YouDesign Aşıklar Tepesi Student Idea Competition – Semifinal Evaluation Announcement

Within the scope of the YOUrban (KentSenin): Youth Empowerment in Urban Decision Making Project, supported by the EIT Co-Create NEB call, the YouDesign Aşıklar Tepesi Urban Design and Architectural Idea Student Competition, organized in collaboration with Gebze Technical University and Çayırova Municipality, has completed the jury evaluation of its first stage.

 

During the semifinal stage of the competition, the student team proposals were reviewed and evaluated by the jury members in line with the evaluation criteria specified in the competition brief. As a result of this process, the semifinalist projects that qualified for the second stage have been selected, and the detailed jury reports are shared in the attached file.

 

Before the final stage begins, all participants are kindly requested to follow the competition process and review the evaluation outcomes. In this stage, the ten selected semifinalist proposals will be presented in person to the jury by their team members.

 

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Dr. Architect Ali Dostoğlu (Studio Per Se ), Prof. Dr. Kutlu Sevinç Kayıhan (Gebze Technical University), Prof. Dr. Nurbin Paker (Istanbul Technical University), Prof. Dr. Tuğrul Yazar (Istanbul Bilgi University), and Dr. Elif Özer Yüksel (Gebze Technical University) for their devoted efforts and thoughtful contributions throughout the evaluation process.

 

Note: One of our jury members, M.Arch. Melike Altınışık, has withdrawn from the jury due to an important scheduling conflict. As stated in the competition brief, the alternate jury member Dr. Elif Özer Yüksel participated in the evaluation process as a jury member. Click here to access the jury evaluation report.

 

 

 

Last update: October 28, 2025