Senem Zeybekoglu Sadri

Dr. Senem Zeybekoglu Sadri studied architecture in Istanbul, Turkey and completed her PhD on “Urban Regeneration and the Right to the City” in 2008. Her post-doctoral research at the City College of New York, USA, focused on urban housing organisations and community-based planning and design. Since 2000, she has been teaching leading design studios in architecture and interior architecture courses in different universities in Turkey, Cyprus, and the UK. During this period, she co-initiated several live and collaborative projects in partnership with universities, communities, NGOs, and local authorities in Turkey, Cyprus, Italy and the UK. Her teaching focuses on ecological design, inclusive design, community-based planning, and participatory design. She published several articles, book chapters, and books on transformation of cities and urban regeneration, urban social movements, politics of public space, and the right to the city.