Results of the 2nd International Nurten Aksugür Best Concept Communication Competition Announced

The jury of the 2nd International Nurten Aksugür Best Concept Communication Competition, organised by Eastern Mediterranean University, Architecture Faculty, Interior Architecture Department and sponsored by Aksugür family, assembled for evaluation of the submitted projects.

Formed by Prof. Dr. Erdal Aksugür, Prof. Wolfgang Grillitsch, Prof. Dr. Müge Bozdayı, Prof. Dr. Uğur Ulaş Dağlı, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nil Paşaoğulları Şahin, Assist. Prof. Dr. Münevver Özgür Özersay and Assist. Prof. Dr. Guita Farivarsadri, the jury evaluated a total of 62 projects submitted by local and international participants. Following the evaluations, winners of the three awards, three honorable mentions and 3 jury special awards were announced.

Cihat Çaglar from TOBB University received the first prize and Merve S. Yuvarlak from EMU was awarded the second prize. The jury announced Berke Ozkay Özkok as the winner of the third prize. Projects of Nazim Dağdeviren from Kocaeli University, Ayşe Özgu Birler from EMU and Ş. Büşra Ümütlü from Hacettepe University received honorable mention awards. Mustafa Maraşlı and  Fatemeh Monzavi from EMU and Omemah Bugshan from Ve Dar Al-Hekma University also received jury special awards.

Competition coordinator Dr. Guita Farivarsadri stated that this unique competition aims to promote creative and critical thinking and motivate and support students in considering the importance of design concepts, which they then communicate in individualized and alternative ways. Department Chair Prof. Dr. Uğur Dağlı also expressed the department’s pride in successfully organising a comprehensive competition at a large scale.

Credit: EMU