Murat Soygenis
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Soygeniş was born in AnkaraAnkara
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, and went to school at Kabataş Erkek Lisesi
Kabatas Erkek Lisesi
Kabataş Erkek Lisesi or Kabataş High School is one of the oldest and the most prominent high schools in Turkey. It is located in Ortaköy at Bosphorus in Istanbul. It is famed for its rich history and legendary teachers.- History :...
. He received a Bachelor of Architecture
Bachelor of Architecture
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degree in 1982 from Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey...
. He started his Master of Architecture
Master of Architecture
The Master of Architecture is a professional degree in architecture, qualifying the graduate to move through the various stages of professional accreditation that result in receiving a license.-Overview:...
studies at Middle East Technical University
Middle East Technical University
Middle East Technical University is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey...
and went to University at Buffalo
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upon receipt of a fellowship
Scholarship
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and received his Master of Architecture degree there in 1985. He worked as architect in the USA between 1985 and 1990 and traveled in North America
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, Europe
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and Turkey to experience architectural spots. He founded his own architectural studio in 1990. He has been a faculty member at the Yildiz Technical University
Yildiz Technical University
Yildiz Technical University is a technical university dedicated to engineering sciences and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Istanbul, Turkey. The central campus lies within the Beşiktaş district.-History:Yildiz Technical University has a distinguished history which began...
School of Architecture since 1995. His work has been published in various magazines, books and newspapers, and exhibited in the USA, Europe and Turkey. His approach to architecture was reviewed in the Middle East Journal
Middle East Journal
The Middle East Journal is published by the Washington, D.C.-based Middle East Institute. It was first published in 1947, making it the oldest U.S. peer-reviewed publication on the modern Middle East...
as "defining the purpose of architecture as that of creating space for a designated function. Sema and Murat Soygeniş examine interior and exterior space, simple and innovative detailing and the advancement of quality and functionality." He is member of many organizations including the UIA
UIA
UIA can refer to:* Inter-American University * Ukrainian Insurgent Army* Ukraine International Airlines* Universiti Islam Antarabangsa* Union of International Associations...
Chamber of Architects, the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
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, and professionally registered as architect by State of Maryland.
Work
Murat Soygenis’ work include industrial plants, houses, post-disaster housing proposals, urban design projects and furniture design. Common design denominator of all projects regardless of scale is the impetus to emphasize components and hardware of each designed product by careful application of color, innovative detailing and use of ordinary materials. At first look, every designed product – an urban design project, a small-size, renovated interior space or storage unit - displays its prominent parts. Details of an industrial plant with hundreds of squaremeters of area or aluminum plate, bolt, washer and nut holding doors of a small storage unit all brought together meticulously.Exhibitions
Various personal and group exhibition of architectural work in USA, Europe and Turkey.- Projects were on display in Baltimore, Buffalo, Philadelphia, New York and throughout Turkey, 1981-today
- Baltimore American Institute of Architects, Architects' Gallery, 1990, 2002
- University at Buffalo, School of Architecture and Planning, 2002
- Polytechnic University of Turin, School of Architecture, 2007
- Milan Build Up Expo, 2007
- 20 th Century Turkish Architecture, House of Architects Moscow, 2008
Authored books
- Soygenis, M., Yapi 2 (Building Construction 2), Birsen Yayin, IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, 2000. - Soygenis, M., Yapi 3 (Building Construction 3), Birsen Yayin, Istanbul, 2002.
- Soygenis, M., Yapi 4 (Building Construction 4), Birsen Yayin, Istanbul, 2003.
- Eldem, S.H., Soygenis, M., Yapi 1-2-3-4, Birsen Yayin, Istanbul, 2005.
- Soygenis, S., Soygenis, M., Istanbul Bir Kent Yorumu / An Urban Commentary, Birsen Yayin, Istanbul, 2006.
- Soygenis, M. (Giriş / Introduction), Turkiye'de Mimarlik (Architecture in Turkey), Canakkale Seramik Kalebodur, Istanbul, 2007.
Monographs and related books
- Altinok, S. (Ed.), Sema-Murat Soygenis / Buildings and Projects 1982-1997, Birsen Yayin, Istanbul, 1997.
- Adali, S. (Ed.), Yildiz Bulusmasi: Mimarlik Uygulamalari Tartismasi (Yildiz Meetings: Discussions on Architectural Work), Tasarim Yayin Grubu, Istanbul, 1999.
- Soygenis, M., Tumertekin, H., and others, Ucuncu Mesaj / Third Message, Birsen Yayin, Istanbul, 2000.
- Adali, S. (Ed.), Yildiz Bulusmasi 2001 (Yildiz Meetings 2001), Birsen Yayinevi, Istanbul, 2001.
- Yuksel, E. (Ed.), Sema-Murat Soygenis / Buildings + Projects 2 (Giris / Introduction U. Alsac), Birsen Yayin, Istanbul, 2003.
- Adali, S. (Ed.), Yildiz Bulusmasi 04 (Yildiz Meetings 04), Betonart, Istanbul, 2004.
- Adali, S. (Ed.), bulusmalar 06 meetings / Suha Ozkan - Introduction, Canakkale Seramik Kalebodur, Istanbul, 2007.
- Barbano, G. (Ed.), Architetti 'americani' in Europa - AIA Continental Europe, AracneARACNEARACNE is a method for reconstructing biological networks from microarray data developed at Columbia University. The method uses information theoretic methods to reduce false positives which are predicted through indirect interactions....
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, 2007. - Soygenis, M., Ozkan, S., et al., Sedat Gurel Projeleri ve Yasami / Projects and Life, Sedat Guzin Gurel Sanat ve Bilim Vakfi, IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, 2008. - Celik, B. (Ed.), Cifteler kayitlari (Cifteler records), MAT Yapim, Istanbul, 2009.