Çiçek Karataş is an architect and interior designer with a professional background gained in both Turkey and Italy.
She started her Ph.D. at IIT in 2022. Cicek received her Bachelor of Architecture from Istanbul Kultur University in 2014 and her M.Sc. degree in Architectural Design from the Politecnico di Milano in 2019. Her master’s thesis project focused on the transformation of TOKI settlements in Turkey, aiming to improve these social housing neighborhoods by utilizing existing structures. Currently, her research revolves around developing adaptive reuse strategies in the Anthropocene era.
Her priority is to take immediate action in architecture by reducing, reusing, and recycling, addressing environmental concerns. Recently, she was awarded the Lindsay Jones Memorial Research Fund grant for her project titled “Documenting the Cultural Significance of Religious Buildings Damaged by the Hatay Earthquake: A Project for Preserving Heritage and Advancing Spiritual and Cultural Sustainability.”