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Dr Birge Yildirim Okta

Liverpool School of Art and Design

Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies

Languages

Turkish

Degrees

Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, PhD, Landscape Architecture
Harvard University, United States, Special Student, GSD
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, MSc, History of Architecture
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, Architect, Architecture

Academic appointments

Associate Professor, Department of Art and Design, Kadir Has University, 2019 - 2022
Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture, Istanbul Technical University, 2015 - 2017
Research Assistant, Landscape Architecture, Istanbul Technical University, 2005 - 2014

Postgraduate training

Public space and niche theory, United States, Columbia University, ? - present

Journal article

Dalgiç EN, Yildirim Okta B. 2023. Changing the identity of a place by changing street names: The process of renaming the streets of Üsküdar between 1927-1934 A/Z ITU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, 20 :181-197 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Karaca A, Avcı SN, Bilgin R, Yildirim Okta B. 2023. Haydarpaşa için Sürdürülebilir bir Post-Endüstriyel Kurgu Tasarim + Kuram, 19 :153-174 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Yildirim Okta B. 2021. Empatik Bir Topluma Doğru: Yeni Bir İnsanlık Sözleşmesi Mimarlik Dergisi, :28-31 Publisher Url Public Url

Yildirim Okta B, Arifoglu B. 2020. Landscape Urbanism for The Living: Istanbul’s Golden Horn Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology, 22 :2458-2465 Author Url Publisher Url

Yildirim Okta B. 2019. Ecological strategies for designing Halys River: A landscape of flux Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology, 20 :1527-1535 Author Url Publisher Url

Yildirim Okta B. 2019. Tuhaf Zamanlarda Sanatın Mekanı Mimarlik Dergisi, 408 :19-21 Publisher Url Public Url

Yildirim Okta B. 2018. Haydarpasa Gebze Railway as a Heritage of Landscape Infrastructure Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology, :1918-1925 Publisher Url

YILDIRIM OKTA B. 2017. Urban Transformations In İstanbul During The Term Of Mayor Cemil Topuzlu METU JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, 34 :1-19 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Yıldırım Okta BIRGE, Erdem ARZU. 2015. Taksim Meydanı'nın Cumhuriyet'in Kamusal Alanı Olarak İnşası Tasarım + Kuram, 11 :95-106 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Erdem M, Yildirim B. 2014. An Interdisciplinary Design Approach: Designing Dicle Valley with Locally Based Landscape Strategies Spaces and Flows: An International Journal of Urban and ExtraUrban Studies, 4 :47-66 DOI Publisher Url

Yildirim Okta B. Re-establishing the Relation of Istanbul with Bosporus A|Z ITU Journal of Faculty of Architecture, 2 :33-50

Yildirim Okta B. A Representational Public Space: Taksim Square Monograph Research [International Monomagazine Collection of Design, Urbanism, Landscape], 5

Yildirim Okta B. Türkiye’de devlet ve Kamusal Alan Üzerine Mimarlık Dergisi, Publisher Url

Chapters

Yildirim Okta B. 2021. İstanbul’u Güzelleştirmek: Henri Prost’un Serbest Sahaları Tanzimat’tan Günümüze İmar ve Şehircilik Tarihi 978-605-71187-2-1

Yildirim Okta B. 2021. Taksim Square after 1950 Transformations of Public Space :105-152 9789188929372

Yildirim Okta B. 2016. Cemil Topuzlu'nun Kentsel Dönüşüm Uygulamaları Celik G. Geç Osmanlı döneminde sanat mimarlık ve kültür karşılaşmaları 9786053327219

Yildirim Okta B. Transformation of Ishak Pasha Palace Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XII 118 :73-85 978-1-84564-527-4

Conference publication

Yildirim Okta B. 2015. Making of a Public Space: Taksim Square Cities, People & Places, International Conference on Cities, People & Places - ICCPP

Yildirim Okta B, Atas Z, Sag K. The Jewish Cemetery in Edirne as A Cultural Landscape SUDEP 2016 International Sustainable Development on Economy and Planning Conference Proceedings,

