Each year, we take the first few months to reflect on the past year. Since joining kyu four years ago, we have traced the impact we leave in the world through our design work and our community practices.
Read on below.
Each year, we take the first few months to reflect on the past year. Since joining kyu four years ago, we have traced the impact we leave in the world through our design work and our community practices.
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and Putting sustainability at the core of our approach, we do our best to address the most challenging issues of our times across our body of work; specifically in learning & education, spaces & architecture, and community design.
Our Four Portfolios of Work
ATÖLYE SUSTAINABILITY LAB
We develop strategically sound, creatively-led approaches with a systemic design lens and a particular focus on behavior change and community mobilization. Find out more here.
ATÖLYE ARCHITECTURE
We develop end-to-end, integrated architectural strategies for learning, working, living and urban spaces, catalyzing transformation on an individual, organizational and/or societal level. Find out more here.
ATÖLYE ACADEMY
We partner with organizations to design and deliver tailor-made, experiential and transformative learning programs that develop leaders, build capacity as well as provide tangible solutions. Find out more here.
ATÖLYE COMMUNITY LAB
We help purpose-driven brands, organizations and businesses leverage the potential of their communities to create meaningful connections and lasting impact.
Creative District within the historic heart of Doha
for nation-level storytelling for a future Expo.
and digital platforms for an Electric Vehicle (EV) brand
containing 35+ governmental services and a unified design system
in areas of design thinking and creative leadership
for a new model public school
Recognitions & awards
Recognitions & awards
In 2022, our collaborations with the Dubai Future Foundation and Sezin School, in an effort to create lasting impact, have been recognized by the iF Design Awards in the categories of architectural design and service design in education.
practitioners
who are
Kerem Alper
CEO
Neol
Dana Mahfouz
Graphic Designer
Noor Tehini
Content Creator
Minou Schillings
Regenerative Business Facilitator
Mona Arishi
Engineer
Uliana Kovalenko
Experience designer
Jayde-Olivia Sandy
Product Designer
Carl Quinn
Service Designer
Zeynep Güney Kişi
Architect (MSc), Specialist in Conservation
Ferhan Yalçın
Architect
Saman Hussain
Group Facilitator, Executive Coach, Organizational Development Consultant
Yousef Al-Riyami
Business Designer
Mukadder Sandıkçı
Account and Finance Lead
İlker Akansel
Consultant
Tijn Tjoelker
Synergist
Khaled Yassen
Software Engineer
Naz Sevinç
Service Designer
Nadia Muijrers
Consultant, Coach
Zilan Berfim Türkoğlu
Product/Process Development
Chloé de Ruffray
Trend Researcher and cultural analyst
Noor Tehini
Content Creator
Mona Arishi
Engineer
Minou Schillings
Regenerative Business Facilitator
Jayde-Olivia Sandy
Product Designer
Uliana Kovalenko
Experience designer
Carl Quinn
Service Designer
Zeynep Güney Kişi
Architect (MSc), Specialist in Conservation
Saman Hussain
Group Facilitator, Executive Coach, Organizational Development Consultant
Yousef Al-Riyami
Business Designer
Mukadder Sandıkçı
Account and Finance Lead
Tijn Tjoelker
Synergist
İlker Akansel
Consultant
Khaled Yassen
Software Engineer
Nadia Muijrers
Consultant, Coach
Chloé de Ruffray
Trend Researcher and cultural analyst
Sarah Shaw
Disruptor
Maria Baladi
Leadership Coach
Marian Fletcher
Consultant
Kübra Müjde
An Artist, Art Tutor, Museum Guide, Founder of interdisciplinary digital art school ( Qbicart ), Founder of Children & Families land activities School
Aicha Mansour
Digital Design Innovation & Transformation
Jonathan Pilgrim
Change Management Consultant
Lisa Harpalani
Spatial Experience Designer
Elena Krafft
