Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gencay Çubuk Participated in ARCH 402D Diploma Project Juries at Özyeğin University
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gencay Çubuk took part as an invited jury member in the Diploma Project evaluations of the Faculty of Architecture at Özyeğin University during the 2024–2025 Spring Semester. His participation was within the scope of ARCH 402D Diploma Studio, conducted under the thematic framework “Urban Resilience Research Hub.”
ARCH 402D focuses on investigating architectural and urban design responses to contemporary challenges related to climate change, environmental vulnerability, social adaptability, and long-term urban sustainability. Within this context, students were asked to develop comprehensive diploma projects that position architecture as an operative research tool—capable of mediating between urban systems, ecological processes, and evolving patterns of collective life.
Throughout the jury process, student projects were critically reviewed in relation to their urban context, spatial organization, structural logic, environmental strategies, and representational clarity. Particular emphasis was placed on the coherence between research-driven concepts and architectural resolution, as well as the ability of proposed designs to function as resilient urban infrastructures rather than isolated architectural objects.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çubuk contributed to the discussions by sharing his expertise on urban-scale design, public space production, and context-sensitive architectural strategies. His feedback addressed the integration of research methodologies into design thinking, the articulation of multi-scalar relationships, and the role of architectural form in supporting adaptive and resilient urban frameworks.
Participation in the ARCH 402D jury process reflects an ongoing commitment to cross-institutional academic exchange and to strengthening critical discourse within architectural education. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gencay Çubuk’s involvement in the Urban Resilience Research Hub studio underscores the importance of research-oriented diploma studios in shaping future architectural practice capable of responding to complex urban and environmental conditions.
