METU MUD Master of Urban Design

METU - Middle East Technical University
MUD - Master of Urban Design

Urban Design Graduate Program
Faculty of Architecture - METU

Perspective
The Master of Urban Design (MUD) at METU is a graduate program consisting of one-year full-time intensive studio course in addition to the consecutive period of research thesis to receive MSc certificate. Following the first two semesters in which the design studio and supplementary courses are offered, the students are expected to work on their master’s thesis under the supervision of

research advisor. The primary aim of the program is to graduate prospective professionals with fundamental academic perspective and practical skills to comprehend, envision and program the space and form of the contemporary city for livable, efficient, responsive and just urban environments. While the studio provides an an opportunity to students for developing the fundamental skills of design synthesis and communication, the dissertation period aims to enhance the basic knowledge and ability to conduct an individual research from a specific theoretical perspective on urban design. During the studio course, the students are trained to to tackle the intrinsic complexity of urban conditions based on a careful understanding of a wide range of issues including sociology, morphology, environmental psychology, ecology and economics through various levels of scale. In this context, they learn how to integrate social, cultural and political perspectives in design while making use of legal and administrative tools in real world situations. While the creative drive of imagination is encouraged to envision the new possibilities of future life patterns in cities, strategic perspective to design is aimed to develop in urban context. The studio is conducted with a relatively small group of students having different disciplinary backgrounds. Through a combination of seminars, workshops, lectures and field trips and exhibitions, The MUD Studio offers a collaborative, intimate, engaged and creative learning environment and educational atmosphere for the students in an international context. Since its establishment, METU MUD Studio has explored multiple topics including;

• campus design
• brownfield redevelopment
• waterfront development
• CBD transformation
• designing agricultural and archeological parks
• regenerating earthquake-prone cities
• recovery of war-torn fabrics
• design coding

Based on the 20-year of expertise in education of urban design, METU MUD is currently in the search for pursuing a dynamic programming for ‘advanced urban design research’. In this context, the design process is considered as the primary mean of research itself. Meaning critical inquiry through exploring possible alternatives, research-by-design is taken as the way by which the design studio could act as a research platform where research is done by design. To conduct the studio course as a creative research domain, the design methods and concepts are regarded as the main target, rather than the particular design solutions suggested by the narrow specificity of ‘project’. The universality of the method (model and frameworks) and the generosity of the concept (vocab and precepts), in this sense, are seen as the fundamentals of design knowledge by the program.

02/10/2023

2016-17 Akademik Yılı içerisinde yürüttüğümüz Diyarbakır, Suriçi stüdyosundan sonra aynı temayla bu kez Antakya için yıkıma uğramış kentsel dokunun onarımı ve yeniden canlandırılmasına yönelik tasarım ve planlama senaryoları ve stratejileri önermek üzere ODTÜ Şehir Planlama Yüksek Lisans Stüdyosu ile eşgüdüm halinde çalışmalara başlıyoruz.

Following the experience we gained within Diyarbakır, Suriçi studio that we conducted in the 2016-17 Academic Year, we are starting to work in coordination with METU Master of City Planning Studio on the same theme, this time to propose design and planning scenarios and strategies on the repair and revitalization of the earthquake-torn urban texture for Antakya.

09/12/2022

'Kentsel Tasarım Konuşmaları' dizisinin altıncısında Murat Memluk ile birlikte olacağız.
13 Aralık, Salı 12.30
ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Kubbealtı Salonu

30/09/2022

We are ready for the new semester! Together with a section of the METU MArch Studio and Policy Analytics Lab (PAL), MUD will seach for the alternative scenarios for developing a new genre of CBD in the hinterland of İzmir Alsancak Port.

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ODTÜ Kentsel Tasarım ve Mimarlık Yüksek Lisans Programları stüdyoları Politika Analiz Laboratuvarı (PAL) işbirliği ile 100. kurtuluş yıldönümünde İzmir üzerine düşünce geliştiriyor. Liman arkası bölgesi için yeni nesil kent merkezi geliştirmeye yönelik alternatif planlama ve tasarım çözümleri ile..

