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AS+GG Design Director, Alejandro Stochetti AIA, is building an impressive body of international work in all scales and typologies. He embraces the challenges of highly prominent projects with global exposure as well as of smaller, cost-conscious projects, with their own transformative potential. Alejandro has been the senior designer and leader in a wide-variety of projects, from the Megatall Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia to the typologically diverse Astana Expo 2017 in Kazakhstan. His built projects include residential, commercial, and cultural typologies ranging from Burj Vista, a two-tower residential complex in Dubai completed in 2018 to Energy Hall and Congress Center, two cultural facilities in Astana completed in 2017.

Alejandro is currently the senior designer of Al Wasl Plaza, the centerpiece of the upcoming Expo 2020 Dubai that combines breathtaking design, innovative technology, and an intricate domed trellis with a huge immersive projection experience.

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He completed his undergraduate education in 1999 and his graduate studies in Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture in 2002 and graduated as a Master Architect.

Between 2002 and 2004, he completed his doctorate studies in Yıldız Technical University "Building Physics", and in the same year he completed his façade specialist training at Bath University / CWCT.

Between 1999 and 2005, he worked in architectural offices in Istanbul addressing different concepts.

Since 2001, Turkey's adopted Master in Architecture Façade, Architect Yenal Oktuğ with domestic and international abroad in many projects in relation master-apprentice "Facade Systems Designer and Façade Consultant" was found in the work.

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Graduated from Istanbul Technical University ITU, dept. of civil engineering in year 1993 and within the same year, he has started his career in building envelope sector. Between years 1995 and 2000, he has worked as a site chief permanently throughout Russia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, and Romania for facade site implementations of facade contracting company, Fenis Sistem. In the years that followed, he has continued his facade career in the same company as a projects coordinator and then, as a business development chief.

He has started second lap of his professional facade carrier in Sinerji Facade SFW in 2004, acting throughout Russia, CIS and GCC, as a deputy general manager, strategic responsible from all design, engineering, and tendering operations of the company, comprising relations with system suppliers. He has established his own bureau, GFC Guvendiksoy Facade Consultancy, by the year 2013 which provides façade engineering, consultancy, and planning services to the building construction sector. In parallel with his own bureau activities, he had been in Maltepe University, faculty of design and architecture, for 6 semester, as a lecturer, for the course ‘Introduction to building envelope’.

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She graduated from Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Architecture in 1995. She has been working on building façade systems for about 26 years and continues to work on sustainability. She designed the antibacterial system used in operating theatres. She took part in over 2 million square meters of projects in the fields of architectural consultancy, Façade consultancy, Security consultancy and Acoustic consultancy. Major Projects; Besiktas, Basaksehir, Giresun Stadiums, Izmir ESK, Okmeydani, Göztepe Hospitals, Medipol Hospital and Educational Institutions, Sky City Skopje, Ciftci Towers, Four Winds, Validebağ Koru Mansions, Istanbloom A+ residences,Ercan Airport, European Office,IFM Borsa Business Center, etc. Turkey and international consultancy activities are still ongoing. Architecturehas managed to complete an important link in the design and application chain that achieves its optimum level by combining continuous development with Engineering, Materials and Business Knowledge and continues its activities for this purpose. It produces business ideas that develop projects in a wide scope with technical and design expertise.

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Bugrahan Şirin graduated from Istanbul Technical University with architectural degree. He won Bauhaus Foundation Scholarship allowing him to participate in the postgraduate urban design program in Germany. After his studies he worked in Turkey, Germany, Russia, and the Netherlands with direct involvement in planning and construction of large-scale mix-use and high-rise projects. Sirin joined HPP Architects in 2007 and developed the regional activities of the firm in Turkey and surrounding geographies. He started the office in Istanbul in 2012 together with Gerhard Feldmeyer as managing directors. HPP has been introducing its approach to architecture since than by realizing award winning designs with high functional and environmental standards. Some of the projects could be listed as AND-Kozyatağı Tower, AND Pastel Residential development, Maslak Square Building, and Ibn-Khaldun University Campus. Sirin is an active member of architectural community both at local and international scale realizing national and international projects of various types and scales.

