Prof. YENAL AKGÜN

Yenal Akgün graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Department of Architecture in 2000. After working on several national and international design projects between 2000 and 2002, he started to work for İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH) in 2002 as a research assistant. In 2004, he received his MSc degree from IZTECH. In 2006, he continued his academic studies at the University of Stuttgart, Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK) with a Ph.D. grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), and completed his Ph.D. in 2010. In December 2017, he received the title Associate Professor from the Higher Education Council of Turkey (YOK) in “Construction and Construction Technologies / Systems in Architecture”. Between 2017 and 2019, he worked as a full-time architect at Izmir Konak Municipality Department of Urban Design; and taught at Yaşar University Department of Architecture as a part-time lecturer. Between September 2017 and May 2023, he worked as a full-time associate professor at Yaşar University Department of Architecture. Since May 2023, he has been working as a full professor at the Dokuz Eylül University Department of Architecture. Yenal Akgün has received many awards in national architecture competitions; conducted many national and international workshops at several universities. He has also been assigned as a reviewer panelist at several TÜBİTAK projects.