Opening Lecture_SHAPING THE FUTURE: ARCHITECT’S ROLE
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Konum: TEDU Multipurpose Hall
Our world is changing at a pace faster than ever before. Significant urban population growth is predicted over the next decades, which points to a high demand for housing. The world is in a phase of urbanizing at a rate unprecedented in human history. There is growing scarcity of shelter, food, water and energy.Transformations in environmental, technological, political, economic and social realms are reshaping our environments, our society, and our lives. The key to a better world calls for a generation that views these challenges as opportunities.
What is the architect’s role and responsibility in a society towards addressing global design issues of this changing world? Are the architecture programs providing the right knowledge required for design? Are the educators prepared for the emerging pedagogical challenge? How can we inspire our students to open their minds? How can we prepare them to think for present conditions and to plan for the future? What are the new ways of thinking? How can architecture inform other disciplines?
Vuslat Demircay, Ph.D.
Education: Ph.D. in Building Science from METU in Turkey, M.Arch., B.Arch.
Professional Background: Dr. Vuslat Demircay is an academician, architect, architectural design consultant, and researcher since 1989. She taught undergraduate and graduate courses as a full-time professor at Middle East Technical University, and worked as a registered architect and consultant for Tolar Architecture and German Embassy in Turkey. She has been associated with NewSchool of Architecture and Design since 2003, in various roles ranging from visiting professor to full time professor, Graduate Architecture Thesis Coordinator, and Acting Chair of Graduate Architecture Program.
Dr. Demircay has a number of international publications, such as editor of the Proceedings for Water Supply and Drainage for Buildings, has participated in several international research and working groups in Europe on Architecture Education, and has been an active juror in student competitions, and a reviewer of scholarly papers for journals. She organized international symposia, and post graduate workshops. In 2010, Dr. Demircay was recognized with the prestigious President’s Award for her exceptional work in organizing and participating in the first ever Laureate Global Architecture and Design Summit.