The academic program of the Architecture is structured basically on design studios supported by architectural technology, history and theory, environmental planning and environmental control lectures. The program aims advancing capacities of the students to develop their skills and knowledge in the fundamentals of architecture to improve their creativity, to utilize computers and any other contemporary techniques in forming the built environment, to gain environmental cognizance, to adapt themselves to the responsibilities in the world of construction and control and to have the knowledge in planning law and regulations.

Learning outcomes of Architecture Programme are gathered under five basic headings as follows:

I) Architecture - Design / Creative Thinking

·                     Critical Thinking ability

·                     Communication ability to use different representational mediums that can convey design thinking.

·                     Research ability about the design process.

·                     Designing ability to reach new and original results in the context of universal design principles.

II) Architecture - History / Theory, Culture / Art

·                     Understanding world architecture

·                     Understanding Local Architecture/Cultural Diversity.

·                     Understanding cultural heritage and conservation.

III) Architecture - Environment / City / Society

·                     Sustainable design ability.

·                     Social Responsibility to protect the public interest, to respect historical/cultural and natural resources.

·                     Understanding the human interaction between the natural systems and the built environment.

·                     Understanding geographical conditions.

IV) Architecture - Technology

·                     Understanding life safety.

·                     Understanding principles of structural systems.

·                     Understanding building physics and environmental systems.

·                     Understanding basic principles of building envelope systems.

·                     Understanding basic principles of building service systems.

·                     Understanding principles and standards of Building Materials and Applications.

·                     Ability to integrate building sub-systems.

V) Architecture - Professional Environment

·                     Ability to preparation and assess the architectural project program.

·                     Ability to develop a comprehensive project.

·                     Consideration of Building Cost.

·                     Understanding architect-employer relationship.

·                     Ability to work collaboratively within the project team.

·                     Understanding Project management.

·                     Understanding Application Management.

·                     Understanding leadership.

·                     Understanding legal rights and responsibilities.

·                     Understanding the role of pre-professional practice, the mutual rights and responsibilities of employers and trainees.

·                     Understanding professional ethics.

Department of Architecture was founded in İstanbul Kültür University on July 15, 1997 according to Law numbered 4281, based on the decision of the Senate  on 11.12.1997, with meeting number 97/8 and decision number 7, under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Okay EROSKAY, the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture.

Department of Architecture started education under the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture in 1998-1999 academic year. The department had been located in the main building at Şirinevler Campus in 1998, has been continuing education in Ataköy Campus since 2004-2005 academic year, with an increasing number of student capacity. The Faculty of Architecture has been founded due to the decision of Council of Ministers of Turkey, published in official gazette on August 23, 2014 and completed its establishment period in 2012. In 2012-2013 academic year, the first students to Department of Architecture (English) have been accepted.

Graduate education at Master level in Architecture Program has been continuing since 2002. The Ph.D. program, which has been approved by YÖK, also started accepting students in 2011. 

Successful students of the Architecture Department may apply for  a double major in any one of the undergraduate programs of the Istanbul Kultur University at certain periods of their education.  Students who meet the necessary conditions and fulfill the necessary requirements can graduate from both departments by acquiring two distinct Bachelor’s Degrees. The framework of the IKU Senate resolution of  April 2013 embraces the principle that double major programs can be pursued at any two undergraduate programs at Istanbul Kultur University. Accordingly, double major curricula  have been created for between all our undergraduate programs. For details click here.

For details, please visit the double major program web site.

2) Hochschule Ostwestfalen- Lippe (Germany)

3) University of Hasselt (Hasselt, Belgium)

3) KU Leuven (Belgium)

4) University of Architecture, Civil Engineering, Geodesy (Bulgaria)

5) Ostrava Technical University (Ostrava, Czech Republic)

7) University of Oulu (Oulu, Finland)

6) Aarhus School of Architecture (Denmark)

8) Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Architecture de Marseille (Marsilya, France)

9) University of Pecs (Hungary)

10) Technische Universitet Eindhoven (Netherlands)

11) DELFT University of Technology (Netherlands)

12) Amsterdam Academy of Architecture (Netherlands)

13) University of Nottingham (Nottingham, England)

14) Polytechnical University of Valencia (Spain)

15) Universitat Ramon Llull (Barselona, Spain)

16) University of Sevilla (Spain)

17) Malmö University (Malmö, Sweden)

18) Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Napoli, Italy)

19) Universita degli Studi Roma Tre (Roma, Italy)

20) Politecnico di Bari (Bari, Italy)

21) Politecnico di Milano (Milano, Italy)

22) University of Ecology and Management in Warsaw (Warsaw, Poland)

23) Nysa University of Applied Sciences (Poland)

24) University of Cluj-Napoca (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

25) University of Zilina (Slovakya)
 
 

There are  design studios,  lecture rooms,  classrooms, four multi-purpose workshops (maquettes, ceramics, materials and basic arts), computer labs and material labs. 

During the 2021-2022 academic year; there are 6 professors, 3 associate professor, 7 assistant professors, 2 lecturers, 8 research assistants for full time lectures; and 1 associate professors, 3 assistant professors, 5 instructors who work at other universities but teach at IKU as well have contributed to education and two maquette lab technician has helped the students.