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Fatma Pir has studied mechanical engineering in Izmir Institute of Technology, in her home town. The Erasmus exchange programme has taken her to Italy for 6 months of study in Università degli Studi di Salerno. After bachelor science, she continued her studies in Milan, Italy in a master programme of Politecnico di Milano. In 2009, during her thesis, she joined Technoform Bautec Italy where she started working as an intern, as a product engineer. Following her graduation, she kept working in Technoform as a sales engineer. She is working in Technoform Bautec Italy more than 10 years in the field of thermal insulation solutions. Currently, she is product manager and responsible for the clients in the Turkish territory. She supports customers’ thermal break systems by supplying value added products. For over 40 years, Technoform has been a leader partner in providing high-precision insulating profiles for thermal insulation of windows, door and facades.

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Güldem Acet who is the Business Manager of Axalta Powder Coatings Turkey has taken an active role in many responsibilities such as decision-maker on pricing and sales strategies, proven management & leadership with the ability to apply strategic business, financial results including profit and cash flow, organization set up, strategic marketing, planning, value chain offering, portfolio management.

She first started her professional business career in Marshall Boya Sanayi then continued in Dupont Performance Coatings. Her positions were respectively Product Manager Assistant, Product Manager, Sales Manager, Country Sales Manager of the Industrial department after the company's Dupont Performance Coatings structuring. Axalta’s new investment in Turkey in 2019 which is the new factory of Powder Coatings added value for her professional career as Business Manager. She actively participates in many local and international women's investment platforms.

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Erdal Ozdemir is a rare example of analytical engineering brain and fairytale mind in one person. Graduated as a Civil Engineer from Yildiz Technical University and as an Architect from the Mimar Sinan Univercity 3rd in his major, Mr. Erdal has a clear vision of how not only to design a project, but also how to make it possible to implement. As a creative person with the attention to the small details, he likes to write and draw comics and fairytales. This skill came much in use while designing the concept of the huge Leasure complex and Theme park in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Another project he is proud of is a futuristic yet modest unique building of the Museum of Khoja Ahmet Yasawi in Turkistan, Kazakhstan, designed in partnership with DOME+Partners.

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Werner Jager, Dr.-Ing., has over 20 years of international experience in the creation and management of multi-location teams as well as profound competence in the engineering and design of building envelopes. Since 2017, he is the Director of Technical Marketing at Hydro Building Systems. Prior to that, he founded ai3, an engineering firm, which consults global clients in the physics of the building envelope, management of research and development, engineering support and customized seminars and training. The group applies product marketing and project management methodologies which analyse and support the implementation of the network of marketing, research, development, quality management, procurement and logistics in a holistic manner. His previous stint at Hydro Building Systems had him lead the research and development departments of world leading aluminum system for windows, doors and façade products.

His academic involvements include him being an external R&D consultant of FRAUNHOFER Institute for Building Physics in Stuttgart / Kassel / Holzkirchen and a professor of Building Physics at the University of Applied Sciences in Augsburg. He holds a degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Munich.

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Haldun Yilmaz, has a bachelor degree from Bosphorus University in 1989, and masters degree in Industrial Engineering and has various certificates about Facade Engineering from institutions such as İTÜ and CWCT Bath University, alongside the 33 years of work experience in the Facade Industry. In 2019, he became a member of CIBSE-SFE with an MSFE title. After working 27 years in administrative levels of leading facade manufacturing and contracting companies in Turkey and abroad, he joined FMT Engineering Co. in 2014. With this Turkey based company, he is involved in International Facade Consulting and Engineering services in almost 15 countries in America, Middle East, Asia and Africa. For a long time, he took part in boards and committees of non-governmental organizations such as Tügiad and Talsad, and took volunteer duties in organizations such as T.S.E., DEİK and İBB. Since 1996, he has participated in academic presentations and panels of institutions such as YEM, TMMOB, and events such as ICBEST and Roof - Facade Conferences. Also, he lectures as a guest lecturer in many Universities. His articles are published in many sectoral publications. Besides continuing these studies, he is still working as the General Manager of FMT Engineering – Facade Consultancy Co. Inc.

Lars Anders is the CEO of Priedemann Façade Experts and Façade-Lab Research & Development Center, which accomplishes tasks relating to the façade or building envelope. In this role, He manages and leads along with his managing partners, a team providing all services in façade planning, consulting, and engineering as well as other project-related assignments like product research and functional development.

