short bio

› Born in 1993, Istanbul 

› Lives in İstanbul

› Languages: Turkish, English

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professional profile

› Urban Researcher at Istanbul Planning Agency, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, (ongoing)

› Editorial Coordinator of İPA İstanbul Magazine (ongoing)

› Co-Founder of Lokal:Araştırma ve Tasarım İşliği (ongoing)

› Editor of XXI Architecture and Design Magazine

› Assistant Lecturer in Urban Social Movements, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Faculty of Architecture, Urban Planning Graduate Program

› UI/UX Designer at ItsMee Mobile App

› Intern, PIN Architecture

› Intern, LOT Studio

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academic experience

› Transformation of Industrial and Labor Geography in Beykoz and Sarıyer Gecekondu Neighborhoods, Research Project, MSFAU, 2017-ongoing

› Socio-Spatial History and Current Social Dynamics of Bozcaada, Fieldworker, Research Project, MSFAU, 2019

› Urban Social Movements in İstanbul, Research Project, MSFAU, 2018-2019

› Gecekondu as a Spatial Experiment Case of Kazım Karabekir Paşa Neighborhood, MSFAU, 2017

› Urban Tissue Patterns in Ayvalık Port City in the Context of Memory Continuity, Fieldworker, Research Project, MSFAU, 2017

› Guest Jury Member, Sakarya University, School of Architecture, Sakarya, 2018-2019

› Guest Jury Member, İstanbul Kemerburgaz University, School of Architecture, Istanbul, 2018-2019 

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education

› MSc. Urban Design, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, School of Architecture, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Istanbul, 2018

Thesis: Temporary, Variable Public Spaces Which are Established by Everyday Intrusive Actions: District Markets.

› BSc. Architecture, Istanbul Kemerburgaz University, School of Architecture, Istanbul, 2016

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competitions + awards

› 2nd Prize of Turkey, Marmara Region 1st Prize, TUBITAK 2238 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition, ItsMee App, 2018, w/ team

› Semi Finalist, ITU Core, BIGBANG, 2017, w/ team

› Participant, S.O.S. İstanbul Idea Competition: Üsküdar Square, 2017, w/Aygen Erol

› Participant, Iller Bankası at Neighbourhood Design Ideas, 2017, w/ Buse Çiftçisertbaşı, Emre Seymenoğlu, Güneş Çavuş

› Jury Special Prize, 3rd Istanbul Design Biennial, Istanbul as a Palimpsest City and Endless Layers of Design, “Heterotopia”, 2016, w/Aygen Erol

› Movie Screening Prize, X. Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Film Festival, 2016, w/ Kemal Utku

› Equivalent Mention Prize, Çuhadaroğlu Aluminum Student Competition, “Başlangıç”, 2015, w/ Kemal Utku

› Participant, Maltepe Municipality Gülsuyu Cemevi Design Competition, 2015, w/ Batu Kepekçioğlu, Bora Özkuş, Aysel Yavuz

› Education Category Degree, Social Responsibility Project Competition, 2014, w/ Aykut Balıkcı, Zuhal Erşen

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exhibitions + talks

› Invited Speaker, Gündeliğin Zamanda Kurduğu Geçici Mekanlar: Semt Pazarları. Mekan ve İnsan, Medyascope, 2021

› Invited Speaker, Pandemide Bir Arada Olmak: Politik Eylemlilik, Dayanışma ve Mekansal Temsilleri. Mekan ve İnsan, Medyascope,2021

› Invited Speaker, Salgında Adalet ve Dünyada Yerel Yönetimler. Mekanda Adalet Derneği Akademi Buluşmaları, 2020

› Invited Speaker, Solidarity, Transference and Everyday Life Jointly by the Opposition, Alternative Approaches in Architectural Education, AURA İstanbul, 2019

› Invited Speaker, Towards Pluralist Urban Politics: New Urban Social Movements in Istanbul, Wednesday Seminars, MSFAU, 2019

› Special Session, Socio-Spatial Transformation of the Paşabahçe Labor' Basin After Factory Closures During the De-industrialization Process, 7th Urban and Regional Research Network (URRN) Symposium, 2020

› Invited Speaker, Solidarity, Transference and Everyday Life Jointly by the Opposition, AURA İstanbul, 2019

› Paper Presentation, World Urbanization Day 43rd Collocium, Chamber of City Planners, Ankara, 2019

› Invited Speaker, Towards Pluralist Urban Politics: New Urban Social Movements in Istanbul, Wednesday Seminars, MSFAU, 2019

› Invited Speaker, New Urban Social Movements in Istanbul, TMMOB Chamber of Architects, 2019

› Invited Speaker, Alternative Approaches in Architectural Education, AURA İstanbul, 2019

› Exhibitor, Dictionary of Everyday Life Experiences, TÜYAP Art Fair, w/ Başka Bir Atölye, 2018

› Invited Speaker, Alternative Situations in Public Spaces: District Markets, Kültür University, 2018

› Paper Presentation, Urban Social Movements in İstanbul, Urban Struggles in Mediterranean Cities: The Right to the City and the Common Space International UnConference, w/ Prof. Dr. Murat Cemal Yalçıntan, Betül İngin, 2018

› Exhibitor, "Octahedral" Digital Design and Production Methods Experiment, w/ Gökhan Uşma, Aslı Say, Kemal Utku, Berivan Danış, Hanife Akça, 2016

› Organization Manager, Surviving Between Pedagogy and Practice in Architectural Education Symposium, 2014

› Exhibitor, Under-Visible,  Intuitive Workshop Exhibition, Studio-X İstanbul, 2014

› Invited Speaker, Revitalization of the Seafront Strip Around Old Galata Bridge in İstanbul, 2nd Biennial of Architectural and Urban Restoration, 2013

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publications

› Ökdemir, E. S., & Gasseloğlu, M. A. (2022). Mimarlığın Yan Yolları: Kolektif Yaparak Öğrenme Süreçleri. Arredamento Mimarlık.