Innovation & Future Foresight Manager/ Consultant
Luma Eldin
Strategy
Federica Piazzi
Service Designer
Tolga Şentürk
Architect
Simge Gökdağ Şentürk
Msc. Architect
Mirna Kamel
Product Designer
Tayfun Bahsi
Social Entrepreneur, Business Developer
Mariam Ketait
Founder of Chikra Global, family doctor, designer
Auguste Nomeikaite
Photographer
Alexandra Draycott
Strategist
Karim De Coster
Entrepreneur
Lindsay Pimontel-Stanton
Marketing
Justyna Burkiewicz
UX Researcher
Dana Sharif
Interior Architecture & Furniture Design
Jannat Miranda
Branding & Social Media Creative Consultant
Hasan Ali Polat
Consultant
Osman Melih Tolunay
Software Developer
Arda Kolukısa
Product Manager
Fahimeh Paknejad
Architect and Project Manager
Emma Butler
Contemporary Artist, Curriculum Designer, Copywriter
Gül Cenkçiler
Social Entrepreneur
Melis Gokcen Bulut
Graphic Designer
Egor Zmaznev
CEO
Arman Mir
DOP, Director, Videographer and Photographer
Nadine Zidani
Sustainability Consultant & Executive Coach
Aylin Durmaz
Service Designer, Social Designer
Mia Jafari
Program Designer
Nadine Khoury
Art Curator
Oya Metin
Service and Product Designer
Josine Bakkes
Community Architect
Clarissa van Tuyll
Strategy and Innovation Consultant
Suzan Yavuz
Co-founder of Østerland
Hachem Mahfoud
Architect, Product Strategist, Food sustainability innovator
Ushma Dhakan
Photographer
Leyla Kefeli
Graphic Designer
Missak Vehouni
Architect of healthy organisations
Farah Ramadan
Service & Transition Designer
Ushma Dhakan
Photographer
Kayla Hardy
Director
Berkan Sahan
User Experience Designer/Facilitator
Olga Shaeva
Trend researcher
Nicola Brooks
Director, Finsbury Glover Hering
Rabih El Khodr
Talent Development Manager
Missak Vehouni
Architect of healthy organisations
Noor Majid
Graphic Designer
Farah Ramadan
Service & Transition Designer
Jonathan Steingiesser
Head of Product Design
Kayla Hardy
Director
Berkan Sahan
User Experience Designer/Facilitator
Mathew Vinod
Creative Director
Olga Shaeva
Trend researcher
Nicola Brooks
Director, Finsbury Glover Hering
Rabih El Khodr
Talent Development Manager
Mirjana Arlaud
Founder and CEO
Noor Majid
Graphic Designer
Murtaza Mohsin Khurshid
Partner
Aaron McCauley
Graphic Designer
Jonathan Steingiesser
Head of Product Design
Samar El Zakhem
Interior Designer
Mathew Vinod
Creative Director
Mark Wane
Founder, Experience Design Consultant
Sarosh Aga
Software Engineer
Mirjana Arlaud
Founder and CEO
Priyanshi Bareja
Business/product development manger
Randah Taher
Innovation Facilitator and Culture Designer
Ethar ElTinay
Policy Advisor
Murtaza Mohsin Khurshid
Partner
Aaron McCauley
Graphic Designer
Samar El Zakhem
Interior Designer
Mark Wane
Founder, Experience Design Consultant
Salam Zahereddine
Operations Director, Corporate Wellness Consultant
Kalin Moon
Creative Director of Tree Tap Adventure
Sarosh Aga
Software Engineer
Meghna Jhuremalani
Creative Strategist, Graphic Designer
Priyanshi Bareja
Business/product development manger
Ethar ElTinay
Policy Advisor
Randah Taher
Innovation Facilitator and Culture Designer
Salam Zahereddine
Operations Director, Corporate Wellness Consultant
Kalin Moon
Creative Director of Tree Tap Adventure
Meghna Jhuremalani
Creative Strategist, Graphic Designer
Hiba Ganta
Venture Architect
Anchay Shahdadpuri
Brand Strategist, Graphic Designer
Maha Basaddiq
Art director
Deen Dabbagh
Founder of Select Creatives
Melissa Saoudy
Director, Experience, Strategy and Innovation
Hammad Khan
Chief Product Officer & Design Evangelist
Deveena Sood
Human centered designer, strategist, storyteller
Stavros Antypas
Cultural Programmer & Creative Director
Hiba Al Hajj Omar
Multidisciplinary Designer
ATÖLYE
Farhan Rao
Digital Designer
Richie Nainaney
Design Director
Gareth Davies
Omni Channel Design Director
Farah Sabobeh
Architect & Cultural Consultant
Tanvi Malik
Strategy Director
Ahmed Mowgoud
UI/UX Designer, Design Lead
Dima Boulad
Design Researcher, and Service designer.
