Burcu Şenyapılı Özcan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department Chair
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E-mail: burcu [at] bilkent.edu.tr
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Burcu Şenyapılı Özcan is an associate professor and Chair of Department of Architecture at Bilkent University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. During her Ph.D. studies, she studied at Carnegie Mellon University as a Fulbright scholar. Her research and writing involves architectural computing, design and design education, and architectural heritage. Her projects comprise establishing a visual reference system for architectural heritage in collaboration with Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and several ongoing projects related to computer aided design with colleagues and graduate students. Her works on computer aided design and design education have been published in journals such as Design Studies, International Journal of Technology and Design Education, Architectural Science Review and Automation in Construction.
Publications (Selected)
Book Chapters:
Senyapili, B. “Computational Design” in BUDA 10, Ed.s B. Senyapili and Y. Acar. Ankara: Öz-San Press, 2023, pp. 158-176.
Senyapili, B. “Sedad Hakkı Eldem and the Interpretation of the Turkish House” in Dwelling Space and the Character of Places, Ed.s V. Ardito and G. Gasco. Bari: Edizioni di Pagina, 2016, pp. 67-75.
Senyapili, B. and Anumba, C.J. “Conceptual model for an ICT-enabled educational platform for collaborative design” in ECPPM eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction. A. Mahdavi, B. Martens and R. Scherer (Ed.s). Austria: Routledge, 2014, pp. 727-733. https://www.routledge.com/eWork-and-eBusiness-in-Architecture-Engineering-and-Construction-ECPPM/Mahdavi-Martens-Scherer/p/book/9781138027107
Senyapili, B. “A System Model for Pin-pointing the Historical Buildings with respect to Multiple Typologies” in Learning from the Past a Foundation for the Future, Ed.s B. Martens and A. Brown. Vienna: Österreichischer Kunst und Kultur Verlag, 2005, pp. 109-118. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/30872735_Learning_from_the_Past_a_Foundation_for_the_Future
Refereed Journal Publications:
Gürel, A. and Senyapili Ozcan, B. “Cognitive Comparison of Design Methods in the Conceptual Phase”. International Journal of Architectural Computing, 2023; Vol. 21, No. 4, 2023, pp. 581-601. doi:10.1177/14780771231188474. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14780771231188474
Sak, S. and Senyapili, B. “Evading Time and Place in Ankara: A Reading of Contemporary Urban Collective Memory Through Recent Transformations”. Space and Culture, Vol. 22, No. 4, 2019, pp. 341-356. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1206331218764334
Kinayoglu, G. and Senyapili, B. “Circular-Planned Diagrid Systems and an Interrelated Technique Using Planar Elements”. Nexus Network Journal, Vol.20, No. 1, April 2018, pp.215-233. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00004-017-0354-8
Senyapili, B. and Bozbağ, B. G. “A Domain Specific Software Model for Interior Architectural Education and Practice”. Automation in Construction, Vol. 21, Jan. 2012, pp. 10-23. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926580511000811
Senyapili, B. and Karakaya, F. “The Future Setting of the Design Studio”. Open House International, Special Issue, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2009, pp. 104-113. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299170141_The_Future_Setting_of_the_Design_Studio
Senyapili, B. and Basa, İ. “The Shifting Tides of Academe: Oscillation between Hand and Computer in Architectural Education”. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, Vol. 16, No.3, 2006, pp. 273-283. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10798-005-5052-2
Basa, İ. and Senyapili, B. “The (In)secure Position of the Design Jury towards Computer Generated Presentations”. Design Studies, Vol. 26, No.3, 2005, pp. 257-270. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142694X04000729
Related News (Selected)
Re-vitalization of the Post-earthquake zone https://arch.bilkent.edu.tr/?p=6073
BUDA 10th Anniversary Book https://arch.bilkent.edu.tr/?p=4199
Awards, Grants, and Fellowships (Selected)
. Fulbright Scholarship for academic research 2018
. Research Scholarship from Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation, Columbia University, 2004
. Research Scholarship from Digital Design Lab, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University 2002
. Fulbright Scholarship for Ph.D. studies at Carnegie Mellon University, 1994
Exhibitions and Lectures (Selected)
. ARCH 440 Metaverse Exhibition https://www.spatial.io/s/team-SUPERPOSITIONING-6396aefb46047f0001702c0b?share=4210534437569964794
. Lecture: “Sedad Hakkı Eldem and the Turkish House”, International Workshop of Architectural Construction, Politecnico di Bari, Italy, June 2016.
. TV Show: “Leonardo da Vinci”, on the TV series ‘Defterler’, Turkish Radio and Television broadcast, June 2016.