Various activities have been taking place . Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Interior Architecture, Industrial Design, and Landscape Architecture departments of the ITU Faculty of Architecture have been collaborating with local authorities to address planning/development issues.
Recent collaborations focusing on ensuring the access of residents to affordable housing include the following:
1. Activities of IstanbulON – Research lab
2. The webinars that the professors from the Urban and Regional Planning Department contribute
3. ITU Housing Application and Research Center
4. Projects from academics such as:
- Housing Research Project: Preparing Housing Research Report Determining What the Public and Private Sector Can Do to Meet the Housing and Housing Needs of Disadvantaged Groups - Prof. Dr. Funda Twentybesoglu (Completed)
- Sustainability Based Performance Measurement Model for Mass Housing Projects:
- Gaziantep-Kuzeyşehir Project - Prof. Dr. Fatih Terzi (Completed)
- Determination of Design Criteria for Reducing Earthquake Risks in Residential Interiors and Development of a Design Model Defining Reduced Risk Areas - Prof. Dr. Alper First
For more detailed information:
https://sustainability.itu.edu.tr/affordable-housing-in-itu
https://istanbulon.itu.edu.tr/
http://www.kaem.itu.edu.tr/
https://akademi.itu.edu.tr/search-results?st=konut&cp=1&ps=20&et=2|4&minYear=2017
https://ardek.itu.edu.tr/arastirma-proje/ulusal-projeler/t%C3%BCbi-tak-1001-projeler/tubitak-1001deprem-arastirmalari