Alaa Alshihabi
Content Writer & Translator
Janine De Keersmaecker
Counsel
Mariam Yakan
Creative Director
Nathalie Salas
Service & Business Designer
Amal Al Beiti
Creative Director
Zainab Jabbar
Founder
Kristina Ayşe Dinçer
Partnerships & Community manager at Ruul
Naz Kalıpçı
Research Strategy Story-weaver
Nora Zeid
Independent Illustrator, Designer and Visual Artist
Jay Chen
Producer
Serhat Özirik
Apparkat şirketinde Executive Creative Director
Ayub Azam
Founder & President at AyClass Apps Ltd
Danai İlaydu
Design Researcher
Fuat Beşer
Co-Founder & CEO at Global AI Hub | Co-Founder at AI Business School
Baran Somaklı
Co-Founder & Director at Basework
Şeyda Güngör Kocaman
Co-Founder at Pebble Communication Design
Çiğdem Yumbul
Psychotherapist
Cansu Topaloğlu
Visual Designer
Sacid Ögeday Uçurum
Co-Founder, Toyi
Zeynep Çelik
imeceLAB Manager
Ahmet Karalar
Senior iOS Engineer at letgo
Susan Long
Technology & Innovation // International Development // Team Leadership
Buğra Çelik
Board Member - imece
Murathan Sırakaya
Visual Designer
Mustafa Özer
Expert and Content Manager
Orhun Canca
CEO at Aposto
Bihter Çelik
architect, designer, project manager
Hazal Kartalkanat
Community and Content Specialist
Kutluhan Sabik
Entrepreneur
Jak Akdemir
Sailor
Ece Erel
Marketing & Business Development Professional, Tea Master
Tanju Kılınçarslan
Founder of SAFE Acoustics Ltd & SAFE BIM LLC
Yasemin Manavbaşı
Facilitator, Trainer, PhD in Pharmacology, Professional Coach
Ipek Ozbay
Co-Founder at Paper Street Co.
Özgün Başak Bıçaklı
Business Consultant
Özge Tatlısöz Akyel
Trainer, Executive Coach, HR Consultant
Selen Gürsoy
Creative agency co-founder
Göksu Kaçaroğlu
Design Researcher, Service System Designer
Levent Kopuz
Senior UX Design Specialist
Safa Özgür Akçalı
Software Engineer
Cem Haspolat
Business & Game Developer
Pelin Kazak
Design Strategist & Lead Product Designer
Sorgun Akkor
Acoustics Consultant
Gülru Hantaloğlu
Facilitator
Mehmet Serkan Baser
E-Commerce / Digital Marketing Consultant
Taner Turna
Writer, Editor, Markeeter
Elif Atmaca
Toy Designer
Öykü Özgencil
artist / designer
Nilsu Derici
Co-Founder and COO
Sezgi Karabaş
Social Media Consultant & Trainer
Hadi Ebneddinhamidi
Service Designer & Systemic Designer
Emre Erbirer
Culture Manager
Deniz Türkoğlu
Sr. Digital Marketing Consultant
Zachary Benevento
Software Developer
Ülkü Çağlayan
artist
Kübra Patıl Aydın
statistician, entrepreneur
Selin Tasdelen
Project Coordinator
Tarik Yassien
Founder, Yabangee
Yalçın Pembecioğlu
Culture and Trend Consultant, Editor-in-chief
Betül Seyren
Psychologist & Learning Designer
Ege Akdemir
Art Director, Researcher, Production Designer
Melike Çil
Multidisciplinary designer
Pınar Onat
Architectural Lighting Designer
Erdinç Akkaya
Software Architect
Ahmet Alpat
Hardware Engineer
Ömer Okcuoglu
Sound Designer / Engineer
Halit Soysal
Entrepreneur, Strategist, Business Designer, Facilitator, MC
Serdar Paktin
Cross-cultural strategy and research
Abdullah Aydın
Founder
Hakan Özdemir
Software Developer
Gizem Kendik Önduygu
Chief Impact & Marketing Officer
