Architect & Researcher in Earthen Architecture and Archaeological Systems
Building Biology Consultant
Working across architecture, archaeology, material research, and socially engaged design.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Architecture
Thesis developed within the Urban Sociology Research Area and co-supervised by the Cultural Heritage Preservation Area, Politecnico di Milano.
Bachelor's Thesis: Un ritorno all’architettura di terra?
Master in Design
Master of Science, Architecture | Environmental Control and Construction Technologies Graduate Program
Thesis co-supervised by the Department of Archaeology, Istanbul University.
Master's Thesis: Earthen Building Materials from the Perspective of Building Biology: A Study on Archaeological Samples.
Doctoral Researcher, Architecture | Institute of History of Art, Building Archaeology and Restoration
Thesis co-supervised by Research Unit of Building Materials, TU Wien, and Natural Materials Lab, Columbia GSAPP.
Research Stays
Visiting Scholar/Scientist — Independent Researcher · New York
October 2025 – January 2026.
Research stay · Cairo
April – May 2024.
Professional Certificates
Getty Conservation Institute and Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi
Institut für Baubiologie + Nachhaltigkeit IBN, Rosenheim
Honours & Awards
Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation
For a research stay at the Natural Materials Lab, Columbia GSAPP.
Getty Conservation Institute
Full funding for the International Course on Earthen Architecture Conservation, Al Ain and Nizwa.
TU Wien
Awarded for short-term scientific research at the British University in Egypt and the Cairo Branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute.
Yazd University
For the conference paper “Examining Earthen Building Materials through the Evaluation of Building Biology in the Context of Improving the Indoor Air Quality of Educational Buildings.”
Istanbul Technical University Foundation
For master’s thesis research.
Domus Academy Milano
Partial, merit-based scholarship.