BRAVE ARCHITECTS ARE RAISED AT IUE

Izmir University of Economics are raising “brave architects” that will alter the traditional understanding of architecture. Students of IUE Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Department of Architecture, become the knights of architecture with the education system that brings design and reality together. The young architects, being raised with a non-conventional education, easily find employment right after they graduate.

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Çınar Atay, Head of IUE Department of Architecture, said that the graduates were trained to work in successful projects that would become the symbols of Izmir and Turkey.  Prof. Dr. Atay stressed that the graduates of Department of Architecture easily found jobs right after they graduated. He said, “We provide them an education that is more focused on design and application. The main objective of the department is to raise graduates as assertive architects who will get involved with successful projects.”  

Prof. Dr. Atay stated that the department employed many national and international architects with a vast expertise as teaching staff, and they adopted a non-conventional architectural education.  He said IUE was on the verge of becoming a leading institution on architectural education. He also mentioned that master architects were invited to the University to conduct workshops and share their expertise with students. Prof. Dr. Atay said that 60 new students were placed into the department, and they would also be provided a global education that would open their horizons. Prof. Dr. Atay said the following:

“Stability and practicality are the most important elements in an architectural project. Raising architects that develop feasible projects would contribute a lot in terms of constructing the future buildings.  Our main target is raise architects for business life who can integrate their creativity into reality. For this reason, we work with 3 dimensions. Students build 3 dimensional models. We have hands-on trainings. We also conduct field trips, and make on-sight assessments.”