Alkan Dalkılıç
Content Strategist
Aras Bilgen
UX Consultant / Trainer
Ömer Ataş
Digital Marketing Associate
Tolga Dizmen
Startup Coach, Content Creator
Batukhan Taluy
Strategist / Entrepreneur / Insights Professional
Özel Yılmaz
Writer (Copy + Story + Tagline) | Brand Naming Expert
Bayan Dahdah
Graphic Designer
Nour Milhem
Graphic Designer
Hiten Nainaney
Chief Tech Catalyst
Leila Gaafar
Program Director at MADsense Studio
Jonathan Ivan-Duke
PR and Communications Consultant
Nadine Muhtadi
Graphic Designer, Creative Director
Bassam Huneidi
UX Designer and Researcher
Farida Eltigi
Graphic Communication Designer/Illustrator
Zeynep Funda Çevik Dinsdale
Lead, Visual Communication & Brand Design
ATÖLYE
Zeynep Aykul Yavuz
Sr. Learning Designer
ATÖLYE
Zahra Bavi Behbahani
Project Manager
ATÖLYE
Yekda Çetintaş
Accounting Trainee
ATÖLYE
Yasemin Arın
Learning Designer
ATÖLYE
Tuğba Yeler
Senior Director, People & Culture
ATÖLYE
Tikuna Adeishvili
Project Manager
ATÖLYE
Sonay Ardı Akkar
Sr. Lead, Service Design
ATÖLYE
Sinan Onurlu
Engagement Lead, Middle East
ATÖLYE
Sibel İlgen Türker
Sr. Architect & Project Manager
ATÖLYE
Serhat Bilge
Learning Designer
ATÖLYE
Rolando Dave Bobier
Venue Operations Associate, Dubai
ATÖLYE
Polen Gökbuget
Lead, Project Operations
ATÖLYE
Pelin Babacan
Venue Operations Associate
ATÖLYE
Nisan Biçer
Strategy Trainee
ATÖLYE
Nazlı Kaptan Şenol
Sr. Lead, Interaction Design
ATÖLYE
Nazlı Cangönül
Lead, Service & Learning Design
ATÖLYE
Mevlüt Demir
Sr. Accounting Associate
ATÖLYE
Mert Çetinkaya
Director, Academy
ATÖLYE
Melissa Lara Clissold
Sr. Communications Associate
ATÖLYE
Leen Sadder
Director, Community
ATÖLYE
Joud Malhas
Lead, Architectural Design & Spatial Strategy
ATÖLYE
Itır Arabacıoğlu
Sr. Talent Curator
ATÖLYE
İlknur Yağmur Emre
Venue Operations Support
ATÖLYE
İlke Gül
People & Culture Partner
ATÖLYE
İbrahim Yiğit Gökçe
Lead, Business Design
ATÖLYE
Henry Van Belle
Director, Middle East
ATÖLYE
Hadeel Qutob
Events & Programs Associate
ATÖLYE
Güray Oskay
Director, Architectural Design
ATÖLYE
Gülnaz Ör
Community Designer
ATÖLYE
Gülin Ölçer
Sr. Lead, Design Strategy & Business Design
ATÖLYE
Gökçe Kodan
Visual Communications Designer
ATÖLYE
Gizem Akın
Architect
ATÖLYE
Fırat Can Ata
Head of Finance
ATÖLYE
Engin Ayaz
Co-Founder, Co-CEO
ATÖLYE
Elitnisa Şölenay
Design Researcher
ATÖLYE
Elif Gül
Finance Associate
ATÖLYE
Ecem Çınar
Interior Designer
ATÖLYE
Deniz Erdoğan
Service Designer
ATÖLYE
Deniz Dönmez
Lead, Design Strategy & Service Design
ATÖLYE
Defne Elif Gökner
Service Designer
ATÖLYE
Dana Shashaa
Sr. Community Associate
ATÖLYE
Carla Pestana Lemgruber
Design Director
ATÖLYE
Çağla Diriker
Tech & Ops Associate
ATÖLYE
Büşra Serdar
Community Associate
ATÖLYE
Bircem Özekici
Project Manager
ATÖLYE
Bilge Kavas
Legal Counsel
ATÖLYE
Berfin Yağız
Communications Trainee
ATÖLYE
Bengi Turgan Çiftçi
Co-CEO
ATÖLYE
Begüm Ural
Sr. Architect
ATÖLYE
Barbaros Kaptanoğlu
Sr. Learning Designer
ATÖLYE
Başak Aras
Sr. Visual Communications Designer
ATÖLYE
Ayush Mishra
Project Manager
ATÖLYE
Ayda Aksu
Leadership Assistant
ATÖLYE
Atalay Akpınar