Lars is a seasoned engineer and holds a degree in Civil Engineering (University of Applied Sciences, Berlin 1985). Inspired by building skins and their limitless possibilities, Priedemann provides interdisciplinary services to investors, developers, architects, consultants, main contractors, and fabricators, which have enabled them to achieve higher levels of efficiency, quality, and cost certainty in the development and execution of their façade projects

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Melike Altınışık is an award-winning architect, designer and educator, who is dedicated to develop an innovative approach towards architecture, urbanism and design. Her design work has received numerous prestigious design awards including Europe 40 under 40, FEIDAD Design Award 07’ and Swiss Art Award. Her work includes prize winning projects such as 369m tall futuristic Istanbul TV and Radio Tower and the world first pioneer Robot Science Museum in Seoul.

Prior to forming her award winning practice MAA, Melike Altınışık Architects in 2013 in Istanbul , she has worked in London almost 7 years with Zaha Hadid Architects ( between 2006-2013).

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Mustafa Alkan is general manager of Werner Sobek’s Istanbul office. Born in the south-west of Germany, he studied Structural Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe and Façade Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Augsburg. Having accomplished his diploma, Mustafa started working at Werner Sobek Frankfurt in 2007. In 2010 he was appointed general manager of a newly established branch office in Turkey. Mustafa Alkan is a specialist of façade and high-rise structures. He has extensive experience in major construction projects such as the Bomonti Tower in Istanbul, the Garanti Technology Campus in Istanbul, and the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku.

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Necdet Bahadir Buluk is a MSc Facade Engineer and the founder of Façade Design Factory (FDF), which is a consultancy and engineering company located in Istanbul and providing international services in different countries ,such as Turkey, Georgia, Germany, France and Malta. His background is civil engineering and he graduated from Yildiz Technical University Istanbul as honor student in 2013. As master degree, he studied International Facade Design and Construction in HOWL (University of Applied Science Detmold) and qualified as MSc Facade Engineer by graduating in 2015.

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He graduated from İstanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture in 1996. He worked as site supervisor and Project manager on behalf of facade contractors. He founded his company in 2004 and worked on projects until 2010.

During his twenty five years of working life, he took part in approximately three hundred projects in twenty different countries. He continues design and specification studies with Ms. Hülya Özdemir. Mr. Kamil Adıbeke is also in charge regarding the supervision of application and test process.

He advocates that Facade Envelope Design process should be handled in a holistic manner and the national benefits should be considered first. He also attends lectures at universities and executes presentations on technical issues.

Özgüven Architecture and Construction company, which was established in 2004 with its brother Özgür Onur Özgüven including Ankara Center and Istanbul branch, provides services in the field of architectural projects, urban design and construction sector. The success of the company attracts the attention of many domestic and foreign investors, construction companies, private real estate investors and government institutions, plus, the scope and reputation of the company portfolio are expanding.

Ozguven, which uniquely analyzes large-scale design, project and application services, has been working on application experiences that are creative, research-oriented and meet the needs of the age since its establishment. With its versatile experience, from mass housing to commercial buildings, large-scale urban design projects to religious buildings, it undertakes more than 50 different projects annually.

Ozguven, which is able to meet the needs of today and tomorrow, to produce sustainable and permanent buildings with high standards and high aesthetic values, directs its designs with the consciousness of constructing sustainable spaces that live with people and can change according to their needs when necessary.

Ozguven, which expands the architectural boundaries by researching new ideas, approaches and materials, acts with the understanding of "architecture for all", underlining that architecture does not belong only to a certain group.

He aims to have a voice in the international arena by transferring his experience to all employees and creating a high standard working environment, reflecting his own unique culture in his designs, thus making his name in different geographies.

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Çağrı Akay joined the practice in 2006. Prior to joining Tabanlıoğlu Architects, Çağrı worked at Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd. (MSR), and ESG Architects, both based in Minneapolis, USA. He has worked on a wide range of cultural, commercial, civic, education and masterplan projects, including Tersane Istanbul (Imperial Arsenal) and the Kalamış Port in İstanbul. Being one of the key members of the Design Board, Çağrı Akay shares responsibility for all Tabanlioglu Architects’ projects.