29/06/2022

Şehir ve Bölge Planlama alanında ODTÜ Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Yılın Tezi Ödülü:

'A Generative Typology for Critical Regionalism: An Urban Design Perspective' - Zeynep Elif Yelken Kar 🍀

Danışman: Doç. Dr. Olgu Çalışkan

#28 Kentsel Tasarım-2 "Uzmanlık Bilgisi, Ürün ve Üretimi" | Doç. Dr. Olgu Çalışkan

18/03/2022

'Şehircilik Okulu' 28. dersinde kentsel tasarımı konu edindi!

#28 Kentsel Tasarım-2 "Uzmanlık Bilgisi, Ürün ve Üretimi" | Doç. Dr. Olgu Çalışkan

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15/03/2022

The world is struggling with several crisis due to the growing population, consumption, production, migration patterns, and the emerging COVID-19. The protection of natural resources and environments has become more important in saving our Planet to provide much better future for new generations. Cities must play critical roles in finding new, alternative sustainable and nature-friendly solutions to tackle these problems. Sustainable Green Urbanism (SGU) captures the environmental dimension of urban sustainability. Sustainable Green Urbanism: Envisioning New Agents for Planning and Designing Sustainable Spaces in Ankara is the outcome of collaborative endeavours of studio critics and students of Urban Design Master Studio II held in the Master of Urban Design of the Department of City and Regional Planning at Middle East Technical University. It includes urban design research and projects on the Çayyolu district in Ankara under the post-pandemic conditions via online platforms and dialogues.

04/03/2022

'Inside Out': Re-productive unity of living and industrial environments by Elif Nur Bek, Dilşad Karakuş

04/03/2022

'The Spine': A generative integration between the industry and the city by Sena Baran, Gamze Tarımeri

04/03/2022

'The Grid': Towards an eco-industrial park of Manisa by Dilan Özdemir, Ecem Engin

04/03/2022

'The Loop': Improved connectivity for the future industrial ecosystem of Manisa by Cansu Sicimli, Shajee Haider Taqvi, Nurten Müge Ayla

14/11/2021

You are kindly invited to the international symposium organized by ‘Industrial Urbanism_Turkey’ in collaboration with Aura İstanbul: “Industry, Spatial Planning & Design for the Productive Space”

Within one-day symposium, from the fields of planning, architecture and economics, 11 participants from four countries will discuss the strategic perspectives for the future transformation of the industrial districts, in three sessions and two keynotes.

The symposium will be held in English, and simultaneous Turkish translation will be provided in Zoom. Attendance is free of charge with the registration at Eventbrite. Zoom session link will be sent to the participants via e-mail.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aura-symposium-industry-spatial-planning-design-for-productive-spaces-tickets-209348947337

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“Endüstri Şehirciliği_Türkiye” tasarım araştırması grubunun AURA İstanbul iş birliği ile organize ettiği uluslararası sempozyuma davetlisiniz!: ‘“Üretken Mekanlar için: Endüstri, Mekansal Planlama ve Tasarım”

Endüstri bölgelerinin kentle ilişkili olarak gelecek dönüşümlerine yönelik bütüncül bir stratejik perspektif ile yenilikçi çözüm önerilerinin ele alınacağı uluslararası sempozyumda planlama ve mimarlık alanlarından akademisyen, araştırmacı ve strateji uzmanı dört ülkeden 11 konuşmacı, üç oturumda konuyu tüm boyutlarıyla ele alıyor.

Etkinliğe katılım açık ve ücretsizdir. Sunum dilinin İngilizce olduğu etkinliğin Zoom yayınında Türkçe simultane çeviri olacaktır. Eventbrite üzerinden kayıt olan katılımcılara Zoom oturum linki e-posta yoluyla iletilecektir.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aura-symposium-industry-spatial-planning-design-for-productive-spaces-tickets-209348947337

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