Samet Yılmaz is an interdisciplinary and award-winning architectural designer and researcher, holding an associate degree in Construction Technology from Akdeniz University and a bachelor's degree in Architecture with high honors from İstanbul Technical University. He posses a diverse set of abilities, spanning constructible/rational design to speculative and theoritical studies.
He approaches architecture and design as a research-oriented framework, spatial investigation, and imaginative thinking. By examining the complex interactions between natural and artificial systems, he investigates the discovery of hybrid and dynamic atmospheres and speculations on future visions, along with their expressive mechanisms. This includes exploring architectural and design theories (unhuman, utopias, posthumanism, nature, machines, techno-architecture, AI), computational architectural applications, and their theoretical reflections.
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• Turkish Weighlifting Champion and National Athlete
• Purchase Prizeprofessional category, İzmir University of Economics Güzelbahçe Campus Architecture Project Competition, İzmir | 2022
• 2nd Prize, S.O.S İstanbul 2022: D-100’den Öğrenmek (Learning from D-100) Student Architectural Idea Competition | 2022
• Shorlisted Finalistprofessional category, II.Sejong Cultural Center for Performing Arts International Competition, Seoul/Korea | 2023
• Finalist, Çuhadaroğlu “Semtli” Student Architecutural Idea Competition | 2023
• Finalist, Asia Young Design Award | 2022
• Finalist, MimED Student Academic Project Competition | 2021 - 2022
• Participant, Kairo Looro Primary School in Africa Student Competition | 2023
• “The book of unhuman”-[in progress]
• Öylece olup gidenlerin pluralist katmanlaşması
• Workshop&Exhibition, Speculative Nematode İstanbul | 2022