Çağrı was part of the design team for Tabanlıoğlu’s exhibition, Places of Memory—Pavilion of Turkey at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale and in 2015, PortCityTalks,Antwerp.Istanbul – as part of Europalia Turkey in Belgium. In 2016, he designed the Collectors Lounge at Art Basel in Miami, celebrating the merging of design, art and architecture.

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Dr. Burak Yilmaz is a senior project manager and has been working at MBY since 2011. His field of specialty is the detailed design, and in particular, the performance-based design structures, non-building structures, building envelopes, and tall buildings. He partakes in various projects in Europe, Asia, North & South America, and Africa.

Dr. Yilmaz received his Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering in 2006, and his Masters of Science in Earthquake Engineering in 2008 from Istanbul Technical University. His PhD is on dynamic shear amplification phenomenon of core walls which is directly related with nonlinear seismic behavior of tall buildings. He is a registered professional engineer in The State of New York since 2014. He is a member of ASCE and CTBUH FL Committee.

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Rana Kabalak works as the Façade Design Chief of the Central Bank project in Limak. She has worked in many leading companies of the sector.She has taken an active role as project manager, design chief, tender preparation, with projects in Turkey and overseas projects.She has been in the sector for about 20 years and continues her career in the facade sector.

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Ufuk graduated from Architecture department of Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Architecture in 1985. From the first years of his profession until today, he has undertaken the construction, facade and roofing works as a contractor with his partners. During his professional life, he had experience in building construction management, roofing and facade manufacturing and assembly works. During this period, he took part in the construction and management of various projects such as Hospital, Gsm Switchboard, Shopping Center, Hotel, Sports Complex and Residential Buildings.

Esra Aydınoğlu received her Bachelor of Architecture Degree from Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Architecture in 1994. After graduation, she worked for Erkut Sahinbas Architectural Office, ZD Contruction, Archipel Architectural Office. Her experience includes several projects for education, housing, tourism, and commercial design. Since 2006 she has been working for Sisecam Flat Glass..

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Ali Osman Öztürk graduated from Middle East Technical University Department of Architecture in 1987, completed Master’s Degree in Architecture in the same department. He took part in METU and Gazi University Faculty of Architecture Design Studios. A Tasarım Mimarlık, founded by Master Architect Ali Osman Öztürk in 1997; provides project services in mixed use, housing, culture - public, urban design, office, education, health and interior architecture. With an approach that attaches importance to the creation of quality living spaces, A Tasarım has carried out projects of different scales for the public and private sector since its establishment. Major projects include Armada and Development, Istanbul Financial Center Ziraat Bank Headquarters (with KPF), Ankara International Fair and Congress Center (with Gmp Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner), Panora, Tepe Prime, Congresium, Via / Port and TOBB University of Economics and Technology. Conducting the project process together with investors, engineers and teams from different disciplines, A Tasarım continues its local and international studies within its corporate structure in Ankara and Istanbul offices.

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Bilal Yeniyurt is the Director of Sales of Hydro Building System Turkey, which is global leader of aluminium production and also architectural aluminium system developer with their respective brands SAPA and WICONA.

After he graduated from Business faculty, he studied on Marketing and had master degree from Istanbul University.

In his early professional career he has worked in many respected domestic and foreign companies in different sectors and different sales roles, he found his real motivation in Building Materials and Façade Systems. After +10 years of sales and business development experience with proven records in REHAU Turkey and Hydro BS Turkey companies, he has been awarded as Sales Director Turkey and Turkic Republics since the beginning of 2021.

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Burak Pekoğlu studied architecture in USA and had worked in Denmark, Turkey and USA. Burak is a graduate of Harvard University, Graduate School of Design (GSD) with a MArch degree (2011). He received a BS degree, Cum Laude, in Architecture (2008) at SUNY Buffalo, where he also attended an exchange program at Aarhus School of Architecture in Denmark. He attended high school at Robert College.

Pekoglu worked as an architectural designer in international offices such as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in New York, Schmidt Hammer Lessen (SHML) in Aarhus, Denmark and Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (PCPA) in New Haven. He has taught architectural studio as a visiting instructor at Bilgi University, Istanbul Technical University, Kadir Has University and Yıldız Technical University (YTU). He participated to seminars and workshops as a speaker at NYU, YTU, Koç University, Mardin Artuklu University, and Share Architects Ljubljana 2019.