Yildirim Okta B. Production of Urban Spaces for the Creation of a Modern Society in Turkey The Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities 2016, ACAH

Yildirim Okta B, Orlandi L. Atlı Köşk'ten Sabancı Müzesine: Boğaziçi'nde Bir Yalı Bahçesinin Yüzyıllık Dönüşümü PEMKON Turkish Gardens Conference

Yildirim Okta B. Türkiye'de Kamusal Alan'ın İnşası I.Uluslararası Kent Araştırmaları Kongresi, I.Uluslararası Kent Araştırmaları Kongresi 3 :740-755 Publisher Url

Yildirim Okta B. Production of an Imaginary Urban Environment chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://re.public.polimi.it/retrieve/e0c31c0b-101a-4599-e053-1705fe0aef77/Eurau%202014%20Contents-%2052%20Coppetti%20Difranco%20Tognon%20light.pdf, EURAU 2014 Composite Cities European Symposium on Research in Architecture and Urban Design

Yildirim Okta B. Transformation of Public Squares of Istanbul:1939-1948 15th INTERNATIONAL PLANNING HISTORY SOCIETY CONFERENCE

Yildirim Okta B. The Lost Structures: Sea Baths of Istanbul ISVS-6 International Seminar on Vernacular Settlements

Yildirim Okta B, Erdem M. Remediation by Design: Gas Works of Istanbul Greenage II

Yildirim Okta B. From Shanty Town to the “Shinny” Environment: Gated communities transform Istanbul, a case study in Cekmekoy 4th International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries

Yildirim Okta B. The Destruction of Memory: Ataturk Cultural Center World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Civil and Architectural Engineering, ICACE 2024: XVIII. International Conference on Architectural and Civil Engineering 18 Publisher Url

Exhibition

Yildirim Okta B, Avci O. "Kusluk" Beşiktaş International Flower and Garden Festival Publisher Url

Okta G, Yildirim Okta B. Architectural Design of "We, Elsewhere" / Pavilion of Turkey, Venice Art Biennale 2019 Author Url Publisher Url

Other

Yildirim Okta B. Temsili bir Kamusal Alan: Taksim Meydanı Temsili bir Kamusal Alan: Taksim Meydanı,

Award:

GEMSS 2019 Young Architect of the Year, The Circle, https://thecircle-o.com/gemss-19-en. 2022

Epidemics and Health Workers Memorial Place Competition, First Prize, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, https://www.arkitera.com/proje/1-odul-salginlar-ve-saglik-emekcilerini-anma-mekani-tasarim-yarismasi/. 2021

International Competition for Commemorating Mimar Sinan in Uskudar, OKTAA STUDIO, First Prize, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, https://konkur.istanbul/mimarsinan/. 2021

Meles Stream as an Urban and Ecological Backbone Urban Design Project Competition, Izmir metropolitan municipality, https://melesyarisma.izmir.bel.tr/. 2020

Istanbul Yours: Golden Horn Coast Urban Design Competition, OKTAA Studio, Third Prize, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, https://www.arkitera.com/proje/3-odul-3-bolge-istanbul-senin-halic-kiyilari-tasarim-yarismasi/. 2020

The Ecological Design Competition for the Marine Turtle Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre at Iztuzu Beach, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change. 2019

Bandırma Onyedi Eylul Unversity Urban Design Competition. 2017

Sivas Halys River Urban Design, Landscape and Architecture Project Competition, Honourable Mention, Sivas Municipality. 2016

Van Ipekyolu Municipality Architectural Design Competition, Second Mention. 2016

S.O.S. Istanbul Competition, first prize, IstanbulSMD. 2006

Dicle Valley Urban Design, Planning, Architecture and Landscape Design Project, Jury Special Prize. 2006

Knauf Fair Stand Design, Honourable mention, KNAUF. 2005

Celebration of the Cities International Competition, UIA. 2004

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