Community Designer
ATÖLYE
Alican Durmuş
Head of Project Operations
ATÖLYE
Ali Özgür Arslan
Head of Communications
ATÖLYE
Aleyna Türker
Architect
ATÖLYE
In the past year, our members have collaborated with us on multidisciplinary projects with diverse scopes. Our community and people in our wider network came together at our public events that set the scene for inspiring conversations.
A Future-Proof Capability: Facilitation
Going beyond the design-thinking hype, we believe that the capabilities of facilitation and designing collaborative processes (through facilitation) will have a huge impact on individuals and organizations in the upcoming decade.
6 Mindsets for Remote Teams
Adapting to an entirely remote-based system has proved challenging. Here, we would like to share with you six mindsets that we tried to adopt during this time to ensure the wellbeing of our team.
UNFOLD
Fresh event series by ATÖLYE Architecture and XXI
UNFOLD is a new bi-monthly event series hosted by ATÖLYE Architecture and XXI. Throughout the series, we will explore the process and power of design and architecture at our Istanbul Hub. The event series will be an opportunity to share and listen to inspiring stories as well as explore exciting innovations. It will also be an opportunity to engage and participate in meaningful dialogues and activities with a diverse group of people.
Community Jams
En route to COP28
This year, we kickstarted a series of gatherings to collectively address sustainable living challenges catering to those who want to ignite change in their local regions.
World Government Summit
Tackling real-world challenges together
We shared our insights about new systems of belonging & trust during the World Government Summit held in the UAE.
Today at Apple x ATÖLYE
Creative Fluidity, Celebrating the City, Technology for Good
A program from Today at Apple and ATÖLYE, looking at Istanbul with fresh perspectives; read what we encountered on this journey, which we started with the following question: “How can we create a program that inspires, engages, and connects participants?”
Community-Powered Transformation in Europe
Designing transformational journeys
Now in Europe, ATÖLYE is bringing community-powered transformation to more global audiences.
The Future of Collaboration in Coworking Spaces
As coworking has taken over the world throughout the last decade, it is timely to reflect upon the value of such an offering for the upcoming years.
Regenerative Community Jam
Dutch Design Week
In 2022, we hosted our first-ever community event in mainland Europe at Dutch Design Week to explore regenerative living systems in and around Eindhoven!
With this page, we are making our “Impact Compass” publicly available for the first time. This is a framework we have been putting into practice for our own consultancy work for the past two years to assess the impact and the potential of our work in strategy and design. By sharing this publicly, we hope that design consultancies can find encouragement in starting to address the impact of their design work.
