At Istanbul Gelişim University, Department of Architecture, which provides education at international standards; technical trainings like design of all kinds of structures, fittings of spaces and construction process planning are being provided. Playing an active role in raising individuals that can understand the relationship between buildings and people, evaluate the environment and have an understanding of architectural heritage, Istanbul Gelişim University, Department of Architecture organizes congresses, seminars, symposiums, exhibitions and workshop activities in addition to its academic plan. Through these activities, several opportunities at national and international standards oriented to improve students both professionally, socially and culturally are being provided.
As our graduated students at Istanbul Gelişim University, Department of Architecture have international educational standards, they have the opportunity to start their own offices to work as freelancer architects as well as to be employed as architects at private or state institutions.Having a wide range of master’s degree opportunities, graduates of the department of architecture have the opportunity to work in all fields dominated by the construction sector and to have a leading position in the professional life thanks to their leader status in construction process.
In the last two decades, the construction industry has been undergoing technological changes that pave the way for a future where traditional and spatial concepts will prevail longer. Green architecture; In today's world where the climate crisis is being discussed, eco-friendly is making great progress in designing with nature, not against nature, without harming nature. In today's world, where technology is gaining momentum, many issues such as the discipline of architecture focusing on the importance of green infrastructure and energy efficiency, the blurring of the line between private and public spaces, addressing and solving the needs of individuals with special needs at the beginning of the designs are remarkable and exciting for the architectural environment. Thanks to the innovative developments in the field of augmented (virtual) reality and the visual possibilities we have achieved with three-dimensional designs, new solutions have been brought to the design phase, and architectural practices have changed form. If you are aiming to unlock an environmentally friendly future that will last for generations to come, we must be open to all emerging technological development and create architectural products that respond to the trends and needs brought by the information age. It is an inevitable necessity to be equipped with professional teachings such as keeping a close watch on technology, caring about the preservation of historical texture and historical places, preserving the traces of the past so that it can take place in the city's memory. Raising architects who acquire these skills and seeing our students who can do business in all cities of the world are the biggest future goals of the department. Architecture, as a profession that will never get old, will be open to living, developing and learning wherever people are. Today and in the future...
It would be appropriate and correct to choose the Department of Architecture for students who are sensitive to the world, inclined towards technological developments, art and aesthetic values, and who are keen on change and continuous learning.
Apart from the teoretical courses thaught in the department, in the architectural design studio courses that form the foundation of the architecture education, architectural design studio courses are interactedly performed between the instructor and the student. The elective courses are taught in addition to the compulsory courses within the programme. The students are in full-time student status.