› Ökdemir, E. S. (2022). 2022 Pritzker Ödülü Kazananı Diébédo Francis Kéré: Yerelde, Yerelle Birlikte İnşa Etmek. Mimarlık Dergisi, 425(Mayıs - Haziran), 68–70.

› Ökdemir, E. S. (2021). Evden Öteye: Kamusallaşan Ev Mekânından Evcilleşen Kamusal Alana. İPA İstanbul Dergisi, 003, 6–9. 

› Ökdemir, E. S. (2021). Birlikte, Daha Güçlü: “Geceleri De, Meydanları Da, Sokakları Da Terk Etmiyoruz.” İPA İstanbul Dergisi, 002, 48–53.

› Ökdemir, E. S. (2020). Pandemide, Pandemiye Rağmen Bir Arada Olmak: Mekanda Ama Nasıl? XXI Architecture and Design Magazine.

› Gasseloğlu, M.A., Hamzaoğlu B., Ökdemir,E.S., Utku K., Yıldırım M. (2020). On Track of Space in Social Media: Spaceless-Space Archive. Mimarist, 68, (pp.21-28)

› Interview with director Ali Vatansever, Journey to Not Know, XXI Architecture and Design Magazine, 2019

› Ökdemir,E.S., Erol A. (2017), Heterotopia - İstanbul As a Palimpsest City and Endless City Layers of Design, in Aurum Design Notes (pp.105-106), İstanbul: Altınbaş Foundation, İstanbul Kemerburgaz University

› Ökdemir,E.S., Utku, K. (2017), Inception – Yassıada Nature Observatory Project, in Aurum Design Notes (pp.107-109), İstanbul: Altınbaş Foundation­­,İstanbul Kemerburgaz University                            

› Ökdemir,E.S., Utku K. (2016), Urban Footage Design Studio, Projection Cities, in X. Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Film Festival Booklet (s.58), İstanbul:TMMOB Chamber of Architects

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workshop tutor

›Tutor, Mekansız Mekan Arşivi,  City Dreams, TMMOB Chamber of Architects, 2019, w/ Kemal Utku, Mehmet Ali Gasseloğlu, Merve Yıldırım, Büşra Hamzaoğlu

›Tutor, Transgression, National Architecture Students Meeting, Mardin, 2018, w/ Mehmet Ali Gasseloğlu

›Tutor, Everyday Intrusive Actions: Eminönü, City Dreams, TMMOB Chamber of Architects, 2018, w/ Mehmet Ali Gasseloğlu, Merve Yıldırım, Bora Can Aksoy

›Tutor, Beri-ki Öte, Bademlik Design Festival, Eskişehir, 2018, w/Merve Yıldırım, Yusuf Bulut

›Tutor, Move[n]City II, Mediated City 4 International Conference, 2018, w/ Ayşegül Akçay, Derya Güleç Özer, Nilay Özlü, Çağda Özbaki, Kemal Utku, Ece Konuk, Aygün Aşık

›Tutor,  H-ile, National Interior Architecture Students Meeting, İstanbul, 2017, w/ Sıla Bıcı

›Tutor, -sız, National Architecture Students Meeting, Samsun, 2017, w/ Seçil Mungan, Mehmet Ali Gasseloğlu

›Tutor, Stretching Space: Invisible Borders, Düzce, 2017, w/Aygen Erol

›Tutor, ya-mamak, National Architecture Students Meeting, Ankara, 2017, w/ Merve Yıldırım, Yusuf Bulut

›Tutor, Depo16, National Architecture Students Meeting, İstanbul, 2016, w/ Sinem Görücü, Feyza Çınar

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workshop participant

› Participant, Betonart16, Adana, 2016, Tutor: Nilüfer Kozikoğlu, Mentor: Ozan Avcı

› Participant, Deformasyon Mimarlığı, Gaziantep, 2016, Tutor: Paradox Studio

› Participant, Leke-siz, Eskişehir, 2015, Tutor: Architecture for All Association

› Participant, Kentte Melez Red, Trabzon, 2014, Tutor: Gökçeçiçek Savaşır

› Participant, Cubehocholic, 2014, Tutor:  Ayşegül Akçay

› Participant, Intuitive vol.2, Studio X İstanbul, 2014, Tutor: Salih Küçüktuna, Emre Başoğlu, Deniz Manisalı Leba, Can Çinici

› Participant, Intuitive, Yıldız Technical University, 2014, Tutor: Salih Küçüktuna, Emre Başoğlu

› Participant, Public Spaces, City Dreams, TMMOB Chamber of Architects, 2013, Tutor: Kaya Dinçer, Serpil Muallaoğlu

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