20/05/2026
✨ Department of Architecture celebrated the creativity of its students once again. ✨
Following the successful realization of the exhibitions “Accidental Traces” (by Ada Dedeoglu) and “The Theory of Broken Glass” (by Kristina Galkina and Victoria Antemiuc), curated by Prof. Dr. Kokan Grchev, the students of the Department of Architecture gathered in a modest ceremonial moment to donate selected artworks to the department’s growing collective archive.
Emerging from two exhibitions grounded in themes of memory, fragmentation, imperfection, process, and the poetic beauty of the unfinished, the donated works now remain within the department as lasting traces of creative thought and artistic exploration.
This donation of artworks, attended by the students, the curator, Prof. Dr. Rafooneh M.Sani as Chair, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Nazife Ozay as Vice Chair of the Department of Architecture, transforms the department walls into more than a display surface; they become a living repository of ideas, emotions, experiments, and collective memory — a space where future generations of students may continue to leave behind their own traces, fragments, and voices.
✨At the Department of Architecture, supporting the artistic efforts of our talented students means far more than simply encouraging creativity. It represents a commitment to cultivating critical thought, cultural sensitivity, imagination, and intellectual freedom as essential values of architectural education. Through drawing, painting, experimentation, and artistic expression, students contribute to an atmosphere that transcends the classroom — enriching the department with dialogue, emotion, and vision.