Co-founder | Architect, Dr.
Graduated from Middle East Technical University-Department of Architecture in 1998. Finished Msc. in Urban Design Program in 2001. Studied his PhD on “Urban Design Competitions and Urban Design Discipline in Turkey” in the same university, department of City and Regional Planning. Contributing several urban design and architectural competitions both as jury member and contestant. Copartner of 8arti. Thought architecture at several universities and academies. Assistant Professor at İstanbul Kent University, Istanbul.
8artı
2006 yılında kurulan 8artı, araştırma odaklı bir kentsel tasarım ve mimarlık ofisidir. Üst ölçek planlama kararlarından, peyzaj ve mimari uygulama detaylarına kadar geniş bir ölçek aralığında fikir üretme becerisine sahip bir oluşumdur.
Farklı disiplinlerle birlikte çalışma alışkanlığı olan, değişik grupları tasarım ana başlığı altında örgütleyebilen ve hem yarışma projelerinde hem de uygulama projelerinde yoğun üretimi olan yarı-akademik bir stüdyodur.
Uzmanlık alanları arasında; master planlar, kent ölçeğinde mekansal stratejiler, kentsel tasarım rehberleri, iklim eylem danışmanlıkları, paydaş katılımı gibi konular yer almaktadır.
Tasarım anlayışında özellikle “yer” ve “bağlam” konusu öne çıkmakta, yere özgü çözümler tasarım süreçlerine hakim olmaktadır.

Sertaç Erten
Co-founder | Urban Planner, Assoc.Prof.Dr.
Graduated from Middle East Technical University, Department of City Planning in 1998. Finished Msc. in Urban Design Program in 2000, and PhD in Department of City Planning in 2008. Worked as a research assistant and an academic staff for 6 years in the same university. Contributing several urban design and architectural competitions and having several awards. Worked as the Planning Discipline Lead of Arup (Turkey) between 2019-2023. She established the Masterplanning and Urban Design team, which did not exist before. She became the Europe Region Town Planning and Policy Skill Leader of Arup-Europe. Currently part-time instructor at Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul.
8arti
We are a research-based urban design and architectural design studio with a strong ability to work in interdisciplinary design environments.
Our specialisation areas cover master plans, urban design, urban planning, spatial strategies, climate action advisory, net-zero cities.
We are specialised at placemaking, active travel and community engagement. We care about healthy environments, quality of space, and inclusive communities.
We specifically think on “place” and “context” which direct all our design processes together with contemporary technological possibilities and environmental concerns.
Katkı Koyanlar // Contributors
Poyraz Özer
Betül Toy
Sena Kurçenli
Yaren Bayır
Vildan Çetiner
Selin Şahin
Bilgehan Kayaalp
Brenda Kandiyoti
Gülse Eraydın
Pınar Onat
Ömer Ülker
Gupse Korkmaz
Barış Göğüş
Arzu Eralp
Enise Burcu Karaçizmeli
Can Perçinler
Gamze Alpan
Caner Soyer
Galip Döken
Melih Kös
İdil Akyol
Aytuğ Coşkun
Dilruba Aybaş
Gizem Mutlugeldi
Oylum Uz
Jale Sarı
Neşe Çakır
Zeliha Bayraktar
Caner Cambaz
Esra Yavuzdemir