStudio & Educator

  • 30 April
  • 13:00 – 13:45
  • TUYAP Fair & Congress Centre

Shaping 2050: Smart Materials, Smart Cities, Smart Lifestyles

In Collaboration with:

Moderator

Derya Toros

Co-Founder of Toros and Partners

Speaker

Prof. Dr.Aliye Ahu Gülümser

Lead Director of the ITU Center for Environmental and Urban Studies Research and Application

Begüm Aydınoğlu Yurdakul

Founder of BEGA | Begum Aydinoglu Architects & M. Architect

M.Sinan Kılıç

Managing Partner at Kasso Engineering

  • 30 April
  • 14:00 - 14:45
  • TUYAP Fair & Congress Centre

Beyond Design: Ethics, Aesthetics, and Impact

In Collaboration with:

Speaker

Sedat Bayrak

Co-Founder of FS Mimarlık & Architect

  • 30 April
  • 15:00 - 15:45
  • TUYAP Fair & Congress Centre