İpek Akın

Ipek AKIN has graduated from TED University, Department of Architecture in 2017 with high honors. During her education at TED University, she wrote for The VOID, an architecture, art and design publication founded and run by the faculty students. After her undergraduate education, she was accepted to the Master's program in Architecture and Urban Design at Politecnico di Milano. İpek and her teammates, who participated in various architectural design competitions during their graduate education, were awarded Gold Mention in the Kid's Factory design competition organized by Young Architects Competitions (YAC) and Finalist Mention awards in the Future Library design competition organized by Competitions for Designers (CoDe). Her short article "30th Anniversary of the Louvre Pyramid: A Celebration of the Temporary!" got featured in the 407th (May-June) issue of the architecture magazine published by the Chamber of Architects of Turkey. In 2019, she moved to Copenhagen for an internship at the Denmark-based architectural office BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group. After spending a year as a design assistant, she was promoted to the Junior Architect position. During her office experience, she took on various roles in the core team of Formgiving book, and in architectural projects of Tirana National Theater, Terminus Future City, and Vasteras Travel Center. In April 2021, she defended her thesis titled “Berlin Architecture Museum: Architecture of Museum Beyond Exhibition Space” and successfully completed her graduate studies.

Level of Education:

M.Sc Architecture and Urban Design, Politecnico di Milano, April 2021

Bachelor of Architecture, TED University, June 2017