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  Ahmet Can Karakadılar believes in looking through the lens of nature to tackle major problems our society faces today, such as destructive behavior, pollution, waste, and greediness. With the dedication to protect nature to regenerate a better future for humankind, his approach to architecture and design starts from creating a sustainable environment, society, and individuals.

  Since beginning his architectural study at Middle East Technical University in 2013, he has participated in a variety of competitions, workshops, and projects that have allowed him to develop his sense of closing the gap between design and nature. He has worked on a variety of scales, from a wind shelter to a research complex, and has won numerous awards.

  During his bachelor, Ahmet Can had the privilege to join Venice Architecture Biennale as a participant in Turkish Pavilion's Vardiya project, organized a plan to study the development of Russian Architecture in the 20th century as an Arkitera Travel Scholarship's scholar, and participated in workshops like EASA (European Architecture Student Assembly - Rijeka,Crotia-2018 and Villars Sur Ollon, Switzerland-2019) and ARKNAT (Scandinavian Architecture Festival).

  In 2022, he obtained his master's degree from the same university, where he studied computational design, nature-based solutions, ecosystem services, rainwater management, and microclimate improvements in open public areas. The thesis focuses on developing a design method to optimize the water cycle and outdoor thermal comfort with nature-based solutions through street-scale rainwater management.

  He spent over a year working as a concept designer at Istanbul's prestigious architectural firm Melike Altinisik Architects in 2021, where he participated in several competitions and projects focusing on concept stages and idea generation, form-finding, parametric and 3D modeling, and visualization.

  Ahmet Can currently works as a freelance architect in Turkey, with the goal of continuing to provide unique ideas to improving ecosystems and communities by molding the environment around them with nature's guidance.

EDUCATION
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Master: Middle East Technical University, Master of Architecture, Ankara / Turkey

Title: Street Scale Water Management: Nature-based Design Approach

Supervisors: Assoc.Prof.Dr. İpek Gürsel Dino, Assoc Prof.Dr. Funda Baş Bütüner

2019-2022

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Courses taken:

UD555 Parametric Urban Design

ARCH585 Computational Design Research Lab

BS724 Nature-Informed Computational Design in Architecture

ARCH750 Performative Architecture Lab

BS770 Digital Fabrication Techniques in Architecture

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Bachelor: Middle East Technical University, Architecture, Ankara / Turkey

Honor Degree

2013-2019

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES (+2 years)

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Freelancer: Upwork, 3D Modelling, Visualization, Environmental Analysis

2023 - Ongoing

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Freelance: ZEA Studio, Visuzalization, Fethiye/ Turkey

2022-2023, 3 months

LAIKA - Visualization

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Office: Melike Altinisik Architects, Istanbul / Turkey

2021-2022, 15 months

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TPAO Headquarters - Parametric Panelling, Visualization
Mobility Transfer P
ark Competition - Schematic Design, Detail Drawing
TPAO R&D  - Schematic Design
SEOUL Robot Museum - 3D Print Physical Model
COA HILLS - Schematic Design, Visualization
Kew Treehouse Competition - Schematic Design

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Freelance: SAWA Architecture, Various architectural set drawings, Brighton / UK

2021, 6 months

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StoneLynk Organic - Visualization, Construction Documents
The Hermitage  - Schematic Design, Visualization, Construction Documents

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Freelance: Commissioned Freelance Work: U House, Private Housing, Ankara

2017

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Voluntary Project: Güneşköy Eco Village Accommodation Unit, Design and Construction

2017

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Internship: Melike Altinisik Architects, İstanbul

2016

Competition: Ahlat Youth Center

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Construction Internship: METU Research Park, METU, Emre Arolat Architects

2015

EXPERIENCES

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Collective Design Studio: Studio Niche, Co-Founder-Designer

Architect, Designer

2019 - Ongoing

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Eymir - Schematic Design, Visualization
Excerpts Exhibition - Curation, Schematic Design, Exhibition Design, Installation

Spatial Interventions at Small Scale - Workshop Tutor

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International Competition: Kaira Looro

Participant

2019

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Organization Partner: DOCEXDOCE Competition for Architecture Students

METU Ambassador

2019

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National Competition: TÜMAŞ 4th Annual Stand Competition

Participant

2018

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National Competition: Menekşe Match Factory Design Competition

Participant

2018

WORKSHOPS
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EASA Archive (European Architecture Student Assembly), Sheffield / UK

Tutor

2023

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EASA Turkey (European Architecture Student Assembly), İzmir / Turkey

Organizer

2021

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Küçük Ölçekte Keşifler (Small Scale Explorations Assembly), İstanbul Architecture Festival

Tutor

2021

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Mimarlar Kesitle Konuşur (Architects Talk Through Section)

Tutor

2020

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Küçük Ölçekte Mekansal Doğaçlamalar (Small Scale Spatial Improvisations), Turkish Architects Assembly

Tutor

2020

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EASA Turkey (European Architecture Student Assembly), Bilecik / Turkey

Organizer

2020

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ARKNAT, Scandinavian Architecture Festival

Participant

2019

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EASA (European Architecture Student Assembly)

Helper

2019

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Venice Architecture Biennal, Turkish Pavilion

Participant

2018

ACHIEVEMENTS
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EASA (European Architecture Student Assembly)

National Contact for Turkey

2020-2023

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National Competition: İstanbul as an Infinite Articulation Space, IAPS-CS, e

Equivalent Winner

2019


National Competition: Çuhadaroğlu Aluminium Student Project 2018

Jury Special Award

2018


International Competition: Open Source Wood

Third prize

2018


National Competition: Bakırköy B.E.N Student Competition

Special Mention

2017

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Scholarship: Arkitera Travel Scholar

2017

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Scholarship: Necati Bahçeci Scholarship, METU Architecture Alumni Association

2014-2018

PUBLICATIONS
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Journal Article
A spatio-temporal Framework to Assess Urban Heat Island Effect on Yeni Mamak Urban Transformation Zone (Ankara, Türkiye)
Open House International

2023

 


Master Thesis
Nature-Based Design for Water-Sensitive Cities: A Street-Scale Computational Approach

2022

CONFERENCES
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International Conference on Sustainable Cities and Urban Landscapes
Integrating Nature-Based Water Management at Street-Scale: A Design Approach for Sustainable Urban Development

2023


7th Conference on Urban Studies
Climate-Responsive Approaches in Urban Transformation: Yeni Mamak Urban Transformation Zone

2022

SKILLSET
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Rhino

Proficient


Grasshopper

Proficient
Ladybug-Honeybee-Dragonfly
Kangaroo

Karamba3D


Environmental Analysis

Good
Envimet
CFD Analysis (Butterfly, Eddy)


Indesign

Good


Vray

Good


Twinmotion

Good

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Unreal Engine

Basic


Revit

Good


Python

Basic


Photoshop

Proficient


Illustrator

Proficient


Lumion

Good


Autocad

Basic


Premiere Pro

Basic


Model Making

Woodwork

3D Print
CNC
Laser cutter

LANGUAGES
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ENGLISH

Proficient


TURKISH

Mother tongue


SWEDISH

Beginner

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