On the initiative of Başakşehir District National Education Directorate, and Başakşehir Living Lab, it was decided to establish a high school specializing in artificial intelligence and related fields in Başakşehir. For this purpose, a number of serial studies were carried out under the leadership of the Directorate of National Education. The first of these studies was the report study, which aimed to draw a conceptual framework with the participation of various stakeholders, by focusing on the added value that this high school will produce and the areas where it will affect. As another stage, it was decided to hold a workshop focusing on the spatial and architectural qualities of the high school.

In this context, 20 people, most being students of Istanbul Kültür University and Bahçeşehir University, attended to the “Artificial Intelligence and Extended Reality High School Workshop,” organized with the cooperation of Başakşehir District National Education Directorate, Başakşehir Living Lab, Istanbul Design Factory, Istanbul Kültür University Faculty of Architecture and Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Architecture.” As a result of the workshop, a total of 9 projects were delivered.

With the participation of Istanbul Kültür University Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe, an award ceremony was held for the introductions of workshop stakeholders on November 16, 2022, at the Design Factory in our Ataköy Campus. After the ceremony where the awards were presented to the students who received their degrees, the exhibition was opened where the projects delivered at the workshop can be viewed. The exhibition will be available to visit in the Önder Öztunalı foyer area until November 30, 2022.

The award-winning students are as follows:

First Prize
Fulya Sena Bilici (Istanbul Kültür University, Department of Architecture)
Şevval Doğruyol (Istanbul Kültür University, Department of Architecture)
Seren Kara (Yıldız Technical University, Department of Architecture)
Muhammed Şimşek (Yıldız Technical University, Department of Architecture)

Second Prize
Shahd Tawfik (Istanbul Kültür University, Department of Architecture)
Halima Mohammed Saeid (Istanbul Kültür University, Department of Architecture)
Zahraa Al-Nuaimi (Istanbul Kültür University, Department of Architecture)

Third Prize
Sema Demirhan (Bahçeşehir University Department of Architecture)
Sabaa Abumokh (Bahçeşehir University, Department of Architecture)
Buse Yağmur Karaca (Bahçeşehir University, Department of Architecture)
Nida Beyaz (Bahçeşehir University, Department of Architecture)

We congratulate our award-winning students and wish them continued success.