{"id":10185,"date":"2026-02-10T13:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10185"},"modified":"2026-02-10T13:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T10:52:52","slug":"pratt-bilkent-collaboration-in-design-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10185","title":{"rendered":"Pratt\u2013Bilkent\u00a0Collaboration in Design Education\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Between January 26 and February 5, the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (IAED) hosted Karen Stone, adjunct associate professor at the Pratt Institute, and&nbsp;M\u00fcnire&nbsp;K\u0131rmac\u0131, visiting instructor at the Pratt Institute (New York) and IAED \u201901 graduate. Stone and&nbsp;K\u0131rmac\u0131&nbsp;held an intensive workshop with senior students within the scope of IAED 402: Three-Dimensional Design, Form and Space Methodology. They also delivered a lecture to the university.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two-week workshop focused on abstract three-dimensional design, aiming to enhance students\u2019 creative thinking and spatial exploration skills. Through hands-on exercises using paper as the primary material, students investigated form, structure,&nbsp;balance&nbsp;and spatial relationships, fostering an experimental, process-oriented approach to design. Rather than focusing on final products, the workshop emphasized design thinking,&nbsp;iteration&nbsp;and conceptual development. The workshop outcomes were later presented through student works, reflecting a wide range of creative interpretations and experimental approaches.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the lecture, delivered on February 3 in the FFB-22 Conference Hall, Stone and&nbsp;K\u0131rmac\u0131&nbsp;shared insights into their academic backgrounds, design&nbsp;methodologies&nbsp;and teaching practices at Pratt Institute. The lecture provided students with a broader perspective on international design education and professional practice.&nbsp;K\u0131rmac\u0131\u2019s&nbsp;experiences highlighted the strong academic ties between&nbsp;Bilkent&nbsp;University and international institutions while serving as an inspiring example for current students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between January 26 and February 5, the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (IAED) hosted Karen Stone, adjunct associate professor at the Pratt Institute, and&nbsp;M\u00fcnire&nbsp;K\u0131rmac\u0131, visiting instructor at the Pratt Institute (New York) and IAED \u201901 graduate. Stone and&nbsp;K\u0131rmac\u0131&nbsp;held an intensive workshop with senior students within the scope of<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10185\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10186,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,80,211,193],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10185"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10185"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10187,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10185\/revisions\/10187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}